Which Outlook Version Should I use To Develop Custom Forms?

[Stephen L Dotson]

Background:

I have been working on a complex custom contact form in Outlook 2002. I now
need to have this form work on all machines using Outlook 98 - Outlook 2003.
I'm trying to make this form usable by at least 90% of Outlook users. I
know my Outlook 2002 form is not backward compatible, so I will have to
reauthor my form in a previous version of Outlook.



Which Version To Develop In?

Do I need to develop the form in Outlook 97 or 98 or 2000? What would be
the best Outlook forms development platform to accomplish my 90% of the
Outlook platforms distribution goal?



Can I Install Two Versions of Outlook On the Same Machine?

I have Office XP Pro with Outlook 2002 installed. Is there some way that I
can install the prior version of Outlook, on the same machine that Outlook
2002 is installed on. I don't want to have to buy another machine, and dual
booting two operating systems is out of the question.



I need your suggestions to solve my problems.



I thank you in advance.

[Barbara]

Stephen,
Suggest you post your problem on the Outlook Developer newsgroup.

Barbara
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On 3/8/2004 9:11 PM Pacific, Stephen L Dotson wrote thusly:

> Background:
>
> I have been working on a complex custom contact form in Outlook 2002. I now
> need to have this form work on all machines using Outlook 98 - Outlook 2003.
> I'm trying to make this form usable by at least 90% of Outlook users. I
> know my Outlook 2002 form is not backward compatible, so I will have to
> reauthor my form in a previous version of Outlook.
>
>
>
> Which Version To Develop In?
>
> Do I need to develop the form in Outlook 97 or 98 or 2000? What would be
> the best Outlook forms development platform to accomplish my 90% of the
> Outlook platforms distribution goal?
>
>
>
> Can I Install Two Versions of Outlook On the Same Machine?
>
> I have Office XP Pro with Outlook 2002 installed. Is there some way that I
> can install the prior version of Outlook, on the same machine that Outlook
> 2002 is installed on. I don't want to have to buy another machine, and dual
> booting two operating systems is out of the question.
>
>
>
> I need your suggestions to solve my problems.
>
>
>
> I thank you in advance.
>
>