Application.MailProjectMailCustomize Method
Project Developer Reference |
Customizes workgroup messages and published fields.
Syntax
expression.MailProjectMailCustomize(Action, Position, FieldID, Title, IncludeInTeamStatus, Editable, UseAssignmentField)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
Name | Required/Optional | Data Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Action | Optional | Long | The type of action to be taken. Can be one of the PjCustomizeMailAction constants. |
Position | Optional | Long | If Action is pjMailStartFields, the number of fields. The value of Position must be greater than 6 to allow for other fields that are required. If Action is pjMailDefineField, the position of the field specified by FieldID. Required if Action is pjMailStartFields or pjMailDefineField. |
FieldID | Optional | Long | The fields to be included in the message. Required if Action is pjMailDefineField. Can be one of the PjMailField constants. |
Title | Optional | Variant | Due to changes in the Project object model, this argument no longer has an effect. It has been retained for backwards compatibility. |
IncludeInTeamStatus | Optional | Boolean | True if the fields specified with FieldID are included in TeamAssign and TeamStatus messages. False if the fields specified with FieldID are only included in TeamAssign messages. Required if Action is pjMailDefineField. |
Editable | Optional | Boolean | True if the field is editable by a resource. Required if Action is pjMailDefineField. |
UseAssignmentField | Optional | Boolean | True if Project sets the custom field type to Assignment. False if Project sets the custom field type to Task. The default value is False. |
Return Value
Boolean
Remarks
The MailProjectMailCustomize method is available even when no projects are open.
Using the MailProjectMailCustomize method without specifying any arguments displays the Customize Published Fields dialog box.
Example
The following example first sets up how many fields will be defined.
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
The next set of lines define each field.
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
You must include the definitions of the default fields with the same values for the "IncludeInTeamStatus" and "Editable" arguments. The last line indicates that the definitions are complete .
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
It will check for the existence of the default fields and give a run-time error if they are not given. Note: The default fields (Name, Work, Start, Finished, Completed and Remaining Work, and Comments) must be included in every workgroup message. The order of these fields can change, but their basic definition "Editable", "IncludeInTeamStatus" must remain the same as the default.
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
Where
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
is the number of fields in the message,
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
is one of the "PjMailField" constants,
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
is the position of the field within the message, and
Visual Basic for Applications |
---|
|
is the title of a newly defined field.
See Also