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Outlook 2000 & 2003 variables with PRF
We are having a problem our PRF profile generator in Outlook 2003, everything
else works perfect except when a brand new Outlook 2003 profile is created the mail account name shows up as whatever you put under "PROFILENAME" under section 1 in the PRF, see below. As it has below "ProfileName=%username%" in the mail account name it shows up as "%username%" or whatever we put in that field after the “=” sign. I know we can change that to say “ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server” or “ProfileName=Default Outlook Settings” for example. But in our Outlook 2000 profile generator we were able to use an environment variable and here is our line, ProfileName=$USERNAME$, it pulled the user’s network login name automatically. ; Section 1 - Profile Defaults ; ************************************************** ****** [General] Custom=1 BackupProfile=NO ProfileName=%username% DefaultProfile=Yes OverwriteProfile=Yes ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE __________________________________________________ ____ The problem there is if I put for example "ProfileName=Default Outlook Settings" in the PRF when the newprof.prf runs when outlook 2003 opens for first time in the profile name in Mail in control panel it will show up as "Default Outlook Settings" whereas in Outlook 2000 you could put a variable like %username% and it would pull their username and show it as their username instead of "Default Outlook Settings" Our only concern is with clients with a PDA. If a computer is on Office 2000, our current environment variable sets the outlook 2000 prof name as their username, it is reimaged and gets Outlook 20003, with current prf it sets name as default as mentioned above like "Default Outlook Settings.” So when you go to sync the palm it doesn’t sync. |
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You cannot use an environment variable for ProfileName in Outlook 2002 or
2003. Instead, pick a nice descriptive name that will work for everyone. This will make tech support easier, by the way, as it will allow support techs to ask users to invoke a particular profile by name and check its settings. You should be able to make the Palm sync program use that profile. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Jim Bud" wrote in message ... We are having a problem our PRF profile generator in Outlook 2003, everything else works perfect except when a brand new Outlook 2003 profile is created the mail account name shows up as whatever you put under "PROFILENAME" under section 1 in the PRF, see below. As it has below "ProfileName=%username%" in the mail account name it shows up as "%username%" or whatever we put in that field after the "=" sign. I know we can change that to say "ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server" or "ProfileName=Default Outlook Settings" for example. Our only concern is with clients with a PDA. If a computer is on Office 2000, our current environment variable sets the outlook 2000 prof name as their username, it is reimaged and gets Outlook 20003, with current prf it sets name as default as mentioned above like "Default Outlook Settings." So when you go to sync the palm it doesn't sync. |
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Thanks Sue for the quick response, is there a Microsoft site that references
this as well? I have searched everywhere in there including the Outlook 2003 PRF whitepaper and such and found nothing mentioning this. It is a real downfall if they don't utilize the environment variable. "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You cannot use an environment variable for ProfileName in Outlook 2002 or 2003. Instead, pick a nice descriptive name that will work for everyone. This will make tech support easier, by the way, as it will allow support techs to ask users to invoke a particular profile by name and check its settings. You should be able to make the Palm sync program use that profile. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Jim Bud" wrote in message ... We are having a problem our PRF profile generator in Outlook 2003, everything else works perfect except when a brand new Outlook 2003 profile is created the mail account name shows up as whatever you put under "PROFILENAME" under section 1 in the PRF, see below. As it has below "ProfileName=%username%" in the mail account name it shows up as "%username%" or whatever we put in that field after the "=" sign. I know we can change that to say "ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server" or "ProfileName=Default Outlook Settings" for example. Our only concern is with clients with a PDA. If a computer is on Office 2000, our current environment variable sets the outlook 2000 prof name as their username, it is reimaged and gets Outlook 20003, with current prf it sets name as default as mentioned above like "Default Outlook Settings." So when you go to sync the palm it doesn't sync. |
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http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;306932
-- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Jim Bud" wrote in message ... Thanks Sue for the quick response, is there a Microsoft site that references this as well? I have searched everywhere in there including the Outlook 2003 PRF whitepaper and such and found nothing mentioning this. It is a real downfall if they don't utilize the environment variable. "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You cannot use an environment variable for ProfileName in Outlook 2002 or 2003. Instead, pick a nice descriptive name that will work for everyone. This will make tech support easier, by the way, as it will allow support techs to ask users to invoke a particular profile by name and check its settings. You should be able to make the Palm sync program use that profile. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Jim Bud" wrote in message ... We are having a problem our PRF profile generator in Outlook 2003, everything else works perfect except when a brand new Outlook 2003 profile is created the mail account name shows up as whatever you put under "PROFILENAME" under section 1 in the PRF, see below. As it has below "ProfileName=%username%" in the mail account name it shows up as "%username%" or whatever we put in that field after the "=" sign. I know we can change that to say "ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server" or "ProfileName=Default Outlook Settings" for example. Our only concern is with clients with a PDA. If a computer is on Office 2000, our current environment variable sets the outlook 2000 prof name as their username, it is reimaged and gets Outlook 20003, with current prf it sets name as default as mentioned above like "Default Outlook Settings." So when you go to sync the palm it doesn't sync. |
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Thank you Sue for that and your help. That is unfortunate, not sure why they
would change that. "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;306932 -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Jim Bud" wrote in message ... Thanks Sue for the quick response, is there a Microsoft site that references this as well? I have searched everywhere in there including the Outlook 2003 PRF whitepaper and such and found nothing mentioning this. It is a real downfall if they don't utilize the environment variable. "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You cannot use an environment variable for ProfileName in Outlook 2002 or 2003. Instead, pick a nice descriptive name that will work for everyone. This will make tech support easier, by the way, as it will allow support techs to ask users to invoke a particular profile by name and check its settings. You should be able to make the Palm sync program use that profile. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Jim Bud" wrote in message ... We are having a problem our PRF profile generator in Outlook 2003, everything else works perfect except when a brand new Outlook 2003 profile is created the mail account name shows up as whatever you put under "PROFILENAME" under section 1 in the PRF, see below. As it has below "ProfileName=%username%" in the mail account name it shows up as "%username%" or whatever we put in that field after the "=" sign. I know we can change that to say "ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server" or "ProfileName=Default Outlook Settings" for example. Our only concern is with clients with a PDA. If a computer is on Office 2000, our current environment variable sets the outlook 2000 prof name as their username, it is reimaged and gets Outlook 20003, with current prf it sets name as default as mentioned above like "Default Outlook Settings." So when you go to sync the palm it doesn't sync. |
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