Q121316: PC Forms: Err Msg: "Invalid Message" When Reading an E-Form

Article: Q121316
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,3.0,3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer, version 1.0, used with:
   - Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.0, 3.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive the following error message when you try to read an e-form
message created with Microsoft Mail Electronic Forms Designer:

  Invalid Message

CAUSE
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This error can occur if the e-form message class declaration is incorrectly
defined in the [Custom Messages] section of the MSMAIL.INI file.

RESOLUTION
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For e-form messages to perform correctly, there must be a space between the
<COMMAND> and <MESSAGEID> commands in the message class declaration.
If the space is missing, the above error will occur when the e-form is read. The
following is a correct example:

     IPM.Microsoft.MEFPhone=3.0;;Telephone
     Note;;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MEFLIB.DLL;<MC:IPM.Microsoft.MEFPhone>C:\VB\EF
     MS\PROJECTS\PHONE\MEFPHONE.EXE -MSG <COMMAND> <MESSAGEID>;
     1111111000000000;Microsoft Sample Telephone Note;;;


Additional query words: 1.00 eforms

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbZNotKeyword2 kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,3.0,3.2

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