"Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
news:el7fJE5dHHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I'm using C# + webDAV to create a draft message to be sent in a user's
> Drafts folder.
>
> I can create the message successfully, however when I open the message in
> outlook, it doesn't show the 'send' button, (only 'reply' etc as if it was
> a received message).
>
> I'm using exchange explorer to see the difference in webDAV properties
> with drafts created normally from Outlook, but can't figure out which
> property is responsible for showing the 'send' button.
>
> Any hints would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wiebe Tijsma

> Hello,
>
> have you set the message class correctly?
>
> Best regards,
> Henning Krause
>
> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
> news:el7fJE5dHHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using C# + webDAV to create a draft message to be sent in a user's
>> Drafts folder.
>>
>> I can create the message successfully, however when I open the message
>> in outlook, it doesn't show the 'send' button, (only 'reply' etc as if
>> it was a received message).
>>
>> I'm using exchange explorer to see the difference in webDAV properties
>> with drafts created normally from Outlook, but can't figure out which
>> property is responsible for showing the 'send' button.
>>
>> Any hints would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Wiebe Tijsma
>

"Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
news:%23k3VRa5dHHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi Henning,
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> Basically the issue is the same as described on the following urls, but
> there was never a solution:
> http://stenz.livejournal.com/256254.html
> http://www.thescripts.com/forum/post2008424-3.html
>
> I'm not using any PROPPATCH command (yet), just a PUT command.
>
> By default, the http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass
> property is set to "IPM.Note", same as the message that does show the
> 'send' button in the drafts folder.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Wiebe Tijsma
>
>
> Henning Krause [MVP - Exchange] schreef:
>> Hello,
>>
>> have you set the message class correctly?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Henning Krause
>>
>> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
>> news:el7fJE5dHHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm using C# + webDAV to create a draft message to be sent in a user's
>>> Drafts folder.
>>>
>>> I can create the message successfully, however when I open the message
>>> in outlook, it doesn't show the 'send' button, (only 'reply' etc as if
>>> it was a received message).
>>>
>>> I'm using exchange explorer to see the difference in webDAV properties
>>> with drafts created normally from Outlook, but can't figure out which
>>> property is responsible for showing the 'send' button.
>>>
>>> Any hints would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>

> Hello,
>
> After the PUT command, you should issue a PROPPATCH command, setting the
> http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass property to
> IPM.NOTE.
>
> Best regards,
> Henning Krause
>
>
>
> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
> news:%23k3VRa5dHHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Henning,
>>
>> Thanks for your response.
>>
>> Basically the issue is the same as described on the following urls,
>> but there was never a solution:
>> http://stenz.livejournal.com/256254.html
>> http://www.thescripts.com/forum/post2008424-3.html
>>
>> I'm not using any PROPPATCH command (yet), just a PUT command.
>>
>> By default, the
>> http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass property is
>> set to "IPM.Note", same as the message that does show the 'send'
>> button in the drafts folder.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>
>>
>> Henning Krause [MVP - Exchange] schreef:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> have you set the message class correctly?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Henning Krause
>>>
>>> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
>>> news:el7fJE5dHHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm using C# + webDAV to create a draft message to be sent in a
>>>> user's Drafts folder.
>>>>
>>>> I can create the message successfully, however when I open the
>>>> message in outlook, it doesn't show the 'send' button, (only 'reply'
>>>> etc as if it was a received message).
>>>>
>>>> I'm using exchange explorer to see the difference in webDAV
>>>> properties with drafts created normally from Outlook, but can't
>>>> figure out which property is responsible for showing the 'send' button.
>>>>
>>>> Any hints would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>>
>

> Hi Henning,
>
> As stated in the previous message, when the PUT command is used the "
> http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass" defaults to
> 'IPM.Note'.
>
> I've issued the PROPPATCH explicitly now (making it uppercase to be sure
> as you typed it), but it doesn't make a difference.
>
> I'll quote Eric Smith (http://stenz.livejournal.com/256254.html) here
> (he has exactly the same problem):
>
> [quote]
>
> I have a .NET (ASP.NET) app that can successfully create an email, put
> it into a user's Drafts folder, attach files to it, and even send it
> out. Except that the client doesn't want it to auto send, they want a
> human to review it, and then have the human press "Send" on each email.
> So it stops just short of sending out and just leaves the message in the
> Drafts folder.
> Fine.
> Except that when you use WebDAV to create an email and put it into the
> Drafts folder, it appears that it marks it as Sent in the sense that it
> no longer has the "Send" button, but it does have the Reply, Forward,
> etc buttons. You can do a "Send Again" action on it, but that is too
> much to ask of someone who just wants to click through, opening them,
> and then sending them.
>
> Anyone know why it is doing this?
>
> Do you know the property that can be changed (and to what value) via a
> proppatch call in order to make it editable?
>
> I have been looking all over and I used to have a reference page on MSDN
> for proppatch and the XML properties that the Exchange WebDAV wants for
> its emails, but MS has moved it on me and now I can't find it at all via
> Google.
>
> [/quote]
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Wiebe Tijsma
>
>
> Henning Krause [MVP - Exchange] schreef:
>> Hello,
>>
>> After the PUT command, you should issue a PROPPATCH command, setting
>> the http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass property
>> to IPM.NOTE.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Henning Krause
>>
>>
>>
>> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23k3VRa5dHHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi Henning,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your response.
>>>
>>> Basically the issue is the same as described on the following urls,
>>> but there was never a solution:
>>> http://stenz.livejournal.com/256254.html
>>> http://www.thescripts.com/forum/post2008424-3.html
>>>
>>> I'm not using any PROPPATCH command (yet), just a PUT command.
>>>
>>> By default, the
>>> http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass property is
>>> set to "IPM.Note", same as the message that does show the 'send'
>>> button in the drafts folder.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>>
>>>
>>> Henning Krause [MVP - Exchange] schreef:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> have you set the message class correctly?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Henning Krause
>>>>
>>>> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:el7fJE5dHHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm using C# + webDAV to create a draft message to be sent in a
>>>>> user's Drafts folder.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can create the message successfully, however when I open the
>>>>> message in outlook, it doesn't show the 'send' button, (only
>>>>> 'reply' etc as if it was a received message).
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm using exchange explorer to see the difference in webDAV
>>>>> properties with drafts created normally from Outlook, but can't
>>>>> figure out which property is responsible for showing the 'send'
>>>>> button.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any hints would be appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>>>
>>

"Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
news:e5qdzHEeHHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> More information:
>
> There's a thread from 2005:
> http://www.devnewsgroups.net/group/microsoft.public.exchange.development/topic30460.aspx
>
> [quote "Glen"]
> You need to include setting the (PR_MESSAGE_FLAGS)
> http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/x0E070003  to something in your
> proppatch. For most of my public folder emails PR_MESSAGE_FLAGS is set to
> 3 which is a combination of MSGFLAG_READ (which is 1) and
> MSGFLAG_UNMODIFIED which ( is 2). If you use Outlookspy or Mdbvu32 you can
> work out what the value you want is.
> [/quote]
>
> Question:
> I'm unable to change the PR_MESSAGE_FLAGS to 9 (MSGFLAG_READ
> | MSGFLAG_UNSENT), after a message is created.
>
> The webDAV query succeeds, however the property is not changed.
>
> my webdav query to change the property afterwards:
>
> @"<a:propertyupdate
> xmlns:a='DAV:'
> xmlns:m='http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/'
> <a:set>
> <a:prop>
> <m:0x0E070003>9</m:0x0E070003>
> </a:prop>
> </a:set>
> </a:propertyupdate>";
>
> Editing this in OutlookSpy gives the following error message:
> "Could not edit the property: HrSetOneProp returned MAPI_E_COMPUTED"
>
> Is there a way to initially set this property immediately in the "PUT"
> command?
>
> Thanks for any hints...
>
> Wiebe Tijsma
>
>
> Wiebe Tijsma schreef:
>> Hi Henning,
>>
>> As stated in the previous message, when the PUT command is used the "
>> http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass" defaults to
>> 'IPM.Note'.
>>
>> I've issued the PROPPATCH explicitly now (making it uppercase to be sure
>> as you typed it), but it doesn't make a difference.
>>
>> I'll quote Eric Smith (http://stenz.livejournal.com/256254.html) here (he
>> has exactly the same problem):
>>
>> [quote]
>>
>> I have a .NET (ASP.NET) app that can successfully create an email, put it
>> into a user's Drafts folder, attach files to it, and even send it out.
>> Except that the client doesn't want it to auto send, they want a human to
>> review it, and then have the human press "Send" on each email. So it
>> stops just short of sending out and just leaves the message in the Drafts
>> folder.
>> Fine.
>> Except that when you use WebDAV to create an email and put it into the
>> Drafts folder, it appears that it marks it as Sent in the sense that it
>> no longer has the "Send" button, but it does have the Reply, Forward, etc
>> buttons. You can do a "Send Again" action on it, but that is too much to
>> ask of someone who just wants to click through, opening them, and then
>> sending them.
>>
>> Anyone know why it is doing this?
>>
>> Do you know the property that can be changed (and to what value) via a
>> proppatch call in order to make it editable?
>>
>> I have been looking all over and I used to have a reference page on MSDN
>> for proppatch and the XML properties that the Exchange WebDAV wants for
>> its emails, but MS has moved it on me and now I can't find it at all via
>> Google.
>>
>> [/quote]
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>
>>
>> Henning Krause [MVP - Exchange] schreef:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> After the PUT command, you should issue a PROPPATCH command, setting the
>>> http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass property to
>>> IPM.NOTE.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Henning Krause
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23k3VRa5dHHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi Henning,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your response.
>>>>
>>>> Basically the issue is the same as described on the following urls, but
>>>> there was never a solution:
>>>> http://stenz.livejournal.com/256254.html
>>>> http://www.thescripts.com/forum/post2008424-3.html
>>>>
>>>> I'm not using any PROPPATCH command (yet), just a PUT command.
>>>>
>>>> By default, the
>>>> http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass property is
>>>> set to "IPM.Note", same as the message that does show the 'send' button
>>>> in the drafts folder.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Henning Krause [MVP - Exchange] schreef:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> have you set the message class correctly?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> Henning Krause
>>>>>
>>>>> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:el7fJE5dHHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using C# + webDAV to create a draft message to be sent in a
>>>>>> user's Drafts folder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can create the message successfully, however when I open the
>>>>>> message in outlook, it doesn't show the 'send' button, (only 'reply'
>>>>>> etc as if it was a received message).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using exchange explorer to see the difference in webDAV
>>>>>> properties with drafts created normally from Outlook, but can't
>>>>>> figure out which property is responsible for showing the 'send'
>>>>>> button.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any hints would be appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>>>>
>>>

> Hello,
>
> if I create the draft message via PROPATCH, the message is treated as
> draft message in Outlook. But I didn't manage to PUT a message into the
> drafts folder and change the message to a draft. The messageflag
> property is essentially readonly.
>
> Setting the urn:schemas:httmail:submitted to false does not work either.
>
> Perhaps you should construct your message with the PROPPATCH approach:
> First create the element and add the recipients as necessary, set the
> body and the subject. After that, upload attachments via the PUT command
> to the element. This will retain the draft status.
>
> Best regards,
> Henning Krause
>
>
> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
> news:e5qdzHEeHHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> More information:
>>
>> There's a thread from 2005:
>> http://www.devnewsgroups.net/group/microsoft.public.exchange.development/topic30460.aspx
>>
>>
>> [quote "Glen"]
>> You need to include setting the (PR_MESSAGE_FLAGS)
>> http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/x0E070003  to something in
>> your proppatch. For most of my public folder emails PR_MESSAGE_FLAGS
>> is set to 3 which is a combination of MSGFLAG_READ (which is 1) and
>> MSGFLAG_UNMODIFIED which ( is 2). If you use Outlookspy or Mdbvu32 you
>> can work out what the value you want is.
>> [/quote]
>>
>> Question:
>> I'm unable to change the PR_MESSAGE_FLAGS to 9 (MSGFLAG_READ
>> | MSGFLAG_UNSENT), after a message is created.
>>
>> The webDAV query succeeds, however the property is not changed.
>>
>> my webdav query to change the property afterwards:
>>
>> @"<a:propertyupdate
>> xmlns:a='DAV:'
>> xmlns:m='http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/'
>> <a:set>
>> <a:prop>
>> <m:0x0E070003>9</m:0x0E070003>
>> </a:prop>
>> </a:set>
>> </a:propertyupdate>";
>>
>> Editing this in OutlookSpy gives the following error message:
>> "Could not edit the property: HrSetOneProp returned MAPI_E_COMPUTED"
>>
>> Is there a way to initially set this property immediately in the "PUT"
>> command?
>>
>> Thanks for any hints...
>>
>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>
>>
>> Wiebe Tijsma schreef:
>>> Hi Henning,
>>>
>>> As stated in the previous message, when the PUT command is used the "
>>> http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass" defaults
>>> to 'IPM.Note'.
>>>
>>> I've issued the PROPPATCH explicitly now (making it uppercase to be
>>> sure as you typed it), but it doesn't make a difference.
>>>
>>> I'll quote Eric Smith (http://stenz.livejournal.com/256254.html) here
>>> (he has exactly the same problem):
>>>
>>> [quote]
>>>
>>> I have a .NET (ASP.NET) app that can successfully create an email,
>>> put it into a user's Drafts folder, attach files to it, and even send
>>> it out. Except that the client doesn't want it to auto send, they
>>> want a human to review it, and then have the human press "Send" on
>>> each email. So it stops just short of sending out and just leaves the
>>> message in the Drafts folder.
>>> Fine.
>>> Except that when you use WebDAV to create an email and put it into
>>> the Drafts folder, it appears that it marks it as Sent in the sense
>>> that it no longer has the "Send" button, but it does have the Reply,
>>> Forward, etc buttons. You can do a "Send Again" action on it, but
>>> that is too much to ask of someone who just wants to click through,
>>> opening them, and then sending them.
>>>
>>> Anyone know why it is doing this?
>>>
>>> Do you know the property that can be changed (and to what value) via
>>> a proppatch call in order to make it editable?
>>>
>>> I have been looking all over and I used to have a reference page on
>>> MSDN for proppatch and the XML properties that the Exchange WebDAV
>>> wants for its emails, but MS has moved it on me and now I can't find
>>> it at all via Google.
>>>
>>> [/quote]
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>>
>>>
>>> Henning Krause [MVP - Exchange] schreef:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> After the PUT command, you should issue a PROPPATCH command, setting
>>>> the http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass
>>>> property to IPM.NOTE.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Henning Krause
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23k3VRa5dHHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hi Henning,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your response.
>>>>>
>>>>> Basically the issue is the same as described on the following urls,
>>>>> but there was never a solution:
>>>>> http://stenz.livejournal.com/256254.html
>>>>> http://www.thescripts.com/forum/post2008424-3.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not using any PROPPATCH command (yet), just a PUT command.
>>>>>
>>>>> By default, the
>>>>> http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/outlookmessageclass property
>>>>> is set to "IPM.Note", same as the message that does show the 'send'
>>>>> button in the drafts folder.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Henning Krause [MVP - Exchange] schreef:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> have you set the message class correctly?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> Henning Krause
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Wiebe Tijsma" <newsREM***@CAPITALStijsma.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:el7fJE5dHHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm using C# + webDAV to create a draft message to be sent in a
>>>>>>> user's Drafts folder.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can create the message successfully, however when I open the
>>>>>>> message in outlook, it doesn't show the 'send' button, (only
>>>>>>> 'reply' etc as if it was a received message).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm using exchange explorer to see the difference in webDAV
>>>>>>> properties with drafts created normally from Outlook, but can't
>>>>>>> figure out which property is responsible for showing the 'send'
>>>>>>> button.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any hints would be appreciated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wiebe Tijsma
>>>>>>
>>>>
>