OL97: Custom Field Values Lost When Sending Request Form

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Open a new Task Request form.
2. On the form's Tools menu, click "Design Outlook Form" to enter the design mode.
3. Click the (P.3) page of the form.
4. At the bottom of the Field Chooser, click New.
5. In the Name box, type a name for the user-defined field and then click OK.
6. Drag the new field from the Field Chooser to the P.3 form page.
7. Click the form's background to deselect the field.
8. Click the field's blank value box once and then click a second time so you can type a value in the field. Type a value in the field.
9. On the form's Tools menu, click "Design Outlook Form" to exit the design mode.
10. Click the Task page. In the To field, type an e-mail name to address the form to someone, and then click Send.
11. On the recipient's computer, open the item.
12. Click to view the P3 form page.
13. Note that the user-defined value is empty.

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