void SelfApprovalCheck(SPItemEventProperties properties)
{
//declare object and assign for current listitem
SPListItem expenses = properties.ListItem;
//declare and assign string for current user name
string currentUser = properties.UserDisplayName.ToString();
//declare and assign string creator name
string creator = Convert.ToString(expenses["Author"]);
//Convert the Author into a SharePoint user id
int userid = Convert.ToInt32(creator.Substring(0, creator.IndexOf(“;#”)));
//Get the SharePoint user which matches the ID
SPUser user = web.AllUsers.GetByID(userid);
//Set the domain login name of the author user
string creatorName = user.LoginName;
//Get approved Status
string approved = Convert.ToString(expenses["Status"]);
//Check Approved Status
if (approved == “Approved”)
{
//Compare the two user names to see if they match
if (creator == currentUser)
{
properties.Cancel = true;
//Raise our Error Message to the user
properties.ErrorMessage = “You are the creator of this item therefore you cannot Approve it.”;
}
else
{
//Allow deletion of the item
properties.Cancel = false;
}
}

}

I will try to do parts 2 and 3 one evening this week.

‘Single line of text’ or ‘Multiple lines of text’ fields cannot be turned into RichText.

Thanks.

To answer your question in your ItemDeleting event you should be able to call properties.listItem["FieldName"] = “Delete in Process” and then a properties.ListItem.Update to commit the changes to the list item. After you have done the item update then try setting properties.cancel = true and the changes should be not be lost.

Let me know how you get on.