This code removes the reminder and categories and moves the appointment to a calendar in an archive folder or a subfolder under the calendar.
I want to be able to do 3 things with just one click of a button:With a Calendar event selected, I want to:
1) Erase any Reminder (set Reminder to: 'None'),
2) Clear All Categories,
3) Move the event to another calendar (in My Calendars) named "DONE" (where I keep finished-completed things).Since this is something I do everyday, multiple times a day, I want to save time by having a macro do all those things with one click.
Removing the reminder and clearing categories is as simple as changing the field values. Moving the event is also a simple process , although it requires a function that gets the filepath if the calendar you are moving the event to is not in the default data file.
The code Set CalFolder = GetFolderPath("Archive\Done") moves the appointment to a calendar folder called "Done" in the Archive pst.
Use Set CalFolder = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar).Folders("Done") to move the appointments to a subfolder of the calendar. Note: if you are moving the item to a subfolder of the data file, you don't need to use the GetFolderPath function.
For more information on folders and data files, see Working with VBA and non-default Outlook Folders.
The GetCurrentItem function detects whether the appointment is selected or opened. For more information, see Outlook VBA: work with open item or selected item.
Public Sub MoveCalendar() Dim objAppt As Outlook.AppointmentItem Set objAppt = GetCurrentItem() ' move to a calendar in an archive data file Set CalFolder = GetFolderPath("Archive\Done") ' change field values here With objAppt .ReminderSet = False .Categories = "" End With objAppt.Move CalFolder End Sub Function GetFolderPath(ByVal FolderPath As String) As Outlook.Folder Dim oFolder As Outlook.Folder Dim FoldersArray As Variant Dim i As Integer On Error GoTo GetFolderPath_Error If Left(FolderPath, 2) = "\\" Then FolderPath = Right(FolderPath, Len(FolderPath) - 2) End If 'Convert folderpath to array FoldersArray = Split(FolderPath, "\") Set oFolder = Application.Session.Folders.Item(FoldersArray(0)) If Not oFolder Is Nothing Then For i = 1 To UBound(FoldersArray, 1) Dim SubFolders As Outlook.Folders Set SubFolders = oFolder.Folders Set oFolder = SubFolders.Item(FoldersArray(i)) If oFolder Is Nothing Then Set GetFolderPath = Nothing End If Next End If 'Return the oFolder Set GetFolderPath = oFolder Exit Function GetFolderPath_Error: Set GetFolderPath = Nothing Exit Function End Function Function GetCurrentItem() As Object Dim objApp As Outlook.Application Set objApp = Application On Error Resume Next Select Case TypeName(objApp.ActiveWindow) Case "Explorer" Set GetCurrentItem = objApp.ActiveExplorer.Selection.Item(1) Case "Inspector" Set GetCurrentItem = objApp.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem End Select Set objApp = Nothing End Function
Move all appointments
This code sample moves all appointments with an End time before "Now", to the archive folder.
Public Sub MoveAllAppointments() Dim objOL As Outlook.Application Dim objNS As Outlook.NameSpace Dim objAppt As Outlook.Items Dim objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder On Error Resume Next Set objOL = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") Set objNS = objOL.GetNamespace("MAPI") Set objFolder = objNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar) Set objAppt = objFolder.Items ' move to a calendar in an archive data file Set CalFolder = GetFolderPath("Archive\Done") For i = objAppt.Count To 1 Step -1 If objAppt(i).End < Now Then ' change field values here With objAppt(i) .ReminderSet = False .Categories = "" End With objAppt(i).Move CalFolder End If Next i Set objAppt = Nothing Set objFolder = Nothing Set objOL = Nothing Set objNS = Nothing End Sub
perfect thanks
Sorry Diane I am sure I am being dum ... but I've done that but it appears to now run the process on the sub calendar "Call Log" rather than run the process on the default calendar and then move the appointment to the sub calendar on completion.
Oh, sorry about that. I misunderstood. You want to mark and move the appointments? You need to add this and the getfolderpath function. (It's in the first sample on this page too.)
This can go before the For each..
Set CalFolder = GetFolderPath("ArchiveDone")
And this after the .save but before the End if and Next lines.
objAppt.Move CalFolder
Thanks Diane, .... how do I get the move to work to the sub calendar though? I can't get that to work.
If the subcalendar is in the same data file as the calendar, you'd use
Set objCalendar = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar).Folders("SharedCal")
instead of
Set objCalendar = Application.Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar)
Working with other folders
Really? That part seems to work for me it is the move that doesn't.
If I wanted to replace the SQL then with an if stmt will tag help?
All the relevant appointments start with "C."
The Keyword was the problem - with that gone the filter works and the macro completes.
I ended up using this filter to speed things up as I have like 1500 appointments and it ran through each - I had added a msgbox location to see what the restriction was returning. :)
strRestriction = "@SQL= (""urn:schemas:httpmail:subject"" LIKE '@Call%' OR ""urn:schemas:httpmail:subject"" LIKE 'C%' AND %last7days(""urn:schemas:calendar:dtstart"")%)"
In this block:
For Each aItem In objCalendar.Items
If Mid(aItem.subject, 1, 2) = "C." Then
you don't identify what an aItem is.
I moved the subject editing code up into the If loop:
objAppt.Categories = "S. CALL MADE."
End If
' my tests had call as the first word
strTemp = Right(objAppt.Subject, (Len(objAppt.Subject) - 5))
objAppt.Subject = strTemp
MsgBox strTemp
iItemsUpdated = iItemsUpdated + 1
objAppt.Save
If the goal of this is to not process previously processed items, you could look for categories. (the location code allows for case variations on the case and spaces at the end.)
If InStr(1, Item.Categories) "Call" Then
If Left(LCase(objAppt.Location), 11) = "missed call" Then
You could check categories in the sql filter code instead of in the loop.
my version is at steve-macro.txt
Yes works fine using SQL simply as I adapted from someone else code.
It's failing here on the SQL (in the macro at least).
Does the SQL filter work as expected in custom views? Is there a reason you are using that filter instead of an If statement? If instr( item.subject, "call") then...
other code: Private Sub Application_Reminder(ByVal Item As Object) If Item.subject = "Process Calls" Then ' Define variables Dim objCalendar As Outlook.folder Dim objItems As Outlook.Items Dim objAppt As Outlook.AppointmentItem Dim strRestriction As String Dim objFinalItems As Outlook.Items Dim myolApp As Outlook.Application ' Set strRestriction to be only calls strRestriction = "@SQL= (""urn:schemas:httpmail:subject"" LIKE '@Call.%' OR ""urn:schemas:httpmail:subject"" LIKE 'C.%' OR ""urn:schemas:httpmail:subject"" LIKE '@Call in%' OR ""urn:schemas:httpmail:subject"" LIKE '@Call%') AND ""urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office#Keywords"" 'Phone call'" ' Set the objCalendar and objItems items Set objCalendar = Application.Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar) Set objItems = objCalendar.Items Set objFinalItems = objItems.Restrict(strRestriction) Set myolApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") For Each objAppt In objFinalItems ' Debugging ' Debug.Print objAppt.Start, objAppt.Subject, objAppt.Categories ' Assign the category to the appointments If objAppt.Location = "Missed Call " Then objAppt.Categories = "S. CALL MISSED." ElseIf objAppt.Location = "Incoming Call " Then objAppt.Categories = "S. CALL RECEIVED." Else objAppt.Categories = "S. CALL MADE." End If objAppt.Save Next ' Rename Entry Dim iItemsUpdated As Integer Dim strTemp As String iItemsUpdated = 0 For Each aItem In objCalendar.Items If Mid(aItem.subject, 1, 2) = "C." Then strTemp = Mid(aItem.subject, 4, Len(aItem.subject) - 4) aItem.subject = strTemp iItemsUpdated = iItemsUpdated + 1 End If aItem.Save Next aItem MsgBox iItemsUpdated & " of " &… Read more »
Thanks Diane, I think I am getting there but struggling a bit .... I have two processes (I am sure the could be shortened to one mind you but everytime I try I break it !) ... First process sets category of appointment based on Subject and location (all works ok). The second process "MoveCallLog" should (but doesn't) ... move only those appointments that carry the category of "Calls" to a sub calendar called "Call Log" I can't get it to work - it either doesn't fire or moves everything! Also is there a way to automate more regularly than daily via the task reminder? Your help would be MUCH appreciated. Code below: Private Sub Application_Reminder(ByVal Item As Object) If Item.subject = "Move Calls" Then Public Sub MoveACallLog() Dim objOL As Outlook.Application Dim objNS As Outlook.NameSpace Dim objAppt As Outlook.Items Dim objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder On Error Resume Next Set objOL = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") Set objNS = objOL.GetNamespace("MAPI") Set objFolder = objNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar) Set objAppt = objFolder.Items ' move to a calendar in an archive data file Set CalFolder = GetFolderPath("\stephen@gazard.netCalendarCall Log") For i = objAppt.Count To 1 Step -1 If objAppt(i).Categories = "Calls" Then objAppt(i).Move CalFolder End If Next i Set objAppt… Read more »
On the more regular part - you can set up more tasks with different reminder times. Add code to mark the task complete and save it, and recurring tasks will keep running. Otherwise, you need some way to trigger it since Outlook doesn't have a timer.
I think the code is probably not running, if its waiting for the first code to set the category. What is the full code for the other macro?