This is not a bug -- this is because the Palm does not support recurring
tasks. Since this is the case, it makes sense that the task is not synced
to the Palm. Consider the following.
1) Create a recurring task in Entourage.
2) Sync. (The task gets moved to the Palm, as single task)
3) Mark it completed on the Palm.
4) Sync. It gets marked as completed in Entourage, the new "occurrence" of
the task is created in Entourage.
** The key here is that Entourage only stores ONE copy of the task and
reschedules it -- it does not make NEW task, it simple makes the same one
appear again. So, when synced with the Palm again, this appears as the same
task as originally created and is not synced.
Now you might say, why not just make it a new task on the Palm? Here's why:
Let's continue assuming that also in step 4 it created a new task for the
next day. Now if you sync again Entourage would see it as a new task
(because the Palm doesn't have any way of telling Entourage it is related to
same task from the day before) and transfers it from the Palm -- now you
have two copies of the task in Entourage.
Make sense?
-Steve
On 10/19/00 6:56 PM, "James Naron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have found a major bug in the way repeating tasks are sync'ed to the Palm in
> Entourage.
> Do the following:
>
> 1. Create a new Task "Test" in Entourage. Make it reoccur one day after it is
> completed.
> 2. Sync the Palm with Entourage.
> 3. On the Palm (NOT in Entourage), mark the task as completed.
> 4. Sync the Palm again.
>
> At this point, the task is marked as completed in Entourage and the next
> occurrence is
> created. However, the next occurrence is NOT sync'ed to the Palm.
>
> 5. Sync the Palm again.
>
> The task is STILL not sync'ed to the Palm.
>
> 6. Edit the new occurrence of the task (add a space to the name and then
> delete it, for
> example) and save it.
>
> 7. Sync the Palm one more time...
>
> THIS time, the task is FINALLY sync'ed.
>
> This happens regardless of whether the "Remove completed items from Handheld."
> is
> checked or un-checked. Also, this problem doesn't occur if the ToDo is marked
> completed
> in Entourage, rather than on the Palm.
>
> This is one bug that definitely needs fixing, as it makes repeating tasks
> practically
> useless unless you mark them completed in Entourage.
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