Dave ... your solution worked, Freds was good but it still caused an error on the Delete line "Parameter is not optional"
Thanks guys for your help ! On Friday, September 23, 2011 1:05 PM, "Dave Crozier" <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > Me being stupid here. The tasks collection is dynamic so when you delete > an entry then the collection changes so you can't traverse simply oonce > through it like you are doing. > > Each time you delete a task you have to re-initialise the collection and > traverse again through it, for example: > > loOutlook = CREATE("Outlook.Application") > loNamespace = loOutlook.GetNameSpace("MAPI") > oTasks = loNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(13) > > nDeletions = 99 > * > do while nDeletions<>0 > nDeletions=0 > for each loTask in oTasks.Items > if substr(loTask.Subject,1,1)='#' > lStatus=loTask.Delete > nDeletions = nDeletions + 1 > exit > endif > endfor > enddo > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Dave Crozier > Sent: 23 September 2011 13:53 > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: RE: Automating outlook tasks > > Steve, > In that case check the return value from the function. > > Sometimes Outlook "Suspends" in order to process events and I think this > must be what is happening and in your case you are simply ignoring the > "busy" status. This is usually prevalent when the .pst files are either > large or held on a network storage medium. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Stephen Weeks > Sent: 23 September 2011 13:46 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Automating outlook tasks > > Thanks for that Dave, > > I put the = sign in and it ran, although it did not delete all the tasks > I requested, which are those begining with '#' cant figure this out > yet. > > Regards > Steve > > On Friday, September 23, 2011 10:05 AM, "Dave Crozier" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stephen, > > You need to put in =loTask.Delete > > > > the "=" sign is needed as it returns a status > > > > Dave > > > > > -- > Stephen Weeks > [email protected] > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
