Why do you need to turn this into something personal?
I think you failed to read my first sentence;
Out of curiosity; how is this useful to you?
So I already asked for more information about it from the OP.
I then gave my personal opinion on its technical relevance in conjunction to
Outlook. It's ok if you don't agree with me on that part but motivate
yourself instead of just dismissing my opinion and even attack me on it. I
didn't dismiss the OP's request either; since the OP didn't posted enough
information, I had to make an assumption as to why it would be relevant to
have it. The OP was free to respond on that and could give another reason to
have it other than my assumptions. That of course can change my opinion. I
didn't dismiss his/her opinion either; he/she didn't post any. My responds
was purely technical of nature and even provided technical workarounds to
still get it.
Since you like to have Julian Dates in Outlook as well, I'm sure you can
then explain it to me what the greater importance of it is. It might be a
great idea to have it natively in Outlook indeed but based on your responds,
I cannot tell so it would be hard to support the idea.
When making a suggestion, don't make it because you would need it but make
it because it will benefit the product or a whole lot more people and
motivate your suggestion. A general rule of thumb is that suggestions for
niche markets (do not confuse with small nations or populations) are usually
not incorporated into the general product. Depending on its implementation
method or need, Microsoft itself could provide an addin for that or it will
be left to the addin market. If you know how to write code, this could be an
opportunity for you.
For instance, this photography addin of Microsoft for Outlook is such a
thing that supports a niche market but isn't included in the general
product;
http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/do...hotoshoot.aspx
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"Responder" wrote in message
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All I can say is: Wow!
I use a Julian Date frequently on mainframe and server based applications.
I'm surprised at your comment.
Not only is a Julian Date add-in a great idea for Outlook Calendar, it
should have been there 5 years ago.
Numerous print calendars have this feature today.
I'm sure you don't need to know what day Australia Day is if you live in
the
US, typically, but at least you have the 'option' of adding them in.
Just because YOU don't see the 'vision', doesn't mean someone isn't
already
'living' it.
"Roady [MVP]" wrote:
Out of curiosity; how is this useful to you?
To put it a bit crude; a Julian Date is nothing more than a "big"
mathematical number counting the days passed since January 1, 4713 BC
(Greenwich noon) with a decimal which is a reference to a specific time
of
the day. Other than for specific researches I cannot really come up with
a
reason to have it. And I cannot really think of one to have it in a
generic
calendar application as a standard option.
Anyway, since you can calculate it by a static formula, you can add such
information by creating a macro which looks at which date/time you have
selected in your calendar and then does the calculation for you.
The same is true if you actually meant that you want to see the day
number
of this year.
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Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
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"steviegt" wrote in message
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Is there a way to show Julian dates in addition to the standard
calendar
format? I looked in Vistas Regional Languages and there is nothing
there
to select for this option.
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