This is something I've found that is standard Outlook behaviour (as
evidenced here many times), when we set up a rule for a message to be
put in the tasks folder, it is put there but not "activated" (or
whatever it's called). Is there a freeware add-in or freeware script
anyone knows about that will follow-up a rule and make
message-generated tasks into _real_ tasks that will then popup? That
would be one way to get around the flags outside the inbox. Any help
appreciated.

See http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=959 for sample code. If you need VBA basics, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vbabasics.htm

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"StargateFan" wrote in message ...
This is something I've found that is standard Outlook behaviour (as
evidenced here many times), when we set up a rule for a message to be
put in the tasks folder, it is put there but not "activated" (or
whatever it's called). Is there a freeware add-in or freeware script
anyone knows about that will follow-up a rule and make
message-generated tasks into _real_ tasks that will then popup? That
would be one way to get around the flags outside the inbox. Any help
appreciated.

On Mon, 29 May 2006 13:52:46 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
wrote:

See http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=959 for sample code. If you need VBA basics, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vbabasics.htm

Will this help with converting email messages to tasks, though:

"Description: This revised version of an earlier sample shows how to
use the Namespace.GetItemFromID method in a "run a script" rule
procedure to avoid getting security prompts in Outlook 2003 when the
code accesses the Body property."

The description doesn't tell _me_ this is so.

p.s., sorry, should have mentioned. I have gone back to O2K as I'm
now back to my beloved, and less error-prone, less bug-ridden Win98SE.

Thanks. D

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"StargateFan" wrote in message ...
This is something I've found that is standard Outlook behaviour (as
evidenced here many times), when we set up a rule for a message to be
put in the tasks folder, it is put there but not "activated" (or
whatever it's called). Is there a freeware add-in or freeware script
anyone knows about that will follow-up a rule and make
message-generated tasks into _real_ tasks that will then popup? That
would be one way to get around the flags outside the inbox. Any help
appreciated.

Since the code sample is designed for the sole purpose of creating new tasks from the information in email messages, I guess the answer would be Yes.

However, Outlook 2000 does not support the "run a script" rule action, so you'd have to write code to call the procedure in the sample from another procedure that specifies which item to process.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"StargateFan" wrote in message ...
On Mon, 29 May 2006 13:52:46 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
wrote:

See http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=959 for sample code. If you need VBA basics, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vbabasics.htm

Will this help with converting email messages to tasks, though:

"Description: This revised version of an earlier sample shows how to
use the Namespace.GetItemFromID method in a "run a script" rule
procedure to avoid getting security prompts in Outlook 2003 when the
code accesses the Body property."

The description doesn't tell _me_ this is so.

p.s., sorry, should have mentioned. I have gone back to O2K as I'm
now back to my beloved, and less error-prone, less bug-ridden Win98SE.


"StargateFan" wrote in message ...
This is something I've found that is standard Outlook behaviour (as
evidenced here many times), when we set up a rule for a message to be
put in the tasks folder, it is put there but not "activated" (or
whatever it's called). Is there a freeware add-in or freeware script
anyone knows about that will follow-up a rule and make
message-generated tasks into _real_ tasks that will then popup? That
would be one way to get around the flags outside the inbox. Any help
appreciated.

On Tue, 30 May 2006 07:25:05 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
wrote:

Since the code sample is designed for the sole purpose of creating new tasks from the information in email messages, I guess the answer would be Yes.

Thanks.

However, Outlook 2000 does not support the "run a script" rule action, so you'd have to write code to call the procedure in the sample from another procedure that specifies which item to process.

Oh, dear. Well, there goes that g. Outlook groups always seem to
be for professionals. I don't even know what half of that means
sigh.

I'll just have to keep hunting and hunting around. Maybe there's
actual scripts for this particular instance somewhere. That's going
to be fun trying to find though. But I'll keep looking for a solution
to this problem.

Anyway, in the meantime, I've got to start getting to the bottom of
Outlook scripting, etc., once and for all. It's been years of this
but unlike with other apps (Excel and Access, etc.), I'm not getting
ahead with Outlook. Excel and Access ngs have actual coding help and
I've come extremely far in doing my own work now because of the
detailed help to specific problems. But the Outlook groups seem
geared so differently and hints on what to do are usu. all that's
given which unfortunately has meant that I've never really broken that
barrier. After several years of this, I'm no closer to learning to do
for myself in Outlook, unlike the other apps in the MS line. I'm
pretty independent now and go to the archives for 95% of my needs when
I run into a stumbling block in the other apps. I'm guessing that I
need to really go to a beginner's resource that helps out with code
and stuff.

I'm sure that this ng would know of such a resource; can anyone point
me in the right direction to such a group? Since all the Outlook ngs
so far throughout the years seem to have the same tendency, I wouldn't
mind to have to go outside the ms newsserver to a good web-based
forum, or whatever. Nothing I've found on the net, though admittedly
have not looked hard yet has fit the bill. Everything I've seen has
been very weak. I did try out a yahoo group a couple years ago, but
nothing beyond absolute basics in plain Outlook use was offered there.
I might not be good at vb stuff, but I'm well beyond basic Outlook
use.

Thanks much! Would really appreciate the help in this regard. I feel
confident that things will improve once I find such a thing. D

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"StargateFan" wrote in message ...
On Mon, 29 May 2006 13:52:46 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
wrote:

See http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=959 for sample code. If you need VBA basics, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vbabasics.htm

Will this help with converting email messages to tasks, though:

"Description: This revised version of an earlier sample shows how to
use the Namespace.GetItemFromID method in a "run a script" rule
procedure to avoid getting security prompts in Outlook 2003 when the
code accesses the Body property."

The description doesn't tell _me_ this is so.

p.s., sorry, should have mentioned. I have gone back to O2K as I'm
now back to my beloved, and less error-prone, less bug-ridden Win98SE.


"StargateFan" wrote in message ...
This is something I've found that is standard Outlook behaviour (as
evidenced here many times), when we set up a rule for a message to be
put in the tasks folder, it is put there but not "activated" (or
whatever it's called). Is there a freeware add-in or freeware script
anyone knows about that will follow-up a rule and make
message-generated tasks into _real_ tasks that will then popup? That
would be one way to get around the flags outside the inbox. Any help
appreciated.

Outlook coding isn't difficult to learn at all. I've spent the last 8 years or so teaching myself and then passing on that info to others, writing two books that require no previous programming knowledge and learnning new things as each Outlook version comes out. If you want to learn, we can start by breaking your little project down into smaller building blocks that you can then reuse in other projects. Just let me know if you're williing to give it a try.

BTW, FYI, there is a newsgroup specifically for general Outlook programming issues "down the hall" at microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba or, via web interface, at http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm....program_v ba

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"StargateFan" wrote in message ...
On Tue, 30 May 2006 07:25:05 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
wrote:

Since the code sample is designed for the sole purpose of creating new tasks from the information in email messages, I guess the answer would be Yes.

Thanks.

However, Outlook 2000 does not support the "run a script" rule action, so you'd have to write code to call the procedure in the sample from another procedure that specifies which item to process.

Oh, dear. Well, there goes that g. Outlook groups always seem to
be for professionals. I don't even know what half of that means
sigh.

I'll just have to keep hunting and hunting around. Maybe there's
actual scripts for this particular instance somewhere. That's going
to be fun trying to find though. But I'll keep looking for a solution
to this problem.

Anyway, in the meantime, I've got to start getting to the bottom of
Outlook scripting, etc., once and for all. It's been years of this
but unlike with other apps (Excel and Access, etc.), I'm not getting
ahead with Outlook. Excel and Access ngs have actual coding help and
I've come extremely far in doing my own work now because of the
detailed help to specific problems. But the Outlook groups seem
geared so differently and hints on what to do are usu. all that's
given which unfortunately has meant that I've never really broken that
barrier. After several years of this, I'm no closer to learning to do
for myself in Outlook, unlike the other apps in the MS line. I'm
pretty independent now and go to the archives for 95% of my needs when
I run into a stumbling block in the other apps. I'm guessing that I
need to really go to a beginner's resource that helps out with code
and stuff.

I'm sure that this ng would know of such a resource; can anyone point
me in the right direction to such a group? Since all the Outlook ngs
so far throughout the years seem to have the same tendency, I wouldn't
mind to have to go outside the ms newsserver to a good web-based
forum, or whatever. Nothing I've found on the net, though admittedly
have not looked hard yet has fit the bill. Everything I've seen has
been very weak. I did try out a yahoo group a couple years ago, but
nothing beyond absolute basics in plain Outlook use was offered there.
I might not be good at vb stuff, but I'm well beyond basic Outlook
use.

Thanks much! Would really appreciate the help in this regard. I feel
confident that things will improve once I find such a thing. D


"StargateFan" wrote in message ...
On Mon, 29 May 2006 13:52:46 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
wrote:

See http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=959 for sample code. If you need VBA basics, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vbabasics.htm

Will this help with converting email messages to tasks, though:

"Description: This revised version of an earlier sample shows how to
use the Namespace.GetItemFromID method in a "run a script" rule
procedure to avoid getting security prompts in Outlook 2003 when the
code accesses the Body property."

The description doesn't tell _me_ this is so.

p.s., sorry, should have mentioned. I have gone back to O2K as I'm
now back to my beloved, and less error-prone, less bug-ridden Win98SE.


"StargateFan" wrote in message ...
This is something I've found that is standard Outlook behaviour (as
evidenced here many times), when we set up a rule for a message to be
put in the tasks folder, it is put there but not "activated" (or
whatever it's called). Is there a freeware add-in or freeware script
anyone knows about that will follow-up a rule and make
message-generated tasks into _real_ tasks that will then popup? That
would be one way to get around the flags outside the inbox. Any help
appreciated.