Hmmm...that kind of defeats the purpose of the 'behind the scenes' code. I
didn't want to have everyone have to open everyone's task folder. It seems
there must be a way to delete a task from a shared folder in which you have
ownership rights using GetSharedDefaultFolder. Would you approach the
problem completely differently? Is there a way to open the users shared
folders without actually displaying them? Is there a way to say
objItem.display (but make it not visible) and then pass some key strokes to
delete and not to decline (you know that little window that pops up)?

Thanks for your feedback on this Ken.


"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Yes, those are what I meant. That might be the root of the problem
possibly.

--
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[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Job" wrote in message
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Ken,

Are you talking about FileOpenOther User's FolderTasks? For this
particular user, yes I have that open, though in my code I get at that
folder by way of GetSharedDefaultFolder.

I never use SendKeys for something like that, it's a real hack.

If you call item.Display() the item will be shown, that's what the call is
for.

I really haven't had a problem with using GetSharedDefaultFolder myself, I'm
just trying to help you figure out why your code isn't working. Usually if
you get the error you've gotten it's a permissions issue, the item isn't
available or it's open in another application, or you've modified it or held
a reference to the object somewhere else. Another possibility is a custom
form with code that modified that item.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Job" wrote in message
...
Hmmm...that kind of defeats the purpose of the 'behind the scenes' code. I
didn't want to have everyone have to open everyone's task folder. It
seems there must be a way to delete a task from a shared folder in which
you have ownership rights using GetSharedDefaultFolder. Would you approach
the problem completely differently? Is there a way to open the users
shared folders without actually displaying them? Is there a way to say
objItem.display (but make it not visible) and then pass some key strokes
to delete and not to decline (you know that little window that pops up)?

Thanks for your feedback on this Ken.

Ok,
The task that is being referred to is always going to be a custom form. Do I
have to refer to the task that is on a custom form differently. Sorry didn't
occur to me that that would change the way you interact with it..


"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
...
I never use SendKeys for something like that, it's a real hack.

If you call item.Display() the item will be shown, that's what the call is
for.

I really haven't had a problem with using GetSharedDefaultFolder myself,
I'm just trying to help you figure out why your code isn't working.
Usually if you get the error you've gotten it's a permissions issue, the
item isn't available or it's open in another application, or you've
modified it or held a reference to the object somewhere else. Another
possibility is a custom form with code that modified that item.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Job" wrote in message
...
Hmmm...that kind of defeats the purpose of the 'behind the scenes' code.
I didn't want to have everyone have to open everyone's task folder. It
seems there must be a way to delete a task from a shared folder in which
you have ownership rights using GetSharedDefaultFolder. Would you
approach the problem completely differently? Is there a way to open the
users shared folders without actually displaying them? Is there a way to
say objItem.display (but make it not visible) and then pass some key
strokes to delete and not to decline (you know that little window that
pops up)?

Thanks for your feedback on this Ken.

No, you don't refer to it differently but if the form has code behind it
that modifies that item in any way that would be the source of your problem.
You can try and see if saving the item in the form code after any
modifications helps but I suspect that you might just have to rewrite the
form code to not modify anything and handle any changes you want in the
addin code instead to be able to do what you want.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Job" wrote in message
...
Ok,
The task that is being referred to is always going to be a custom form. Do
I have to refer to the task that is on a custom form differently. Sorry
didn't occur to me that that would change the way you interact with it..

I've found that if the user creates a regular task then I can delete it
perfectly fine with the code. However, it has the problem when the task has
been assigned to that user from another user say PMO, then I cannot delete
it, but I can look at all of the values etc, if I have the write to email I
can re-assign the task (though we don't want everyone to have delegated
email rights). Any ideas?


"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
...
No, you don't refer to it differently but if the form has code behind it
that modifies that item in any way that would be the source of your
problem. You can try and see if saving the item in the form code after any
modifications helps but I suspect that you might just have to rewrite the
form code to not modify anything and handle any changes you want in the
addin code instead to be able to do what you want.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Job" wrote in message
...
Ok,
The task that is being referred to is always going to be a custom form.
Do I have to refer to the task that is on a custom form differently.
Sorry didn't occur to me that that would change the way you interact with
it..

Ken,

What would also work is if we created another folder in everone's outlook
tasks called..'Trash'. Then we could find the correct task and move it on
the shared users computer to that new folder. Is this possible? If so, how
do you refer to a different folder within 'My Tasks' folders?


"Job" wrote in message
...
I've found that if the user creates a regular task then I can delete it
perfectly fine with the code. However, it has the problem when the task
has been assigned to that user from another user say PMO, then I cannot
delete it, but I can look at all of the values etc, if I have the write to
email I can re-assign the task (though we don't want everyone to have
delegated email rights). Any ideas?


"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
...
No, you don't refer to it differently but if the form has code behind it
that modifies that item in any way that would be the source of your
problem. You can try and see if saving the item in the form code after
any modifications helps but I suspect that you might just have to rewrite
the form code to not modify anything and handle any changes you want in
the addin code instead to be able to do what you want.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Job" wrote in message
...
Ok,
The task that is being referred to is always going to be a custom form.
Do I have to refer to the task that is on a custom form differently.
Sorry didn't occur to me that that would change the way you interact
with it..

I don't follow your last 2 posts at all.

Are you referring to the NavigationPane My Tasks? In Outlook 2003 you have
no access at all to that using code, in Outlook 2007 you can use the
Explorer.NavigationPane.NavigationGroups.Navigatio nGroup(olTaskModule)
object.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Job" wrote in message
...
Ken,

What would also work is if we created another folder in everone's outlook
tasks called..'Trash'. Then we could find the correct task and move it on
the shared users computer to that new folder. Is this possible? If so,
how do you refer to a different folder within 'My Tasks' folders?


"Job" wrote in message
...
I've found that if the user creates a regular task then I can delete it
perfectly fine with the code. However, it has the problem when the task
has been assigned to that user from another user say PMO, then I cannot
delete it, but I can look at all of the values etc, if I have the write
to email I can re-assign the task (though we don't want everyone to have
delegated email rights). Any ideas?

Let's see, if you have UserA and UserB. UserB shares his tasks with UserA
and gives UserA ownership rights. UserA can delete UserB's tasks. However,
if UserA creates a new task and assigns it to UserB, the task now changes
it's properties somehow into a quasi email item and UserA cannot delete that
task from UserB. However, if UserB gives UserA editor rights to UserB's
Inbox, then UserA CAN delete the task which was assigned. Since my last
post I've spent two days on the phone with Outlook developers from MS and
they have indicated that it is an application limitation.

So, if I can't delete it, maybe I can Move it to another folder in UserB's
tasks. So same scenario as above.

UserB gives permissions to UserA. UserB has a Tasks folder but has also
created a "Trash" folder in the tasks. My question earlier was how do I
access this "Trash" tasks folder on the UserB's machine?

Set Fldr2 = olNs2.GetSharedDefaultFolder _
(UserB, "Trash" folder in the tasks)

Can you look at the NavigationPane in the 'My Tasks' of UserB if you are
UserA?



"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
...
I don't follow your last 2 posts at all.

Are you referring to the NavigationPane My Tasks? In Outlook 2003 you have
no access at all to that using code, in Outlook 2007 you can use the
Explorer.NavigationPane.NavigationGroups.Navigatio nGroup(olTaskModule)
object.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Job" wrote in message
...
Ken,

What would also work is if we created another folder in everone's outlook
tasks called..'Trash'. Then we could find the correct task and move it
on the shared users computer to that new folder. Is this possible? If
so, how do you refer to a different folder within 'My Tasks' folders?


"Job" wrote in message
...
I've found that if the user creates a regular task then I can delete it
perfectly fine with the code. However, it has the problem when the task
has been assigned to that user from another user say PMO, then I cannot
delete it, but I can look at all of the values etc, if I have the write
to email I can re-assign the task (though we don't want everyone to have
delegated email rights). Any ideas?

It makes sense though that you can't delete it under those circumstances,
you assigned ownership of the item to someone else.

You can look at someone else's Navigation Pane only if you log into their
mailbox as them. Otherwise in Outlook 2003 the Navigation Pane stuff is
stored in an XML file based on the Outlook profile name plus some random
stuff stored in a hidden message in the hidden Common Views folder.

You can't use GetSharedDefaultFolder to get the Tasks folder and navigate
from there to Trash, you'll just get an error. That method doesn't give you
a folder with the full set of normal properties or store permissions. You'd
basically have to logout of that Outlook session and start a new session
logging into the other user's mailbox.

The alternative is if you open the mailbox as part of your profile. If it's
opened that way you can use NameSpace.Folders to iterate the open stores
until you get the other mailbox, then walk it's folder hierarchy to find the
Trash folder. But that won't work unless the mailbox is opened as part of
the profile.

In Outlook 2007 you could use NameSpace.Stores to get to the top of each
loaded store if you wanted that. That;s new for Outlook 2007 though.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Job" wrote in message
...
Let's see, if you have UserA and UserB. UserB shares his tasks with UserA
and gives UserA ownership rights. UserA can delete UserB's tasks.
However, if UserA creates a new task and assigns it to UserB, the task now
changes it's properties somehow into a quasi email item and UserA cannot
delete that task from UserB. However, if UserB gives UserA editor rights
to UserB's Inbox, then UserA CAN delete the task which was assigned.
Since my last post I've spent two days on the phone with Outlook
developers from MS and they have indicated that it is an application
limitation.

So, if I can't delete it, maybe I can Move it to another folder in UserB's
tasks. So same scenario as above.

UserB gives permissions to UserA. UserB has a Tasks folder but has also
created a "Trash" folder in the tasks. My question earlier was how do I
access this "Trash" tasks folder on the UserB's machine?

Set Fldr2 = olNs2.GetSharedDefaultFolder _
(UserB, "Trash" folder in the tasks)

Can you look at the NavigationPane in the 'My Tasks' of UserB if you are
UserA?