Hi,
I add a couple of UserProperties to taskitems. but these properties are lost
once i shutdown and open outlook again. The code that adds property is

Outlook.UserProperty prop = null;
prop = item.UserProperties.Find("Project",missing);
if(prop == null)
{
prop =
item.UserProperties.Add("Project",Outlook.OlUserPropertyType.olText,missing,missing);
}
prop.Value = projectName;

Properties are also added to the folder. Using the field chooser i can see
the userproperty and its value. Once i close my outlook app and open it
again. i can see the same customproperty in the task view. when
programmatically it shows that the taskItem has 0 userproperties..

thanks

Are you saving the item after you add the property and set its value?

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


"back2grid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:144DDDC8-08B0-46C6-A849-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
> I add a couple of UserProperties to taskitems. but these properties are lost
> once i shutdown and open outlook again. The code that adds property is
>
> Outlook.UserProperty prop = null;
> prop = item.UserProperties.Find("Project",missing);
> if(prop == null)
> {
> prop =
> item.UserProperties.Add("Project",Outlook.OlUserPropertyType.olText,missing,missing);
> }
> prop.Value = projectName;
>
> Properties are also added to the folder. Using the field chooser i can see
> the userproperty and its value. Once i close my outlook app and open it
> again. i can see the same customproperty in the task view. when
> programmatically it shows that the taskItem has 0 userproperties..
>
> thanks

Thanks Sue,
Yes i',m saving the item after adding the properties. The userproperties are
there as long as outlook is open. If i close and open outlook, i can other
item properties such as subject, start date etc..but the item userproperty
count is 0. Although i can see the value of a userproperty in the task folder
- simple view. When tried to access it, it says that there are no
userproperties.

thanks

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Are you saving the item after you add the property and set its value?
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "back2grid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:144DDDC8-08B0-46C6-A849-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> > I add a couple of UserProperties to taskitems. but these properties are lost
> > once i shutdown and open outlook again. The code that adds property is
> >
> > Outlook.UserProperty prop = null;
> > prop = item.UserProperties.Find("Project",missing);
> > if(prop == null)
> > {
> > prop =
> > item.UserProperties.Add("Project",Outlook.OlUserPropertyType.olText,missing,missing);
> > }
> > prop.Value = projectName;
> >
> > Properties are also added to the folder. Using the field chooser i can see
> > the userproperty and its value. Once i close my outlook app and open it
> > again. i can see the same customproperty in the task view. when
> > programmatically it shows that the taskItem has 0 userproperties..
> >
> > thanks
>

Can you show a code snippet that shows how you're trying to accessing the property? What does Outlook Spy or MFCMAPI show?

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


"back2grid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:ED10D70F-3FEA-4BA5-8752-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Sue,
> Yes i',m saving the item after adding the properties. The userproperties are
> there as long as outlook is open. If i close and open outlook, i can other
> item properties such as subject, start date etc..but the item userproperty
> count is 0. Although i can see the value of a userproperty in the task folder
> - simple view. When tried to access it, it says that there are no
> userproperties.
>
> thanks
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Are you saving the item after you add the property and set its value?

>>
>> "back2grid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:144DDDC8-08B0-46C6-A849-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi,
>> > I add a couple of UserProperties to taskitems. but these properties are lost
>> > once i shutdown and open outlook again. The code that adds property is
>> >
>> > Outlook.UserProperty prop = null;
>> > prop = item.UserProperties.Find("Project",missing);
>> > if(prop == null)
>> > {
>> > prop =
>> > item.UserProperties.Add("Project",Outlook.OlUserPropertyType.olText,missing,missing);
>> > }
>> > prop.Value = projectName;
>> >
>> > Properties are also added to the folder. Using the field chooser i can see
>> > the userproperty and its value. Once i close my outlook app and open it
>> > again. i can see the same customproperty in the task view. when
>> > programmatically it shows that the taskItem has 0 userproperties..
>> >
>> > thanks
>>