Recurring Events Outlook 2003 - No Reminders

[Karl Burrows]

I am trying to create a critical dates calendar and have many recurring
events. If I try to create a reminder, it doesn't work. If I remove the
recurrence, then the reminder works. Is this just a function of Outlook or
is there a fix for this?

Thanks!

 

[F.H. Muffman]

I am trying to create a critical dates calendar and have many
recurring events. If I try to create a reminder, it doesn't work. If I
remove the recurrence, then the reminder works. Is this just a
function of Outlook or is there a fix for this?

Out of curiousity, is the reminder that you set up one that would have
happened in the past? In other words, is this, say, a weekly event that has
happens in less than 3 days and you're putting a 4 day reminder on it?
There is a bug (or, at least, a reproducible problem) where what you're
pointing at happens.

 

[Karl Burrows]

Out of curiousity, is the reminder that you set up one that would have
happened in the past? In other words, is this, say, a weekly event that
has happens in less than 3 days and you're putting a 4 day reminder on it?
There is a bug (or, at least, a reproducible problem) where what you're
pointing at happens.

I'm not sure I follow. They were existing events that we just noticed were
not showing reminders. We tried to recreate the event with a new reminder.
As an example, if annual reporting is due on 4/15/07 and every year
recurring and we set a 6 week reminder, it didn't pop up originally and when
recreated today with a 6 week reminder, it does not show up then either.
Non recurring events work fine. So, we are creating a future event with a
reminder that would occur in the past (due to it not working originally).

So, you are saying, if we were to create the event with a reminder that does
not occur before today, we are fine (and can modify it later for future
dates)?

Thanks!

 

[F.H. Muffman]

I'm not sure I follow. They were existing events that we just
noticed were not showing reminders. We tried to recreate the event
with a new reminder. As an example, if annual reporting is due on
4/15/07 and every year recurring and we set a 6 week reminder, it
didn't pop up originally and when recreated today with a 6 week
reminder, it does not show up then either. Non recurring events work
fine. So, we are creating a future event with a reminder that would
occur in the past (due to it not working originally).
So, you are saying, if we were to create the event with a reminder
that does not occur before today, we are fine (and can modify it
later for future dates)?

Yes.

The bug that came up in a different thread was, in essence, this:

1) Set up an appointment for 5 days from now.
2) Set the reminder for 7 days before the event.
3) Get the reminder
4) Set up a *recurring* appointment for 5 days from now, repeating, say,
monthly.
5) Set the reminder for 7 days before the event.
6) *Don't* get the first reminder. You will get the reminder in the
future.

If you had existing events that you *weren't* getting reminders for,
starting outlook with a /cleanreminders switch likely would have fixed it.

 

[Karl Burrows]

Yes.

The bug that came up in a different thread was, in essence, this:

1) Set up an appointment for 5 days from now.
2) Set the reminder for 7 days before the event.
3) Get the reminder
4) Set up a *recurring* appointment for 5 days from now, repeating, say,
monthly.
5) Set the reminder for 7 days before the event.
6) *Don't* get the first reminder. You will get the reminder in the
future.

If you had existing events that you *weren't* getting reminders for,
starting outlook with a /cleanreminders switch likely would have fixed it.

I'll try a few tests to see how it works. I'll post back after I run some
variations per your recommendations. Thanks!