Design appointment form??

[jesslyn]

Hi,
i have design a appointment form according to the component fields i
require. i have also created a macro in access to create a file
..vcs(vcalendar format).
i can display in the dafault appointment form,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e.g
VERSION:5.0
PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Works 2000//EN
BEGIN:vEvent
DTSTART:20040115T000000
DTEND:20040115T000000
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Christmas
CATEGORIES;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Gifts, Holiday
PRIORITY: 3
END:vEvent
END:vCalendar
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

But now i am trying to import the vcalendar into my calendar in
outlook, to display on my designed form. How shd i go about doing it?

*if theres better ideas than doing the way i am doing but advise me.

thank you

regards
jesslyn

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

You might be able to adapt the technique demonstrated at
http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=212 for importing a vCard
file. Otherwise, you might be stuck parsing the vCal text file.

You didn't explain very much about the application as a whole. Is there a
particular reason why you're creating vCal files and not directly creating
new Outlook AppointmentItem records using your custom form?

 

[jesslyn]

Hi,
I will explain what i am suppose to do for my calendar in outlook.
I have a database consisting of clients' data, if i have an
appointment with a particular client, i must retreive certain data
from the database and display in the outlook calendar on that
particular date and time. So i was thinking of creating a database
that link to the clients' database, than code a macro that auto
generate a .vcs file every beginning of a month. Than i will manually
import into outlook calendar.
This way of doing is visible rite?
Do u understand wat i am doing?

Thank you.

regards
jesslyn

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

You'd be better off writing code to directly create items in the Outlook
calendar.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers