Macro to set contact reminder to next day 9:00

[Diane Poremsky]

they should still be red if over due - but you might need to create a custom view that uses conditional formatting.

 

[witzker]

Thx I will try

Pls can you help me setting
ReminderTime 90 minuter from actual time?

 

[Diane Poremsky]

Thx I will try

Pls can you help me setting
ReminderTime 90 minuter from actual time?

As in 90 min from now or 90 min before due? Either is possible...

90 from now...
.ReminderTime = Now() + 90 / 1440

Tasks don't have a due time, only a due date, so this ends up being 1:30 AM. It would work with reminders on appointments.
.ReminderTime = .DueDate + 90 / 1440

 

[witzker]

THX
works great.

To get the macro "tomorrow 09.00 a.m." more comfortable for using it on Fridays
(when I click on tomorrow 09.00 on Friday it will remind me on Saturday where I cannot call)

How can I modify the macro when I use it on Friday or Saturday, that it will set reminder time to next Monday 09.00 a.m..

Public Sub Morgen09()
Dim objMsg As Object
' GetCurrent Item function is athttp://slipstick.me/e8mio
Set objMsg = GetCurrentItem()
With objMsg
' due this week flag
    .MarkAsTask olMarkNoDate
    .MarkAsTask olMarkComplete
' sets a specific due date
    '.TaskDueDate = Now + 3
    '.FlagRequest = "Nachverfolgung"
    .ReminderSet = True
    .ReminderTime = Date + 1 + #9:00:00 AM#
    .Save
End With

Set objMsg = Nothing
End Sub

Many thanks for your further help

Witzker

 

[Diane Poremsky]

it will read something like this - i think the bolded part is correct but did not test it.
if format (date,"dddd") = "Friday" then
.ReminderTime = Date + 3 + #9:00:00 AM#
else
.ReminderTime = Date + 1 + #9:00:00 AM#

end if

 

[witzker]

THX
I think I did something wrong
I get SYNTAX error

Public Sub Morgen09()
Dim objMsg As Object
' GetCurrent Item function is athttp://slipstick.me/e8mio
Set objMsg = GetCurrentItem()
With objMsg
' due this week flag
    .MarkAsTask olMarkNoDate
    .MarkAsTask olMarkComplete
' sets a specific due date
    '.TaskDueDate = Now + 3
    '.FlagRequest = "Nachverfolgung"
    .ReminderSet = True
 
If format(date,"dddd") = "Friday" then
.ReminderTime = Date + 3 + #9:00:00 AM#
else
.ReminderTime = Date + 1 + #9:00:00 AM#
End If

.Save
End With

Set objMsg = Nothing
End Sub

 

[Diane Poremsky]

It's working here. You probably don't want this line as it sets it to complete, but that isn't callusing an error:
.MarkAsTask olMarkComplete

Are any lines shown in red? Does it say which line has the error?

The date format is working...

 

[witzker]

Hi
This line is red
If format(date,"dddd") = "Friday" then

Its a german Outlook mayby I have say Freitag instead of Friday?

 

[witzker]

Any news?

 

[Diane Poremsky]

Its a german Outlook mayby I have say Freitag instead of Friday?

yes, try changing that - the dddd part should be the same in any language.

 

[witzker]

Hi again

Back to another problem.

You wrote:
It's working here. You probably don't want this line as it sets it to complete, but that isn't callusing an error:
.MarkAsTask olMarkComplete

You are right, I do not want to have it marked as complete, so I removed this line.

Code below

When I now run the macro without the line on a contact, where reminder was set before and the date is due (red in the view) it updates reminder time but still stays red in the view, although the reminder date is in the future.

When I open a contact where reminder was set before and the date is due (red in the view) and I delete the reminder as seen below

and afterwards run the macro, contact is correct NOT red with updated reminder in the future.

To save this step I think I should put the code for "deleting reminder (Kennzeichnung löschen" in the macro before setting the new reminder time.

I hope you can help me to get it finally running.

Thanks

Public Sub HeuteTest()
Dim objMsg As Object
' GetCurrent Item function is athttp://slipstick.me/e8mio
Set objMsg = GetCurrentItem()
With objMsg
' due this week flag
    .MarkAsTask olMarkNoDate
    '.MarkAsTask olMarkComplete
    ' sets a specific due date
     '.TaskDueDate = Date + #12:31:00 PM#
     '.FlagRequest = "Nachverfolgung"
    
    ' makes sure due date is none
    .TaskDueDate = #1/1/4501#
              
    .ReminderSet = True
    .ReminderTime = Now() + 2 / 1440
    
     .Save
End With

Set objMsg = Nothing
End Sub

Function GetCurrentItem() As Object
    Dim objApp As Outlook.Application
           
    Set objApp = Application
    On Error Resume Next
    Select Case TypeName(objApp.ActiveWindow)
        Case "Explorer"
            Set GetCurrentItem = objApp.ActiveExplorer.Selection.Item(1)
        Case "Inspector"
            Set GetCurrentItem = objApp.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
    End Select
       
    Set objApp = Nothing
End Function

 

[Diane Poremsky]

Yeah, definitely try setting the reminder to none first- but you'll probably need to add a .save right after, so it "takes".

 

[witzker]

tried This
Public Sub HeuteTest()
Dim objMsg As Object
' GetCurrent Item function is athttp://slipstick.me/e8mio
Set objMsg = GetCurrentItem()
With objMsg
' due this week flag
.MarkAsTask olMarkNoDate
'.MarkAsTask olMarkComplete
' sets a specific due date
'.TaskDueDate = Date + #12:31:00 PM#
'.FlagRequest = "Nachverfolgung"

' makes sure due date is none
.TaskDueDate = #1/1/4501#

.ReminderSet = none ' added no result!
.Save

.ReminderSet = True
.ReminderTime = Now() + 2 / 1440

.Save
End With

Set objMsg = Nothing
End Sub

still red
can you pls tell me how to set reminder to none
THX

 

[Diane Poremsky]

Oh... my bad - i was thinking this set it to none:
' makes sure due date is none
.TaskDueDate = #1/1/4501#

Try this - I'm not sure if both are needed. (Will test it next)
.ReminderTime = #1/1/4501#
.ReminderSet = False
.Save

 

[Diane Poremsky]

This seems to work - i didn't have a lot of contacts to test it on though.

.ReminderTime = #1/1/4501#
.ReminderSet = False
.Save

 

[witzker]

THX but sorry
Still RED

Public Sub HeuteTest()
Dim objMsg As Object
' GetCurrent Item function is athttp://slipstick.me/e8mio
Set objMsg = GetCurrentItem()
With objMsg
' due this week flag
.MarkAsTask olMarkNoDate
'.MarkAsTask olMarkComplete
' sets a specific due date
'.TaskDueDate = Date + #12:31:00 PM#
'.FlagRequest = "Nachverfolgung"

' makes sure due date is none
.TaskDueDate = #1/1/4501#

'Try this - I 'm not sure if both are needed. (Will test it next)
.ReminderTime = #1/1/4501#
.ReminderSet = False
.Save ' still RED !
' setting correct reminder
.ReminderSet = True
.ReminderTime = Now() + 2 / 1440

.Save
End With

Set objMsg = Nothing
End Sub

 

[witzker]

Hi
I found somethin fo flag contacts but I do not understand.
Flag a Contact For Follow-Up - VBOffice

mayby you can get somethin for the code we are working on?

There is a Library "IMContact" in OL ist this helpful?

 

[Diane Poremsky]

There is a Library "IMContact" in OL ist this helpful?

I have no idea what that is... oh - smart tags (based on the file path). I don't think its used anymore.

The code sample from VBOffice won't work in modern versions of Outlook - it uses CDO to set the flags. Modern versions don't use CDO.

 

[witzker]

OK THX
How to go on the contact is still red in the code above?
Hope for help

 

[Diane Poremsky]

try setting a due date in the future when you remove the reminder, then set it to none when you add the reminder.