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Re: Add to calendar when button is clicked

Hilary Stoupa — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:05:40 GMT

From your original template in your first post, the XPath to the Name field is: /my:myFields/my:Name. It looks like you have your date field XPaths correct, but you may want to rename those fields eventually. Field4 isn't very descriptive and may cause you annoyances later on.

So, to get the value of your name field:

name1 = MainDataSource.CreateNavigator().SelectSingleNode("/my:myFields/my:Name", NamespaceManager).Value

For your dates, I think you'll need to declare those as strings, get the values from the fields, then parse those values to a datetime data type, at which point you should be able to get the difference for the duration.

Re: Add to calendar when button is clicked

sanvir — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:33:23 GMT

Ok i have got the form to add the Test event to the calendar!

i am having trouble with "itmSubject" > i would like it to select the name that is put into the text box (/my:myfields/my:name) ( im not sure if this is the proper source)

i would like to do the same with the dates. this is what i currently have:

            Dim objOutlook As Object
            Dim itmappt As Object
            Dim name1 As String
            Dim date1 As Date
            Dim date2 As Date

            name1 = ("/my:myfields/my:name")
            date1 = ("/my:myFields/my:field4")
            date2 = ("/my:myFields/my:field5")

            objOutlook = Microsoft.VisualBasic.CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
            itmAppt = objOutlook.CreateItem(1)

            itmappt.Subject = "Leave for " + name1
            itmappt.Start = "28/06/2010"
            'itmappt.Duration =
            itmappt.end = "30/06/2010"
            itmAppt.AllDayEvent = False
            itmAppt.ReminderSet = True
            itmAppt.ReminderMinutesBeforeStart = 5
            itmAppt.Save()
        End Sub

btw, i am using visual basic

Add to calendar when button is clicked

sanvir — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:33:46 GMT

Hi,

I have created a leave form for a client. I would like to know how to add an event to the managers calendar if the form is approved and the "add to calendar button is clicked.
I am struggling with the visual basic coding. This is what i currently have in the button just to test the form:

Public Sub ADDtoCAL_Clicked(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ClickedEventArgs)
            Dim objOutlook As Object
            Dim itmAppt As Object

            objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application", "Technical")

            itmAppt = objOutlook.CreateItem(1)

            itmAppt.Subject = "Test"
            itmAppt.Start = "06/06/2010 4:15pm"
            itmAppt.Duration = 60
            itmAppt.AllDayEvent = False
            itmAppt.ReminderSet = True
            itmAppt.ReminderMinutesBeforeStart = 5
            itmAppt.Save()
        End Sub

when i click on the button, it does not do anything.
any help will be appreciated!

Thank you.