>>>I have task information in a VFP database. A scheduled process runing on the server send "reminders" and similar notices via email to people who have tasks due. As an option, I would like to create from VFP a little task attachment file that lets the person add the task info to their personal Outlook task list.
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>>>I have certainly received these types of attachments before (OFT extension, I think), but I cannot find any reference material that defines the format for the files, so that I could create one using LLFF or Textmerge from VFP. NOTE: I am not interested in automating (or even installing) Outlook on the server--I just want to manufacture files from VFP that can be sent as attachments. My database has the expected information (responsible person, due date, etc).
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>>Hi Randy,
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>>See if Message #624193 answers your question.
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>Sergey,
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>Well I read the spec and tried some real simple examples. This isn;t working for me in Outlook. The example I tried was a VTODO item and Outllok raised the error "Cannot import vCalendar file." without providing any hints. I stripped out all non-essential elements but it did not seem to matter. Then I found this statement, "And Outlook does not support the VTODO and VJOURNAL types of iCalendar items, only VEVENT." at this site:
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>http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/share.htm
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>So I tried editing my VCS file to change the VTODO item to a VEVENT item, but I still got the same error. FWIW, here is an example of something that did not work:
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>BEGIN:VCALENDAR
>VERSION:1.0
>BEGIN:VEVENT
>DCREATED:20020310T113000
>LAST-MODIFIED:20020310T113000
>STATUS:TENTATIVE
>DUE:20020313T193000
>SUMMARY:Dinner at 8
>DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Dinner today!
>END:VEVENT
>END:VCALENDAR
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>I also tried exporting a task from Outlook 2000 to see what it might look like, but there was no option to create a vCalendar file, only message files (MSG), which looks to be a binary, possibly proprietary, format.
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>Any ideas?
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>-- Randy

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