SyncEvents
Description
SyncEvents programmatically saves Outlook events (appointments and meetings) to a disk file for display on another computer. SyncEvents handles recurring and
non-recurring events.
SyncEvents Screen Shot
Command-Line Arguments
SyncEvents requires command-line arguments to control its behavior:
| Command-Line |
Description |
Example |
| SyncEvents.exe /Office {file path} |
Save Outlook appointments and meetings to the specified file path every 15 minutes. |
"C:\Program Files\SyncEvents\SyncEvents.exe" /Office f:\schedule.dat |
| SyncEvents.exe /Home {file path} |
Load appointments and meetings from the specified file path. |
"C:\Program Files\SyncEvents\SyncEvents.exe" /Home f:\schedule.dat |
The C# concepts illustrated by this source code include:
- Accessing Microsoft Office via COM Interop
- Determining if a recurring appointment or meeting occurrs on a given day
LoadEvents Source Code
private void LoadEvents()
{
Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;
// Access Outlook via COM interop.
Outlook.Application olApp = new Outlook.ApplicationClass();
// Get folder that contains appointments and meetings.
Outlook.MAPIFolder olFolder;
Outlook.AppointmentItem olAppoint;
olFolder = olApp.GetNamespace("MAPI").GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderCalendar);
olAppoint = (Outlook.AppointmentItem) olFolder.Items.GetFirst();
scheduleHashtable.Clear();
// Save events that occur in the specified window.
const int daysBeforeToday = 7;
const int daysAfterToday = 31;
DateTime firstDay = DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(-daysBeforeToday);
DateTime lastDay = DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays( daysAfterToday);
// For each event...
for (int i = 1; i <= olFolder.Items.Count; i++)
{
olAppoint = (Outlook.AppointmentItem) olFolder.Items.Item(i);
if (!olAppoint.IsRecurring && olAppoint.Start >= DateTime.Now.Date)
{
// Add non-recurring event that happens today.
AddAppointmentItem(olAppoint);
}
else if (olAppoint.IsRecurring)
{
// Iterate through the date window and
// add this recurring appointment to any date in that range
// on which it recurrs.
Outlook.RecurrencePattern recurrencePattern = olAppoint.GetRecurrencePattern();
for (DateTime currentDate = firstDay; currentDate <= lastDay; currentDate = currentDate.AddDays(1))
{
DateTime dt = new DateTime(currentDate.Year, currentDate.Month, currentDate.Day, olAppoint.Start.Hour, olAppoint.Start.Minute, 0);
Outlook.AppointmentItem recurrence = null;
try
{
recurrence = recurrencePattern.GetOccurrence(dt);
}
catch (System.Exception)
{
recurrence = null;
}
if (recurrence != null)
{
AddAppointmentItem(recurrence);
}
}
}
}
Cursor.Current = Cursors.Arrow;
}
Requirements
This source code was developed with Microsoft Visual C# .net.
Source Code