Question

Not able to delete Calendar entry

Asked by: farhankazi

I am trying to delete  cancel meeting invitation but it is not working. When I right click on calendar entry and select delete or press delete key from the keyboard nothing seems to be happen, no error or no event log.

I am using Outlook 2007 implemented from Exchange server under Windows XP

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2009-01-05 at 03:45:02ID24024946
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Calendar

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Outlook Groupware Software

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Answers

 

by: GWMerrellPosted on 2009-01-05 at 10:42:07ID: 23297891

Are you in cachemode?  If so, go into online mode.

 

by: farhankaziPosted on 2009-01-05 at 22:06:08ID: 23302156

Yes I am in cachemode. I did try in online mode but no luck.

 

by: GWMerrellPosted on 2009-01-06 at 08:36:38ID: 23306119

OK, while in normal mode - Hold shift down and try to delete the calendar entry.
If this doesn't work - go into your Outlook Web Access and then you shoudl be able to delete the entry from there as well.

If you can't delete it in either spots, I will suggest using MFCMAPI to do the trick, but this will require much effort. :)

 

by: farhankaziPosted on 2009-01-06 at 18:24:09ID: 23311546

Hi GWMerrell,

Thank you for your assistance, I am able to delete entry through webmail but I am just wondering why is that problem occurs and how can be I be sure that this problem is not going to happen again? If this problem occurs again, do I have to delete each it by using webmail or is there any other way of solving it?
Thanks heeps

 

by: GWMerrellPosted on 2009-01-07 at 08:10:51ID: 23316228

I have asked MS the same questions before and they always lean on the fact it can be a corrupt calendar entry. ::  shrugs ::
Maybe it is or just maybe they don't know.

Good way to reduce corruption in calendar entries is to ensure your don't ahve any third party addins within Outlook/ Office 2007. Long story short they don't play well together.

** YAY **  I am glad it is fixed for you!

 

by: farhankaziPosted on 2009-01-09 at 05:07:37ID: 23335068

I am able to delete entry using Webmail. I am assuming that I had this issue because my outlook configure on cache mode, it means the entry I am trying to delete from outlook also exist in MS Exchange and there is some kinda of synchronization which doesn't allowed me to delete it. When I use webmail it means I am directly connected to Exchange server and I delete it from there.

 

by: farhankaziPosted on 2009-01-09 at 05:08:46ID: 23335077

Thank you GWMerrell for helping me in this issue

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