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This is my first foray into programming in MS Office. Can someone give me some pointers on how to start to create a macro that, when an appointment is added to one outlook personal calendar on Exchange, that appointment is then copied to a shared calendar?

Hi cescentman,

Here's an example I wrote for another question:

'Macro Begins Here
Private WithEvents objCalendarItems As Items

Private Sub Application_Startup()
Set objCalendarItems = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar).Items
End Sub

Private Sub objCalendarItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
Dim objAppointment As Outlook.AppointmentItem, _
objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
If Item.Sensitivity <> olPrivate Then
'Change the path to the shared calendar on the following line
Set objFolder = OpenMAPIFolder("\Container\Folder\EECalendar")
Set objAppointment = Item.Copy
objAppointment.Move objFolder
Set objAppointment = Nothing
Set objFolder = Nothing
End If
End Sub

Private Sub Application_Quit()
Set objCalendarItems = Nothing
End Sub

'Credit where credit is due.
'The code below is not mine (well, a little of it is). I found it somewhere on the
'internet but do not remember where or who the author is. The original author(s)
'deserves all the credit for these functions.
Function OpenMAPIFolder(ByVal szPath As String)
Dim app, ns, flr As MAPIFolder, szDir, i
On Error GoTo errOMF
Set flr = Nothing
Set app = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
If Left(szPath, Len("\")) = "\" Then
szPath = Mid(szPath, Len("\") + 1)
Else
Set flr = app.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder
End If
While szPath <> ""
i = InStr(szPath, "\")
If i Then
szDir = Left(szPath, i - 1)
szPath = Mid(szPath, i + Len("\"))
Else
szDir = szPath
szPath = ""
End If
If IsNothing(flr) Then
Set ns = app.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set flr = ns.Folders(szDir)
Else
Set flr = flr.Folders(szDir)
End If
Wend
Set OpenMAPIFolder = flr
On Error GoTo 0
Exit Function
errOMF:
Set OpenMAPIFolder = Nothing
On Error GoTo 0
End Function

Function IsNothing(Obj)
If TypeName(Obj) = "Nothing" Then
IsNothing = True
Else
IsNothing = False
End If
End Function
'Macro Ends Here

Cheers!

ASKER

I am sorry for the delay in responding to this life has been unexpectadly hectic and my focus has been dragged away form this task. Promise I won't forget!!

I understand. Take your time.

ASKER

stiil on hold but haven't forgotten - sorry.

No problem.

Any update, cescentman?

ASKER

Been away - have not yet had a chance tolook it over sorry to be such a pain

ASKER

OK this has spurred me into getting on with this. I am sorry it has taklen so long these last few months have been stpidly hectic.

OK I have tried to apply the code but macros and VBA are foreign countries to me and I am blowed if I can see how and where I can apply the code. I have tried pasting the code into the window that pops up when you hit create for a macro but nothing happens. Can you offer me a little mopre guidance on how to use the code?

Hi, cescentman.

Follow these instructions to use the code:

1. Start Outlook
2. Click Tools->Macro->Visual Basic Editor
3. If not already expanded, expand Microsoft Office Outlook Objects and click on ThisOutlookSession
4. Copy the code below and paste it into the right-hand pane of the VB Editor window
5. Edit the code making the changes per the comments I embeded in the code
6. Click the diskette icon on the toolbar to save the changes
7. Close the VB Editor
8. Click Tools->Macro->Security
9. Set the Security Level to Medium.
10. Close Outlook
11. Start Outlook
12. Outlook will display a dialog-box warning that ThisOutlookSession contains macros and asking if you want to allow them to run. Say yes.

ASKER

OK have done this, a couple things were different firstly when I opened the editor, the right hand pane defaulted to a module 1 and I had to double click on ThisOutlookSession and then paste the code below some seemingly empty sub entries. Hope this was OK.

When I reopened Outlook and enabled macros I got a compile error: "Invalid attribute in Sub or Function". The VB editor opened the line "Private WithEvents objCalendarItems As Items" was highlighted. I tried deleting this line saving and restarting. This did not create an error. However when I try to add events on to the calendar they don't get copied.

This brings me on to something else I am not clear about. the line I have to change "OpenMAPIFolder("\Container\Folder\EECalendar")". I have a personal mail box called "Mailbox - Charlie Markwick" in which I have a personal calendar. What I want to do is copy events that I enter here to the shared public calendar in public folders. so the question is should the path read "OpenMAPIFolder("\Public Folders\All Public Folders\Company Calendar")" in other words exactly as it appears in the folder view of Outlook?

Sorry if I am being thick on this, I am very grateful for your continued help.

> Hope this was OK.
Yes, that was ok.

> I tried deleting this line saving and restarting
That line has to be there for this to work. Try this modified version of it though.

Private WithEvents objCalendarItems As Outlook.Items

> exactly as it appears in the folder view of Outlook?
Yes.

> Sorry if I am being thick on this, I am very grateful for your continued help.
No, you're not being thick. You're welcome.

ASKER

well it's stepping forward I know get a run time error when I add an item to the celendar:-

Run-time error '-2147221233 )8004010f)':
Method 'Sensitivity' of object 'Appointment' failed

Assuming that you've typed the message exactly as it appears, then I'm stumped. There are no instances of an object named Appointment in my code.

ASKER

Mea Culpa this ought to have read:-
Run-time error '-2147221233 )8004010f)':
Method 'Sensitivity' of object 'AppointmentItem' failed

If I rem out just the lines:-
If Item.Sensitivity <> olPrivate Then
and
End If

Then another error pops up:-
Run-time error '-2147221233 )8004010f)':
Method 'Copy' of object 'AppointmentItem' failed

The other thing I have just noticed is that in both cases the appointment is copied to the public calendar. However the code is then disabled and it wil not run again until I restart Outlook.

What version of Outlook are you using?

ASKER

2003 (11.8010.6568) SP2

This is a bit of a long shot, but the only explanation I can see that explains the behavior you're encountering is if something other than an appointment is being added to the calendar. I've modified the code in the main subroutine to check what type of item is being added and ignore everything except appointments. Swap this code for the code you have and let me know what happens.

Private Sub objCalendarItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
Dim objAppointment As Outlook.AppointmentItem, _
objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
If Item.Class = olAppointment Then
If Item.Sensitivity <> olPrivate Then
'Change the path to the shared calendar on the following line
Set objFolder = OpenMAPIFolder("\Container\Folder\EECalendar")
Set objAppointment = Item.Copy
objAppointment.Move objFolder
Set objAppointment = Nothing
Set objFolder = Nothing
End If
End If
End Sub

ASKER

No I just get the same error:-

Run-time error '-2147221233 )8004010f)':
Method 'Sensitivity' of object 'AppointmentItem' failed

Debugger halts on If Item.Sensitivity <> olPrivate Then

Thanks for keeping with this.

Well, I'm a bit stumped. Appointment items in Outlook 2003 definitely have a Sensitivity property and olPrivate is a pre-defined constant that describes the sensitivity level. I cannot fathom how this can fail to work. I've also tested the code on two of my computers, both with Outlook 2003 and it works perfectly. So I know it works with 2003. How comfortable are you working in the VBA editor? What we're going to need to do to figure this out is set a breakpoint and step through the code line by line while we check the values of various things.

ASKER

OK I'm a pretty quick learner - do you want to take this opff forum, shall I e-mails you direct?

EE rules don't permit a direct email exchange. It'd prevent other experts from participating and there wouldn't be a record of what we did to solve this. Here's what I need you to do:

1. Open the VB editor.
2. Find the code in question and click anywhere in this line:

If Item.Class = olAppointment Then

3. Press F9. The line of code will turn red. We've just set a breakpoint. Code execution will stop whenever it hits this line giving us control and allowing us to look at the value of various things.
4. Minimize the code window.
5. Go to your calendar.
6. Create and save a test appointment.
7. On clicking Save the code window should reappear with the line we set the breakpoint on appearing in yellow.
8. Double-click on the word Item in either of the two IF statements. That should highlight Item.
9. Press Shift+F9. This will set a watch, allowing us to see the value of that variable. Watches appear in the lower right-hand pane. There are four columns in that pane. First order of business is to tell me what Type and Value are shown for Item.
10. Next, block Item.Sensitivity and press Shift+F9 again. This will add another watch. Tell me what the first three columns say about it.
11. Click Run->Reset to cancel the debugging session.

ASKER

Sorry I had no intention of breaching protocol.

Watch : - : Item : "test" : Object/AppointmentItem : ThisOutlookSession.objCalendarItems_ItemAdd
: : <No Variables> : : ThisOutlookSession.objCalendarItems_ItemAdd

Watch : : Item.Sensitivity : 0 : Variant/Long : ThisOutlookSession.objCalendarItems_ItemAdd

> Sorry I had no intention of breaching protocol.
No problem. A lot of folks aren't aware of the rules. I was just explaining why it's not allowed.

Ok, so Sensitivity is there and Item is an AppointmentItem. This is so very strange. Try changing this line

If Item.Sensitivity <> olPrivate Then

to

If Item.Sensitivity <> 2 Then

Try and run it again. No need to set a breakpoint or check values, just let it run and tell me what happens.

ASKER

Run-time error '-2147221233 )8004010f)':
Method 'Copy' of object 'AppointmentItem' failed

I'm afraid

The behavior here is very strange. First we get an error saying that Sensitivity isn't a valid property, and now it's apparently okay. Now we can't copy. Okay, let's go back to the debugging steps above. Run through steps 1-9. Then pick up with these steps.

10. Press F8. This will execute the line of code in yellow and then step forward one line.
11. Repeat step #10 four time. That should get us to the point where the line with the copy command has been executed. Make a note of the value of Item when that line of code is in yellow but before you've pressed F8 on it.

Let me know what happens. I'm curious to see if stepping through the code line by line makes any difference in the outcome. Let me know what happens and what the value of Item was immediately prior to executing that line of code. If Item has the expected value yet the line fails, then we'll have to explore the possibility that something is wrong with Outlook. If instead that line of code succeeds while stepping through in the debugger, then we either have something stranger going on. What kind of computer are you running this on? I'm not really interested in make and model, but processor type and speed.

ASKER

The PC is running Intel P4 3E Ghz with 1Gb RAM

Stepping through requires more than 4 steps to reach the line as when it reacvhes the line "Set objFolder = OpenMAPIFolder ..." it runs the functions OpenMAPIFolder and IsNothing

Just prior to running "Set objAppointment = Item.Copy" the values are the same bar the value of item which reflects the text I entered in the appointment.

The code works without an error when stepping through. but not otherwise.

Oops, sorry, I wasn't taking into account the fact that you have to go through OpenMAPIFolder. The fact that the process works when stepping through it in the debugger demonstrates that the code is working. The difference between stepping though the code in the debugger and normal execution is timing. When we step through the code it's running slower than it normally would. It's almost as if the computer is executing the instructions too fast for Outlook to keep up. Or like it's executing the instructions out of sequence. Does this comptuer have Hyperthreading and, if so, is it turned on? If yes, can we turn it off and test again?

ASKER

Turning off HyperThreading makes no difference, in fact it doesn't seem to make any difference to anything (does it really offer any advantage?)!!

Just out of interest (I'm mostly out of my depth here) I changed the line "If Item.Sensitivity <> 2 Then"to "If Item.Sensitivity <> 2 Then" to see if it worked just checking if Item.Sensitivity isn't nothing. It worked without the error but then stopped. From then on an additions to the one calendar fail to appear on the other. It seems as though from then it stops running as even putting in a breakpoint as you outlined failed to generate any action.

It seems as though once the script has run once, irrespective of whether it gives an error or not it will not run again. I can find no way to start it and have to close Outlook and start it up again.

ASKER

Just looked at what I wrote it should have read:-

"... I changed the line "If Item.Sensitivity <> 2 Then"to "If Item.Sensitivity Then" to see if it worked ..."

Have we come to a dead end?

I'm at a loss to explain what's going on and cannot think of a suitable way to get around it. The point of testing Item.Sensitivity is to avoid copying items that've been marked as private. We can leave the test out and the resulting code should copy everything added to the calendar. That's one way around this, but it doesn't seem appropriate. As mentioned above, the problem seems like a timing issue, almost as if the code is executing too fast or out of sequence. We know the code works if executed through the debugger and we know it doesn't when it runs by itself. We know the Sensitivity property is there and has a value. For the code to then generate the error it's giving the If ... Then would have to be firing before the property is available or under some condition where it cannot be seen or read. That seems impossible but I don't see any other explanation. We can run some additional tests in the hopes of pinpointing what's going on. Are you up for that?

ASKER

Absolutely I am very grateful for the time and effort you are putting into this. I only wish I could increase the points above 500. We could at some point organise a remote session using Webex if that would help, I have an account.

> organise a remote session using Webex if that would help
Yes, that would help. It always helps to be able to "see" what's going on. I might notice things that you wouldn't and it would speed the process up a lot. Unfortunately it's against the rules. I appreciate the thought on points, but I do this for other reasons than just points. Besides which it's now turned into a mystery I want to see solved. I'll post some troubleshooting code as quick as I can, but before the day is out. All it'll do is attempt to record information about the state of Outlook during this process to a text file. You'll then post the results of the text file here and I'll see if I can figure out what's going on.

Replace objCalendarItems_ItemAdd with the one below. Leave the rest of the code as is. Close and re-start Outlook. This code is going to write a log file the will contain all the details of every item added to the calendar. After re-starting Outlook add a couple of test appointments and let's see what happens. If it generates an error, then please note down the error and what line of code triggered it. If it does not cause any errors. Then copy and paste the contents of the file here so I can see the output. The file will be in the root of C: and will be called "Calendar History.txt".

Private Sub objCalendarItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
Dim objFSO As Object, _
objFile As Object, _
olkProp As Outlook.ItemProperty
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("C:\Calendar History.txt", 8, True)
With Item
objFile.WriteLine "New Item"
For Each olkProp In .ItemProperties
If olkProp.Type <> olOutlookInternal Then
objFile.WriteLine " " & olkProp.Name & ": " & olkProp.Value
End If
Next
End With
objFile.Close
Set objFile = Nothing
Set objFSO = Nothing
Set olkProp = Nothing
End Sub

ASKER

New Item
Class: 26
BillingInformation:
Body:
Categories:
Companies:
ConversationIndex: 01C6942AA52C67806CA4A8984C7C927B849A6F95B3BF
ConversationTopic: test5
CreationTime: 20/06/2006 06:30:30
EntryID: 0000000027CF51E2CBBC324D94512AB680EF04B80700CB70B5CCE4319D4ABEA54BB12D3117CF00000000004C0000CB70B5CCE4319D4ABEA54BB12D3117CF000000001B7A0000
Importance: 1
LastModificationTime: 20/06/2006 06:30:30
MessageClass: IPM.Appointment.My WebEx Integration
Mileage:
NoAging: False
OutlookInternalVersion: 118010
OutlookVersion: 11.0
Saved: True
Sensitivity: 0
Size: 508
Subject: test5
UnRead: False
AllDayEvent: False
BusyStatus: 2
Duration: 30
IsOnlineMeeting: False
IsRecurring: False
Location:
MeetingStatus: 0
NetMeetingAutoStart: False
NetMeetingOrganizerAlias:
NetMeetingServer:
NetMeetingType: 0
OptionalAttendees:
Organizer: cescentman
RecurrenceState: 0
ReminderMinutesBeforeStart: 15
ReminderOverrideDefault: False
ReminderPlaySound: False
ReminderSet: True
ReminderSoundFile:
RequiredAttendees:
Resources:
ResponseRequested: True
ResponseStatus: 0
NetMeetingDocPathName:
NetShowURL:
ConferenceServerAllowExternal: True
ConferenceServerPassword:
DownloadState: 1
InternetCodepage: 28591
MarkForDownload: 0
IsConflict: False
MeetingWorkspaceURL:
AutoResolvedWinner: False
AttendeeInfo:
MeetingInfo:
MeetingType:
Reserved1:
Reserved2:
TrackingCode:
New Item
Class: 26
BillingInformation:
Body:
Categories:
Companies:
ConversationIndex: 01C6942AC24541AD050312544F0F94024F470FA6E0C7
ConversationTopic: Test6
CreationTime: 20/06/2006 06:30:37
EntryID: 0000000027CF51E2CBBC324D94512AB680EF04B80700CB70B5CCE4319D4ABEA54BB12D3117CF00000000004C0000CB70B5CCE4319D4ABEA54BB12D3117CF000000001B7B0000
Importance: 2
LastModificationTime: 20/06/2006 06:31:19
MessageClass: IPM.Appointment.My WebEx Integration
Mileage:
NoAging: False
OutlookInternalVersion: 118010
OutlookVersion: 11.0
Saved: True
Sensitivity: 0
Size: 24693
Subject: Test6
UnRead: False
AllDayEvent: False
BusyStatus: 2
Duration: 4350
IsOnlineMeeting: False
IsRecurring: False
Location:
MeetingStatus: 0
NetMeetingAutoStart: False
NetMeetingOrganizerAlias:
NetMeetingServer:
NetMeetingType: 0
OptionalAttendees:
Organizer: cescentman
RecurrenceState: 0
ReminderMinutesBeforeStart: 15
ReminderOverrideDefault: False
ReminderPlaySound: False
ReminderSet: True
ReminderSoundFile:
RequiredAttendees:
Resources:
ResponseRequested: True
ResponseStatus: 0
NetMeetingDocPathName:
NetShowURL:
ConferenceServerAllowExternal: True
ConferenceServerPassword:
DownloadState: 1
InternetCodepage: 28591
MarkForDownload: 0
IsConflict: False
MeetingWorkspaceURL:
AutoResolvedWinner: False
AttendeeInfo:
MeetingInfo:
MeetingType:
Reserved1:
Reserved2:
TrackingCode:
New Item
Class: 26
BillingInformation:
Body:
Categories:
Companies:
ConversationIndex: 01C6942ACD4AF8D4905A5E3B44ECBB21A62A0928D2CA
ConversationTopic: test7
CreationTime: 20/06/2006 06:31:25
EntryID: 0000000027CF51E2CBBC324D94512AB680EF04B80700CB70B5CCE4319D4ABEA54BB12D3117CF00000000004C0000CB70B5CCE4319D4ABEA54BB12D3117CF000000001B7C0000
Importance: 1
LastModificationTime: 20/06/2006 06:31:38
MessageClass: IPM.Appointment.My WebEx Integration
Mileage:
NoAging: False
OutlookInternalVersion: 118010
OutlookVersion: 11.0
Saved: True
Sensitivity: 2
Size: 24693
Subject: test7
UnRead: False
AllDayEvent: False
BusyStatus: 2
Duration: 30
IsOnlineMeeting: False
IsRecurring: False
Location:
MeetingStatus: 0
NetMeetingAutoStart: False
NetMeetingOrganizerAlias:
NetMeetingServer:
NetMeetingType: 0
OptionalAttendees:
Organizer: cescentman
RecurrenceState: 0
ReminderMinutesBeforeStart: 15
ReminderOverrideDefault: False
ReminderPlaySound: False
ReminderSet: True
ReminderSoundFile:
RequiredAttendees:
Resources:
ResponseRequested: True
ResponseStatus: 0
NetMeetingDocPathName:
NetShowURL:
ConferenceServerAllowExternal: True
ConferenceServerPassword:
DownloadState: 1
InternetCodepage: 28591
MarkForDownload: 0
IsConflict: False
MeetingWorkspaceURL:
AutoResolvedWinner: False
AttendeeInfo:
MeetingInfo:
MeetingType:
Reserved1:
Reserved2:
TrackingCode:

The only thing that jumps out at me is that you appear to be using a modified Outlook form. Is that correct?

ASKER

Is that the IPM.Appointment.My WebEx Integration? If so I have Webex and also Skype integration on Outlook. Sorry if I should have told you about this before, it never occurred to me.

ASKER

I shall be away for the next week

Ok. Sorry I hadn't responded. I mistakenly filed this question under "waiting on someone else".

Yes, that's the "IPM.Appointment.My WebEx ". What that tells me is that this is a customized version of the standard Appointment form. Since it isn't a standard Appointment item it may not behave the same as an Appointment would. The simplest solution to our problem is to remove the test for a private item and copy everything. The code below does that. The down side to doing this is that it will copy everything on your calendar including items you might not want to share.

Private Sub objCalendarItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
Dim objAppointment As Outlook.AppointmentItem, _
objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
'Change the path to the shared calendar on the following line
Set objFolder = OpenMAPIFolder("\Container\Folder\EECalendar")
Set objAppointment = Item.Copy
objAppointment.Move objFolder
Set objAppointment = Nothing
Set objFolder = Nothing
End Sub

ASKER

OK will try this - am away at the moment but will check it out when I gat back.

ASKER

Hmm not good news I'm afraid, it fails on the line:-

Set objAppointment = Item.Copy

With our old friend:-

"Run-time error '-2147221233 )8004010f)':
Method 'Copy' of object 'AppointmentItem' failed"

ASKER

Are we at the end of the road with this?

Not unless you want to call it quits. Sorry to be slow, I've been busy with other things. I expect the continuing error message is a result of the WebEx form. Short of removing the WebEx integration altogether I'm not sure how to get around this.

ASKER

I have no trouble with your response time - my anxiety was that you were fed up with it. I am keen to resolve it and am happy to work to your own schedules. I am happy to remove the webex integration. If then that proves to be the problem there is no reason why I can't refer it to their technical support once we have a clear description of what the problem is.

ASKER

I have unuinstalled the webex integration and stil get the error. I also have the follwoing installed:-

Skype integration
spambayes
Google desktop search

Can any of these be the problem?

I suppose they could be, but I had a thought about this today while I was driving to work. Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. Edit the procedure named objCalendarItems_ItemAdd and change this line

Dim objAppointment As Outlook.AppointmentItem, _

to

Dim objAppointment As Object, _

Give it another try and let me know what happens.

ASKER

Sorry, Nope still keels over but like before it does copy the item.

Ok, purely as a test can you create a test calendar, put a couple of appointments on it, and try the code against it? To point at a different calendar, simply change the folder path on this line:

Set objFolder = OpenMAPIFolder("\Container\Folder\EECalendar")

ASKER

Sorry but been frantically getting ready t go away for a fortnight. Is it Ok if I pick up on it when I get back (unless of course I get bored on holiday and sneak away and find a WiFi Hotshot)?

That's fine. Enjoy your holiday!

ASKER

Hi I'm back and rested. The whole PC that I am using is beginning to creak. So I thought that I would have to bite the bullet in a few weeks time and reinstall. I will try this code with a new install of outlook and see if it still has this problem and work from there. I want you to have the points but it would be good to add the outcome of the new install. How do you want to play this. I can sign it off now and allocate the points to you and let you know off list the outcome. Or we can try and keep the thread open until the rebuild is done?

Let's keep the thread open until we have this worked out. There's no rush to close the question. We just need to put something in at lest once every 21 days to keep it from becoming an abandoned question.

ASKER

OK won't forget

ASKER

Just for completeness sake I did the last test. No go got:-

Run-time error '-2147221233 )8004010f)':
Method 'Sensitivity' of object 'Appointment' failed

As before the item does get copied. Don't worry about responding I'll gat eback to you.

Any news here?

ASKER

Not as yet - it is waiting on me to get a new machine running. We will complete the thread.

News?

ASKER

Installin the new machine next week

Any news?

ASKER

Bad news I'm afraid. Loaded Outlook, no snapins, absolutely virgin install all updates. and still using your original code I get the message:-

Run-time error '-2147221233 (8004010f)':
Method 'Sensitivity' of object 'Appointment' failed

Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeam

ASKER

I have been checking out the rules:-

"The same applies to the use of Remote Access to resolve a problem. We recognise that sometimes, the only solution is a hands-on tinkering with a configuration, but this should be considered a last resort, and only with the full permission of the other participants in the question, and only with the full and complete disclosure of the methods used to resolve the problem. Any points awarded without the posting of both of these criteria will be removed from both the Asker's and the Expert's totals."

If you are willing to help in this way then I could make a commitment to write up the "full and complete disclosure of the methods used to resolve the problem" here? Looking over the thread it seems that there is only you, Yoana Yotova and myself in the thread. I can offer RDP and also Webex for remote access.

I will understand if you prefer not.

ASKER

Hi BlueDevilFan do you want to close this off?

Sorry, cescentman, I lost track of this question. I thought I'd replied to your suggestion, but obviously I was mistaken. I don't mind RDPing in and having a look, but how could we arrange that? Would we need to be on the phone, or would we set up a time, or ...?

ASKER

OK shall I e-mail you on the contact e-mail on your profile to start the setting up our arrangement?

Please do.

ASKER

ee-BlueDevilFan at earthlink.net rendered as a conventional e-mail address bounced do you want to try me:

eex the domain southcot TLD

Ok, I've sent you a message.

I just got a non-delivery report back saying that delivery failed due to an "Unrouteable address".

ASKER

OK - looking at the bounce I got form yours it seems that earthlink is beefing about the fact that I'm stuck behind DHCP. I'll try using my googlemail account.

Ok

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ASKER

That works fine. I am very very grateful for the time you have put into this. Just a small point for anyone visiting this in the future, the code above uses the prefix olk as opposed to obj for objects, for the sake of consistency in my installation I changed it back.

ASKER

Do we need to catalogue anything else? If not then I will close off and allocate you 1,000,000 points!!!

> That works fine.
Excellent.

> I am very very grateful for the time you have put into this
No problem. I'm just sorry that it took me so long to see what was happening and get it solved.

> Do we need to catalogue anything else?
I think we're good.

ASKER

Brilliant, thanks once again