Outlook 2003: Flag for Follow Up Completed On Date Woes

[John Ritterbush]

I'm trying to find a way to search my Outlook 2003 Inbox for all items
flagged complete AND with a completed on date in the last 7 days. Within each
individual message that is flagged complete is the gray bar at the top which
says "Follow-up [linebreak]Completed on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:15PM."
(or whatever the date and time was that I completed it). However if I add the
"Date Completed" field to my Inbox overall overall the date completed is
listed as "None." in most cases, but there are a few that have an actual date
in them. What am I doing wrong? I'm not sure how to explain this in more
detail, but I'll start with this. Please ask for more info and I'll gladly
supply. I want to be able to create a search folder that tells my all my
completed tasks over the past week. I can then use that to track my project
lists for my supervisor.

 

[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

I think you'll need to use the modified field in 2003. If you can use 2007,
you'll have the flag completed date field, which works as expected.



** Please include your Outlook version, Account type, and Windows Version
when requesting assistance **

 

[John Ritterbush]

Curses! That is what I thought you might say. I have been using the
"modified" field, unfortunately I was trying to restructure my folders and
moved all of the completed items into a new folder...thereby making them
"modified." So now when I search by modified date in the last 7 days...I get
all 400 completed items from the last several months. Of course next week
it'll be fine again...just thought there would be something better out there.

Thanks for the help, Diane. Even if it was bad news

I think you'll need to use the modified field in 2003. If you can use 2007,
you'll have the flag completed date field, which works as expected.



** Please include your Outlook version, Account type, and Windows Version
when requesting assistance **

I'm trying to find a way to search my Outlook 2003 Inbox for all items
flagged complete AND with a completed on date in the last 7 days. Within
each
individual message that is flagged complete is the gray bar at the top
which
says "Follow-up [linebreak]Completed on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:15PM."
(or whatever the date and time was that I completed it). However if I add
the
"Date Completed" field to my Inbox overall overall the date completed is
listed as "None." in most cases, but there are a few that have an actual
date
in them. What am I doing wrong? I'm not sure how to explain this in more
detail, but I'll start with this. Please ask for more info and I'll gladly
supply. I want to be able to create a search folder that tells my all my
completed tasks over the past week. I can then use that to track my
project
lists for my supervisor.

 

[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

I couldn't find any fields that showed the completed date in outlook 2003
unfortunately. The Date completed date didn't work for me when I tested it.



** Please include your Outlook version, Account type, and Windows Version
when requesting assistance **

Curses! That is what I thought you might say. I have been using the
"modified" field, unfortunately I was trying to restructure my folders and
moved all of the completed items into a new folder...thereby making them
"modified." So now when I search by modified date in the last 7 days...I
get
all 400 completed items from the last several months. Of course next week
it'll be fine again...just thought there would be something better out
there.

Thanks for the help, Diane. Even if it was bad news

I think you'll need to use the modified field in 2003. If you can use
2007,
you'll have the flag completed date field, which works as expected.



** Please include your Outlook version, Account type, and Windows Version
when requesting assistance **

I'm trying to find a way to search my Outlook 2003 Inbox for all items
flagged complete AND with a completed on date in the last 7 days.
Within
each
individual message that is flagged complete is the gray bar at the top
which
says "Follow-up [linebreak]Completed on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
4:15PM."
(or whatever the date and time was that I completed it). However if I
add
the
"Date Completed" field to my Inbox overall overall the date completed
is
listed as "None." in most cases, but there are a few that have an
actual
date
in them. What am I doing wrong? I'm not sure how to explain this in
more
detail, but I'll start with this. Please ask for more info and I'll
gladly
supply. I want to be able to create a search folder that tells my all
my
completed tasks over the past week. I can then use that to track my
project
lists for my supervisor.