Reminders Folders

[Durga Prasad]

Hi,

we have implemented the MAPI storage provider for our
messaging system which is working fine with Outlook 2000
and XP.

While dubuging the code, it was found that immeadiatly
after the logon to message store, while listing the
folders like calender, tasks etc., Outlook/MAPI is trying
to create a folder by name "Reminders" of type
"FOLDER_SEARCH" under the root folder. Currently out code
is returning MAPI_E_NO_SUPPORT for this CreateFolder call.
What is this Reminders folder that outlook is trying to
create and why is it of type FOLDER_SEARCH?

thanks for your help.

regards,

durga.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

That is the folder used to handle reminders. Without it you get no
reminders. A MAPI search folder uses restrictions to search a set of
folders in an InformationStore for items that match the restrictions
for the search folder. In the case of Reminders the restrictions are
that a reminder is set on the item and the reminder field exists in
the item.

Use OutlookSpy to look at the search folder conditions for a Reminders
folder to get a picture of what's going on here. OutlookSpy -
www.dimastr.com

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Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Lead Author, Professional Outlook 2000 Programming, Wrox Press
Lead Author, Beginning VB 6 Application Development, Wrox Press
Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/attachmentoptions.htm
Extended Reminders
http://www.slovaktech.com/extendedreminders.htm