Autoflag incoming mails to be followed up in exactly two hours

[Linda Read]

Hi Folks,

Is there any way to autoflag incoming mails with specific subject title to
be followed up in two hours from time of delivery.

I know I can manually flag them on arrival but this will still not
automatically tell me to follow up in exactly two hours from the time I
receive the mail.

Or maybe my use of flag is incorrect, is there any way to setup auto alert,
notification, reminder etc to countdown two hours and let me know to react to
mail???

 

[Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]]

There's no way to do this with the Rules wizard, but you can have a rule run
a script. Do you know how to program with VBA?

 

[Linda Read]

Hi Eric,

Thank you for the quick response.

yes, I can .... but... I do not know the Outlook API.

Could you perhaps please give me some assistance?

Thank you
Linda

 

[Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]]

No problem. Here's some great articles that can get you started:

Beyond the Rules Wizard:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa155733(office.10).aspx

How to create a custom rule using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in
Outlook 2002:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;292063

The above is relevant for 2003 and 2007 as well. Let me know if you have
any further questions. Another great resource is http://www.outlookcode.com.

--
Eric Legault - Outlook MVP, MCDBA, MCTS (SharePoint programming, etc.)
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