How to open existing calendar event from .NET application?

[robinbittner]

Hi,
I am developping a .NET windows forms application which cooperates
with Outlook 2003/2007. I know how to create an empty calendar event:
I create *.ics file and open it.
Now, I want to display existing calendar event in Outlook - how can I
do it from the .NET application?
I know the "uid", because I defined it in the *.ics file previously.
Please, give me any tip,
Robin

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am developping a .NET windows forms application which cooperates
with Outlook 2003/2007. I know how to create an empty calendar event:
I create *.ics file and open it.
Now, I want to display existing calendar event in Outlook - how can I
do it from the .NET application?
I know the "uid", because I defined it in the *.ics file previously.

microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms may be a better place to ask this
programming question.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Get a copy of Outlook Spy or MFCMAPI.exe so you can research whether Outlook
is actually storing the UID anywhere from your .ics file in a hidden MAPI
property. If it is, you can search for it using the DASL syntax with Restrict
method and the @SQL= prefix; http://www.outlookcode.com/news.aspx?id=30.
Whether that will actually work for that particular property is something
you'll have to test. If not, you can always fall back to using Outlook
Redemption.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko]

Keep in mind that Outlook 2007 exposes that id as teh
AppointmentItem.GlobalAppointmentID property.
In teh previous version of Outlook, you can access it using Extended MAPI,
CDO 1.21 or Redemption:
http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/id/{6ED8DA90-450B-101B-98DA-00AA003F1305}/00030102

--
Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool
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[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

So GlobalAppointmentID picks up the UID from an iCalendar meeting request or
..ics attachment? That I didn't know. Thanks, Dmitry.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Keep in mind that Outlook 2007 exposes that id as teh
AppointmentItem.GlobalAppointmentID property.
In teh previous version of Outlook, you can access it using Extended MAPI,
CDO 1.21 or Redemption:
http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/id/{6ED8DA90-450B-101B-98DA-00AA003F1305}/00030102

 

[robinbittner]

Thanks to all,
Roman