J
Jerry
I have searched through reams of google hits and was ecstatic to
finally find a link that can help get rid of the new message envelope
icon from Outlook. The code can be found here ->
http://www.slipstick.com/dev/code/clearenvicon.htm#code
The good news is that this code works great when it is run as a macro
that I fire manually. The bad news is that I can't seem to get it to
work as part of an automated rule. I believe the issue has to do with
timing and was wondering if anyone has managed to get the slipstick
code to work as part of a rule. It seems that the new message
envelope icon doesn't get displayed until after all of the rules are
fired, meaning that the there is no icon to remove until AFTER the
rules have all completed.
Here is what I have seen:
I have set up all of the slipstick code as a script that can be fired
within my rules. I know that the script is being fired successfully
because I have placed a MsgBox command after the call to the slipstick
code and the MsgBox does appear. Unfortunately, the new mail envelope
icon doesn't appear until after the MsgBox has come and gone, i.e.
until the rules are complete. This make me think that the the script
can never do its intended job.
I have verified this behavior in this way:
- I start the test with the new message envelope icon already
displayed
- I send myself a new message that will trigger my rule with the
Slipstick code
- My rules start to fire and I see that the envelope icon (the one
already present at the start of the test) is removed
- My rules complete, but a new envelope icon appears, this being the
notification from the new message that was just received.
Has anyone managed to get this slipstick code to do its thing as part
of a rule? Any suggestions/ideas?
Thanks
finally find a link that can help get rid of the new message envelope
icon from Outlook. The code can be found here ->
http://www.slipstick.com/dev/code/clearenvicon.htm#code
The good news is that this code works great when it is run as a macro
that I fire manually. The bad news is that I can't seem to get it to
work as part of an automated rule. I believe the issue has to do with
timing and was wondering if anyone has managed to get the slipstick
code to work as part of a rule. It seems that the new message
envelope icon doesn't get displayed until after all of the rules are
fired, meaning that the there is no icon to remove until AFTER the
rules have all completed.
Here is what I have seen:
I have set up all of the slipstick code as a script that can be fired
within my rules. I know that the script is being fired successfully
because I have placed a MsgBox command after the call to the slipstick
code and the MsgBox does appear. Unfortunately, the new mail envelope
icon doesn't appear until after the MsgBox has come and gone, i.e.
until the rules are complete. This make me think that the the script
can never do its intended job.
I have verified this behavior in this way:
- I start the test with the new message envelope icon already
displayed
- I send myself a new message that will trigger my rule with the
Slipstick code
- My rules start to fire and I see that the envelope icon (the one
already present at the start of the test) is removed
- My rules complete, but a new envelope icon appears, this being the
notification from the new message that was just received.
Has anyone managed to get this slipstick code to do its thing as part
of a rule? Any suggestions/ideas?
Thanks