Get Tasks in Outlook 2007 with VB.NET

January 6, 2008

You can retrieve the list of tasks in your Outlook 2007 using the following code

Dim ns As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim tasks As Outlook.Items
ns = Application.GetNamespace(”MAPI”)
tasks = ns.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderTasks).Items
Dim task As Object
For Each task In tasks
‘ iterate through the tasks here
Next

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captain 3 months ago 1 point
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For Each task In tasks
‘ iterate through the tasks here
Next

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ARGH!

How do I actually get to the tasks then?
how do I acess the subject, for example?

Anytime I try using an object like
dim task as outlook.taskitem I get a NULL reference exception.
If I use
dim task as new outlook.taskitem() I get a "can not be used in this context, as outlook.classitem is FRIEND"

help, please?

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Emad Ibrahim 3 months ago 1 point
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Outlook.OlTaskStatus.olTaskComplete _
).ToList

You can take a look at my open source project that syncs RTM with Outlook you might find what you are looking for in the source code. There is more info at http://www.emadibrahim.com/2008/04/14/synchroni...

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Emad Ibrahim 3 months ago 1 point
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One more thing... if you want to create a new task, you do it like this:

Dim MyApp As Outlook.Application = New Outlook.Application()

Dim outlookTask As Outlook.TaskItem = MyApp.Application.CreateItem(Outlook.OlItemType.olTaskItem)

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captain 3 months ago 1 point
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Thank you very much.

No, I do not want to create a new task, I would like to grab the info for a better printout formatting.

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Emad Ibrahim 3 months ago 1 point
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@captain: The code in my first comment doesn't create a task it retrieves all the tasks... Here it is again:

Dim ns As Outlook.NameSpace
ns = MyApp.Application.GetNamespace(”MAPI”)
outlookTasksAll = ns.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderTasks).Items

Again, you can download the source code from the link in my first comment and take a look at it.

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captain 3 months ago 1 point
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Thanks a bunch.

Yes, I have seen that your code did not create a task, I was commenting on your comment:

"One more thing… if you want to create a new task, you do it like this:

Dim MyApp As Outlook.Application = New Outlook.Application()

Dim outlookTask As Outlook.TaskItem = MyApp.Application.CreateItem(Outlook.OlItemType.olTaskItem)"

You have helped me a lot, thank you again!

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