Save my tasks data records from SQL Server to Outlook 2007 in VB.Net

Question

Please help me by providing the code (VB.Net) to save all my tasks that are saved in Sql Server into Outlook.

Thank you for you help

Answer 1

Try this add-on : www.geniusconnect.com

• Link your Task folder to your table (GeniusConnect Config->Database->Assign Table)

To load your tasks manually:

• Select your folder and hit "Load All" from Toolbar/Riboon in Outlook 2010

To Auto Load:

• Go to Synchronize Schedule in GeniusConnect Config
• Enable auto sync
• Set direction direction to "Load All"

Answer 2

You can use Interop : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa168022(v=office.11).aspx

Summary: Outlook provides a number of objects and methods for taking advantage of its built-in capabilities. This article illustrates some of those to include programmatically creating appointments, retrieving unread messages from the Inbox, and retrieving contacts. (11 printed pages)

Contents

• Introduction
  
• Create an Appointment
  
• Create a Meeting Request
  
• Retrieve Unread Messages from the Inbox
  
• Retrieve Contacts
  
• Conclusion