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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Retrieve Free/Busy Time From Microsoft Outlook?

June 14, 2008 Jun 14, 2008 06/14/08

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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that retrieves free/busy time from Outlook?-- JH(image) (image) (image) Hey, JH. As we noted yesterday, the Scripting Guys are back from a whirlwind trip to Orlando, where we flew into town, delivered a pair of instructor-led labs (Windows PowerShell for VBScripters) and then – wanting...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Save My Outlook Contacts as .MSG Files?

June 6, 2008 Jun 6, 2008 06/6/08

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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to export all my contacts as .MSG files. Is that possible?-- FG(image) (image) (image) Hey, FG. You know, the other day the Scripting Guy who writes this column was watching his … beloved … Seattle Mariners play the Angels. (The Scripting Guy who writes this column enjoys watching the Mariners, ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Move Emails From One Outlook Folder to Another?

May 14, 2008 May 14, 2008 05/14/08

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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! You’ve had several articles that show how it’s possible to find specific email messages in Outlook; for example, you’ve shown us how to find all the emails sent by a particular person. What I was wondering is this: after you find these emails, is it possible to have the script move the messages to a ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Schedule a Meeting Each Monday Through Friday For Two Weeks?

April 23, 2008 Apr 23, 2008 04/23/08

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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I schedule a meeting to occur every day, Monday through Friday, for two weeks?-- GB(image) (image) (image) Hey, GB. As it turns out, the Scripting Guy who writes this column has not moved to some place where it doesn’t snow in April. That’s not because the Seattle area didn’t get the predicted snow...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Sort Items Retrieved From a Microsoft Outlook Folder?

April 3, 2008 Apr 3, 2008 04/3/08

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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to write a script that does something with all the email messages in my Outlook Inbox. However, I need to sort those messages by the date they were received, and I can’t figure out how to do that. Can you help?-- SL(image) (image) (image) Hey, SL. You know, no doubt a lot of you who read this ...