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Sage Cowsert - 25 Feb 2004 21:36 GMT

I want to get all tasks names, remove the first two characters and display
this list alphabetically without changing the original data in a view
similar to the "Detailed List" in outlook. Then when this 'view' is closed
the task names would remain the same unaltered names in the outlook tasks
database.

So my questions are what language would be best to do this in? Would it
require a custom form? Any basic tips for me? I'm talking general here.

I appreciate it.

Sage

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Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] - 27 Feb 2004 21:15 GMT

You're in luck - no custom programming is required. You can do this by
creating a custom formula field in your Tasks folder and using this formula:

Right([Subject],Len([Subject])-2)

However, you can't sort this field... If this is super important, then you
would have to create a non-formula custom field, then write a routine to
loop through all the Tasks in that folder and save the values of the
Task.Subject property (stripping out the first two characters) and saving
them in your custom field. Once this is done, then you can sort on that
custom field.

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> I want to get all tasks names, remove the first two characters and display
> this list alphabetically without changing the original data in a view
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