I want run a specific code in outlook(VBA) every half an hour.
Also the outlook user should not get disturbed when the code runs. It should run in back-end only.
There is an event called Application_Reminder
. It runs when a at each occurrence of reminder in outlook. But this still involves user interaction. I want a complete back end procedure.
Outlook doesn't have a timer function but you can use Appointment or Task Reminders to trigger macros. Set up an Application_Reminder macro that will do something when a reminder fires. To limit it to running when specific reminders fire, use an If statement to look for words in the subject or a specific category.
If you are using VBA to create macros, there are two ways you can automate Outlook. You can implement a macro that creates a new instance of the Outlook Application object. The CreateNewDefaultOutlookTask() method above shows how to call New Outlook. Application to create a new Application object instance.
Well-known Member. Go into the VBEditor, click inside the code and press F8. Each time you press F8 is steps through the code one line.
http://www.outlookcode.com/threads.aspx?forumid=2&messageid=7964
Place the following code in the ThisOutlookSession module (Tools->Macros->VB Editor):
Private Sub Application_Quit()
If TimerID <> 0 Then Call DeactivateTimer 'Turn off timer upon quitting **VERY IMPORTANT**
End Sub
Private Sub Application_Startup()
MsgBox "Activating the Timer."
Call ActivateTimer(1) 'Set timer to go off every 1 minute
End Sub
Place the following code in an new VBA module
Declare Function SetTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long, ByVal uElapse As Long, ByVal lpTimerfunc As Long) As Long
Declare Function KillTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long) As Long
Public TimerID As Long 'Need a timer ID to eventually turn off the timer. If the timer ID <> 0 then the timer is running
Public Sub ActivateTimer(ByVal nMinutes As Long)
nMinutes = nMinutes * 1000 * 60 'The SetTimer call accepts milliseconds, so convert to minutes
If TimerID <> 0 Then Call DeactivateTimer 'Check to see if timer is running before call to SetTimer
TimerID = SetTimer(0, 0, nMinutes, AddressOf TriggerTimer)
If TimerID = 0 Then
MsgBox "The timer failed to activate."
End If
End Sub
Public Sub DeactivateTimer()
Dim lSuccess As Long
lSuccess = KillTimer(0, TimerID)
If lSuccess = 0 Then
MsgBox "The timer failed to deactivate."
Else
TimerID = 0
End If
End Sub
Public Sub TriggerTimer(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal uMsg As Long, ByVal idevent As Long, ByVal Systime As Long)
MsgBox "The TriggerTimer function has been automatically called!"
End Sub
Key points:
1) This timer function does not require that a particular window is open; it works in the background
2) If you don't deactivate the timer when the application closes it will likely crash
3) The example shows the timer being activated at startup, but it can just as easily be called by a different event
4) If you don't see the msgbox indicating that the timer was activated upon startup, your macro security is set too high
5) To have the timer deactivate after one iteration of the time interval add: If TimerID <> 0 Then Call DeactivateTimer after the msgbox statement in sub TriggerTimer
Someone else suggested
"one point to note, if you don't check if TimerID is the same as idevent in the TriggerTimer, you get every so often, and not the time you asked for."
Public Sub TriggerTimer(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal uMsg As Long, ByVal idevent As Long, ByVal Systime As Long)
'keeps calling every X Minutes unless deactivated
If idevent = TimerID Then
MsgBox "The TriggerTimer function has been automatically called!"
End If
End Sub
For Win64, I needed to change it to this:
Declare PtrSafe Function SetTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongLong, ByVal nIDEvent As LongLong, ByVal uElapse As LongLong, ByVal lpTimerfunc As LongLong) As LongLong
Declare PtrSafe Function KillTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongLong, ByVal nIDEvent As LongLong) As LongLong
Public TimerID As LongLong 'Need a timer ID to eventually turn off the timer. If the timer ID <> 0 then the timer is running
Public Sub TriggerTimer(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal uMsg As Long, ByVal idevent As Long, ByVal Systime As Long)
MsgBox "The TriggerTimer function has been automatically called!"
End Sub
Public Sub DeactivateTimer()
Dim lSuccess As LongLong
lSuccess = KillTimer(0, TimerID)
If lSuccess = 0 Then
MsgBox "The timer failed to deactivate."
Else
TimerID = 0
End If
End Sub
Public Sub ActivateTimer(ByVal nMinutes As Long)
nMinutes = nMinutes * 1000 * 60 'The SetTimer call accepts milliseconds, so convert to minutes
If TimerID <> 0 Then Call DeactivateTimer 'Check to see if timer is running before call to SetTimer
TimerID = SetTimer(0, 0, nMinutes, AddressOf TriggerTimer)
If TimerID = 0 Then
MsgBox "The timer failed to activate."
End If
End Sub
Correct for upper answer for 64-bit:
Declare PtrSafe Function SetTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongLong, ByVal nIDEvent As LongLong, ByVal uElapse As LongLong, ByVal lpTimerfunc As LongLong) As LongLong
Declare PtrSafe Function KillTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongLong, ByVal nIDEvent As LongLong) As LongLong
Public TimerID As LongLong 'Need a timer ID to eventually turn off the timer. If the timer ID <> 0 then the timer is running
Public Sub TriggerTimer(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal uMsg As Long, ByVal idevent As Long, ByVal Systime As Long)
MsgBox "The TriggerTimer function has been automatically called!"
End Sub
Public Sub DeactivateTimer()
Dim lSuccess As LongLong '<~ Corrected here
lSuccess = KillTimer(0, TimerID)
If lSuccess = 0 Then
MsgBox "The timer failed to deactivate."
Else
TimerID = 0
End If
End Sub
Public Sub ActivateTimer(ByVal nMinutes As Long)
nMinutes = nMinutes * 1000 * 60 'The SetTimer call accepts milliseconds, so convert to minutes
If TimerID <> 0 Then Call DeactivateTimer 'Check to see if timer is running before call to SetTimer
TimerID = SetTimer(0, 0, nMinutes, AddressOf TriggerTimer)
If TimerID = 0 Then
MsgBox "The timer failed to activate."
End If
End Sub
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