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New php challenge

this might be a little advanced but the challenge is to create a php script that will take user input kind of like a tasks page and when the submit button is pressed that data will be sent to outlook and be displayed in the tasks pane

if your a linux user use whatever you use for your email client

the winner gets a beer with a hot girl.

SQL is your friend, though I'm just saying that cause I don't feel like writing some code down right now.

I'm gonna skip this one since I've written more tools to connect to Outlook than I can remember so it wouldn't be fair, but I'll give everyone else one little word to help them along: Com :-)

Alan

Ok, since no-one else entered I might as well post my code :) It doesn't take user input purely because I'm too lazy to make a form, but you get the idea :-D

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php

/**

 * Generates a new task and adds it to Outlook

 * This PHP script must be run on the same machine as Outlook for it to work

 */



// Connect to Outlook using the Com interface

try

{

    $comOutlook = new Com('Outlook.Application');

}

catch (Exception $e)

{

    die('Unable to connect to Outlook: ' . $e->getMessage());

}



// Create the new task

try

{

    $newTask = $comOutlook->CreateItem(3);



    // Task details - full list of properties: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb177256.aspx

    $newTask->Subject = 'Visit TalkPHP';

    $newTask->Body = 'Do not forget to visit TalkPHP today!';

    $newTask->DueDate = '01/28/08';



    // Save the new task

    $newTask->Save();

    echo 'Task Added';

}

catch (Exception $e)

{

    die('Unable to create new task: ' . $e->getMessage());

}

Screenshot of the new task in Outlook: http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j4...n/outlook1.jpg

Alan

thanks for the code but when i try to compile it my browser crashes. am i missing anything?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan @ CIT (Post 9772)

Ok, since no-one else entered I might as well post my code :) It doesn't take user input purely because I'm too lazy to make a form, but you get the idea :-D

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php

/**

 * Generates a new task and adds it to Outlook

 * This PHP script must be run on the same machine as Outlook for it to work

 */



// Connect to Outlook using the Com interface

try

{

    $comOutlook = new Com('Outlook.Application');

}

catch (Exception $e)

{

    die('Unable to connect to Outlook: ' . $e->getMessage());

}



// Create the new task

try

{

    $newTask = $comOutlook->CreateItem(3);



    // Task details - full list of properties: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb177256.aspx

    $newTask->Subject = 'Visit TalkPHP';

    $newTask->Body = 'Do not forget to visit TalkPHP today!';

    $newTask->DueDate = '01/28/08';



    // Save the new task

    $newTask->Save();

    echo 'Task Added';

}

catch (Exception $e)

{

    die('Unable to create new task: ' . $e->getMessage());

}

Screenshot of the new task in Outlook: http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j4...n/outlook1.jpg

Alan

That'll only work on Windows, :<

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orc (Post 9932)

That'll only work on Windows, :<

i am using windows xp, and i got outlook 2007, is there a setting i gotta set in registry or something like that?

Orc: I only use Windows so it's all good :-D

Sarmenhb: What web browser are you using, are you using a full copy of Outlook or Outlook Express, and is Outlook open when you run the script?

Alan