Notes Field - Using Functions   

I'm using Outlook 2003. In the Notes field, I tried using the followng

Format(Date(),"mmmm dd, yyyy")

and it did not reflect the date. Do Functions work in notes? If note,
is there anyway to reflect a date other than typing it in manually?
I'd like to have it reflect the current date so when I create a new
contact, I have default text entered in the notes with the correct
date.

Thanks

Shawn

date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 05:13:05 -0700 (PDT)   author:   srm

Re: Notes Field - Using Functions   

The notes field (Body) won't execute functions. Anything you put there is 
just text. If you want to create a time/date stamp then you need a macro to 
add that to the existing Body of the item.

Search at www.outlookcode.com for "time stamp" to see sample code.

-- 
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"srm"  wrote in message 
news:33276bb8-b08f-464e-b89a-c708c09a0b09@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> I'm using Outlook 2003. In the Notes field, I tried using the followng
>
> Format(Date(),"mmmm dd, yyyy")
>
> and it did not reflect the date. Do Functions work in notes? If note,
> is there anyway to reflect a date other than typing it in manually?
> I'd like to have it reflect the current date so when I create a new
> contact, I have default text entered in the notes with the correct
> date.
>
> Thanks
>
> Shawn
>

date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 11:45:07 -0400   author:   Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]

Re: Notes Field - Using Functions   

On Aug 2, 11:45 am, "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]"
 wrote:
> The notes field (Body) won't execute functions. Anything you put there is
> just text. If you want to create a time/date stamp then you need a macro to
> add that to the existing Body of the item.
>
> Search atwww.outlookcode.comfor "time stamp" to see sample code.
>
> --
> Ken Slovak
> [MVP - Outlook]http://www.slovaktech.com
> Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm
>
> "srm"  wrote in message
>
> news:33276bb8-b08f-464e-b89a-c708c09a0b09@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > I'm using Outlook 2003. In the Notes field, I tried using the followng
>
> > Format(Date(),"mmmm dd, yyyy")
>
> > and it did not reflect the date. Do Functions work in notes? If note,
> > is there anyway to reflect a date other than typing it in manually?
> > I'd like to have it reflect the current date so when I create a new
> > contact, I have default text entered in the notes with the correct
> > date.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Shawn

Ken:

Thank you.

Shawn

date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 03:52:50 -0700 (PDT)   author:   srm