Comments on: Google Desktop Gadget – Outlook Tasks

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:59:25 +0000

Thank you for developing this gadget. It works flawlessly and I really like it.

By: Jenyay

Jenyay — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:49:14 +0000

I solve problem with priority sort. Patched version – http://jenyay.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/outlook-tasks-patched.gg.

Error was that field “Priority” is no. There is a field “importance”.

By: Jochem

Jochem — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:19:23 +0000

Ben,

I am looking for a Google Gadget that displays upcoming birthdays from outlook. Sort of like http://www.jarig.org/

Have not been able to find it and think it might be very easy for you to make as it resembles your outlook tasks gadget.

People would love it (I would anyway )

Regards,

Jochem

By: mumfie

mumfie — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:03:38 +0000

Hi Ben,

Thanks for the gadget.

Just to echo the post above, I would like to filter by uncompleted tasks so that completed ones disappear. can you tell me the correct syntax for doing so please.

Also, as other people have said, it would be great if the tasks could be sorted by category. If that’s not possible, a quick click to only show tasks in a particular category would be a good variation.

Also I have no scroll bars, either horizontal or vertical, both of which would be handy.

By: Rick Minerich

Rick Minerich — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:37:18 +0000

Hi Ben,

I would really like to use this at work, but I need to be able to filter just work items to display. All of my work items are tagged as @Work.

So Far I’ve tried:

[Class] = ‘@Work’
[Class] = “@Work”
Class = @Work
Class = “@Work”

Etc… you get the idea. Whenever I set a filter I get the following error message:

—————————
Outlook Tasks
—————————
Failed to fetch tasks from Outlook
Please check your folder and filter settings
—————————
OK
—————————

What is the correct syntax for creating a filter?

Thanks,
-Rick

By: Steven Mather

Steven Mather — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:58:09 +0000

My Gadget does not work, the Oulook Task gadget. I’m running Vista, Office 2007, and the gadget fails to connect with out look. BTW, it also say I have ver. 3.5.2 yet your sight says 3.5.1 is most recent. Any ideas on how to fix this? Here is the error message:

———–

Failed to find Outlook on your system
or failed opening the Outlook MAPI namespace

This gadget requires Microsoft Outlook to be installed

By: Steven Mather

Steven Mather — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:37:16 +0000

Doesn’t work. Keeps saying:

Failed to find Outlook on your system
or failed opening the Outlook MAPI namespace

This gadget requires Microsoft Outlook to be installed

I have Outlook 2007 installed and working

By: Pablo Moreno-Ger

Pablo Moreno-Ger — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:55:06 +0000

Apparently, sorting by priority fails. If I put it on either sort field, the list returns blank.

I’m using:
Google Desktop 5.7.0805.16405-en-pb
Outlook 2007
Windows XP SP2

Thanks for this wonderful tool!

By: greg

greg — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:52:37 +0000

I’m having the same problem as ukime and elissa getting an error code re MAPI namespace and cant make changes to the options. running outlook 2003, any ideas? Greg

By: Elissa

Elissa — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:36:47 +0000

Thanks for the great gadget! I am trying to use this on my Google Apps Start Page. It shows the events with no problem, but I would like to edit the settings to filter only events this week. When I try to edit settings, I get the message “Failed to find Outlook on your system or failed opening the Outlook MAPI namespace. This gadget requires Microsoft Outlook to be installed.” I have Microsoft Outlook 2007 running, and the program obviously detects the program because it is pulling out the tasks. Any advice? Thanks!