OL2002: How to Send Outlook Reminders to a Pager

Many alphanumeric pagers allow you to send e-mail to them. This article explains how to set up Outlook to forward reminders via e-mail to a pager.

IMPORTANT: This solution will only work if you can disable the Outlook security settings for the Outlook object model. If you do not disable these settings, then the code will not run while you are away from your computer because it will generate security warnings that must be manually dismissed. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Create a Contact for the Pager

To create a contact entry for the pager, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu, click New, and then click Contact.
2. In the Full Name field, type Pager for Reminders.
3. In the E-mail field, type the e-mail address for your pager. If you do not know, contact the company that supplied your pager.
4. Click Save and Close.

Enter the Code

1. On the Tools menu, click Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.
2. Double-click Project1, click Microsoft Outlook Object, and click ThisOutlookSession.
3. Enter the following code in the code window:

   Private Sub Application_Reminder(ByVal Item As Object)
      If Item.Sensitivity <> olConfidential Then
         If TypeOf Item Is AppointmentItem Then SendApptReminder Item
         If TypeOf Item Is MailItem Then SendMailReminder Item
         If TypeOf Item Is TaskItem Then SendTaskReminder Item
      End If
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub SendApptReminder(ByRef Item As AppointmentItem)
      SendPage Item.Subject, FormatDateTime(Item.Start, vbShortTime) & _
         "-" & FormatDateTime(Item.End, vbShortTime) & vbCrLf & _
         Item.Location
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub SendMailReminder(ByRef Item As MailItem)
      SendPage "Mail Reminder", Item.Subject
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub SendTaskReminder(ByRef Item As TaskItem)
      SendPage Item.Subject, Item.Body
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub SendPage(ByRef Subject As String, ByRef Body As String)
      Dim oEmail As Object
      Set oEmail = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem)
      oEmail.Subject = Subject
      oEmail.Body = Body
      oEmail.Recipients.Add "Pager For Reminders"
      oEmail.Send
   End Sub
   					

4. On the File menu, click Save VbaProject.otm.
5. Close the Visual Basic Editor and quit Outlook.

Restart Outlook and when prompted with a security warning, click Enable Macros. You must enable macros each time you start Outlook for the code to work, or you can lower your security settings.

To lower your security settings, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macros and click Security.
2. Make the changes you want and click OK.

Whenever an appointment, mail, or task reminder appears, Outlook will send e-mail to your pager. Outlook must be running for the reminders to appear and for the code to run.

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