Microsoft KB Archive/222484

= OL98: Restrict May Not Work with Uncached Properties =

Article ID: 222484

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006



This article was previously published under Q222484



SYMPTOMS
You use the Restrict and IncludeRecurrences methods in the Outlook object model and Outlook appears to hang or the collection of items does not appear to be functioning correctly.



CAUSE
This may happen if all of the following are true:
 * You have items that recur and do not have an end date.
 * In the filter of the Restrict method, you used a property that Outlook does not cache by default.
 * In the filter of the Restrict method, you did not specify an end date, so the number of items in the collection is infinite.



RESOLUTION
Use one of the following workarounds:


 * Use the SetColumns method to cache the property you wish to Restrict on. As an example, uncomment the SetColumns line in the "Steps to Reproduce the Problem" section.
 * Alter the filter of the Restrict method so that the method will not return an infinite collection.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



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Steps to Reproduce the Problem
 Create a new Calendar folder. Create three recurring appointments with a start date of 3/14/99. On two of the appointments, set the Mileage field to Test. The Mileage field does not appear on the default appointment form, but you can use the Field Chooser to add the field to a table view and then use the in-cell editing feature to set the value.  With the Calendar folder selected, create a reference to the Microsoft Outlook 98 Object Model and run the following Visual Basic Automation code: Sub RestrictTest Dim outapp As Outlook.Application Dim itms As Outlook.Items Dim itmsR As Outlook.Items Dim itm As Outlook.AppointmentItem Dim strQ As String Set outapp = New Outlook.Application Set itms = outapp.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder.Items itms.IncludeRecurrences = True itms.Sort "[Start]" strQ = "[Mileage] = 'test'" Set itmsR = itms.Restrict(strQ) 'itmsR.SetColumns "Mileage" For Each itm In itmsR '<-- hangs on this line If itm.Start > #6/1/1999# Then Exit For Debug.Print itm.Subject & " : " & itm.Start & " : " & itm.Mileage Next End Sub 

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