Outlook 2003, Windows Mobile 6, and Multiple calendars

I use ActiveSync to synchronize my Outlook 2003 and Windows Mobile 6
calendars. This works fine for my main calendar (labelled My Calendar in
Outlook 2003), but the other calendars in Outlook 2003 (such as Birthday
Calendar) do not get synchronized. Is there a way to tell Outlook 2003,
ActiveSync, and/or Windows Mobile 6 (whichever ones are necessary) which
calendars to synchronize? Thanks.
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No, activesync does not support secondary calendars, only the default
calendar can be synced.

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"Nathan Sokalski" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I use ActiveSync to synchronize my Outlook 2003 and Windows Mobile 6
> calendars. This works fine for my main calendar (labelled My Calendar in
> Outlook 2003), but the other calendars in Outlook 2003 (such as Birthday
> Calendar) do not get synchronized. Is there a way to tell Outlook 2003,
> ActiveSync, and/or Windows Mobile 6 (whichever ones are necessary) which
> calendars to synchronize? Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
>
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>

"Nathan Sokalski" <> wrote:

>I use ActiveSync to synchronize my Outlook 2003 and Windows Mobile 6
>calendars. This works fine for my main calendar (labelled My Calendar in
>Outlook 2003), but the other calendars in Outlook 2003 (such as Birthday
>Calendar) do not get synchronized. Is there a way to tell Outlook 2003,
>ActiveSync, and/or Windows Mobile 6 (whichever ones are necessary) which
>calendars to synchronize? Thanks.

No. Your best bet is instead of using multiple calendars, assign
the items to a category. So, in the Birthday calendar, assign
them all Birthday, then move them to the main calendar.

You can switch views using category filters on Outlook or your
device and both will have everything.

Old article, but still relevant.
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/news...lders-bad.html
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"Nathan Sokalski" <> wrote in news:etA34C4TKHA.3392
@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> I use ActiveSync to synchronize my Outlook 2003 and Windows Mobile 6
> calendars. This works fine for my main calendar (labelled My Calendar in
> Outlook 2003), but the other calendars in Outlook 2003 (such as Birthday
> Calendar) do not get synchronized. Is there a way to tell Outlook 2003,
> ActiveSync, and/or Windows Mobile 6 (whichever ones are necessary) which
> calendars to synchronize? Thanks.

Both previous answers are only partly correct. ActiveSync can't cope with
more than one calendar but Chapura Pocket Mirror can sync any number of
calendars. It uses virtual Categories to do it and it works flawlessly.
The only downside is that on your mobile device all appointments appear in
one calendar with a category denoting which PC Outlook calendar it came
from. If you add a new entry on the mobile without a category it goes to
your default calendar on the PC, simply pick the appropriate category to
put it in a specific PC calendar.

HTH
Mark

"RandomEvents" <> wrote in message
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> I used this option before I upgraded to Windows 7 & Outlook 2007. Do
> you know of an option for this setup?

If yo used Chapura Pocket Mirror before the upgrade, why can't you use it
afterward? Did you check Chapura's web site to see if you need an update?
Have you installed Windows Mobile Device Center?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobi...-download.mspx
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

I haven't looked at it for a while, but you might take a look at goosync
to see what their options are... paid service, but may be worth it if it
fits your needs... I do know that google calendar supports multiple
calendars, and goosync states that they handle them.

http://www.goosync.com/

Beverly Howard

"RandomEvents" <> wrote in message
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> Only because I'm getting sick of the MVP non coders piping in with
> holier than thou advice, without actually checking to see if their
> advice is actually valid in the first place

It's not my job to keep track of the obsolecence of whatever software you use.
It seems stupid to me to update your environment without first making sure
everytyhing will work after the upgrade. I also don't understand the "non
coders" reference. This newsgroup isn't for asking coding questions, so
there's no relevance to coding references.

On top of that, it seems to me your beef is with "Mark", since he's the one
who suggested PocketMirror. I was merely asking if you had checked with
Chapura, since you said you had used the product before. I certainly can't
know what you've investigated and what you've not, since I'm not clairvoyant.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

>> you gave advice without checking to make sure your advice was
actually valid in the first place <<

I submit that while your complaint would be valid if you were paying for
the advice, or the responder was being paid to give advice (mvp's are
not paid) but, imho, in this case, the appropriate response would have
been to simply ignore the response or to make a correction... it was not
posted in order to irritate you as was the obvious purpose of your response.

Respectfully, but sincerely,
Beverly Howard

"RandomEvents" <> wrote in message
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> The issue is that you gave advice without checking to make sure your
> advice was actually valid in the first place.

Ah. i see your error now. I didn't give advice, I asked a question.
Actually, i asked three. Try reading.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

RandomEvents <> wrote in
news:938257ab-1c63-4ea8-a696-:

> On Oct 25, 5:52*pm, Mark <pho...@bogus.com> wrote:
>> "Nathan Sokalski" <njsokal...@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:etA34C4TKHA.3392 @TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:
>>
>> > I use ActiveSync to synchronize my Outlook 2003 and Windows Mobile
>> > 6 calendars. This works fine for my main calendar (labelled My
>> > Calendar i
> n
>> > Outlook 2003), but the other calendars in Outlook 2003 (such as
>> > Birthda
> y
>> > Calendar) do not get synchronized. Is there a way to tell Outlook
>> > 2003, ActiveSync, and/or Windows Mobile 6 (whichever ones are
>> > necessary) whic
> h
>> > calendars to synchronize? Thanks.
>
> Mark,
> I used this option before I upgraded to Windows 7 & Outlook 2007. Do
> you know of an option for this setup?
>
> Phil

Phil
Only just checked back. I can't comment on Win7 and Outlook 2007 as I'm
still working happily with XP and Outlook 2003. Pocket Mirror V2.2.4
installs with ActiveSync 4.5 and Win Mobile 6.5 so I don't see why it
wouldnt be able to pull data from Ouitlook 2007. Why not give it a try?

Mark