On android phone I miss synchronization of Tasks and Notes with MS Exchange. For Tasks synchronization, there are some (mostly paid) applications. But nothing for notes (without sending notes to third-party server). So I created one...
Notes For Exchange
Notes For Exchange is application to synchronize notes between Android and MS Exchange. This application will NOT store your Notes to some third-party server. It uses standard exchange synchronization of Appointments.
How it works?
“Notes for Exchange” has two parts:
* Outlook Add-in (NotesForExchange_x.zip), that will synchronized your notes with calendar appointments. It creates items at end of February 2036, so it will not collide with your standard events. Using standard Exchange synchronization, these are synchronized with your android phone.
* Android application (ExchangeNotes_x.apk), that displays these special “Appointment” as Notes. Also allows you to edit and delete them.
Android application can be used without Outlook add-in with any other calendar (e.g. gmail). In that case, it’s just simple notes application that stores notes into your calendar.
During testing and usage of this application, no data were lost. But backup of Notes and Appointment is strongly recommended.
This software is provided "as-is," without any express or implied warranty. In no event shall the author be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
UPDATED 2012-06-11
Published on android market (v 1.7)
Notes for Exchange site
Android Market
Current version 1.7
version 0.5 (and above) is not compatible with 0.3 (and bellow)
When upgrading to 0.5(or above) from 0.3 (and bellow)
- synchronize all notes before upgrade. All notes created/updated on device and not synchronized to outlook will be lost!!!
- update both part - outlook addin and android application
change-log:
APK - current version 1.7
Outlook Add-in - current version 0.7
v 1.7
- <html> notes
- new icon
v 1.6
- fixed crash on ICS
- fixed creating new notes on device
- fixed shortening very long notes
v 1.4
- fixed start on samsung galaxy nexus
- support for android 1.6
- minor layout fixes
v 1.3
- saved position of notes list and expanded folds
- localization - swedish (thanks to iorx)
v 1.2
- fixed lost of actual category after search
- localization - de(thanks to hermann17), cz
v 1.1
- fixed forced close in folded view
v 1.0
- folded by category
- few bugfixes
v 0.9
- fixed bug with forced close
v 0.8
- fixed uncategorized filter
- simple settings of colors and text sizes
v 0.7
- uncategorized in filter
- search in notes
v 0.6
- support for categories
v 0.5
- synchronization process rewrited
- moved to end of February 2036
v 0.3
- APK - layout for large screens
- Outlook - logs into users temp dir
- Outlook - fixed date format (causing duplicity)
- Outlook - ignoring non standard notes
v 0.2
- Outlook - fixed synchronization after hibernation
Thanks for all, who tested and reports issues/sugestions
Any feedback welcome...
Troubleshooting
There are no notes visible in android application
1, In MS outlook, look into calendar at 29.2.2036.
-> If there are some appointments, outlook addin is working fine
-> If not, outlook is not installed correctly. Check log file located at
Code:
Vista,W7: c:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ExchangeNotes.log
XP: c:\Documents and settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp\ExchangeNotes.log
- if log file is missing, add-in is not installed at all. Try manual installation (see below)
2, On android device, check calendar at 29.2.2036
-> if there's no appointments, there is problem with calendar synchronization (probably unrelated to this application)
-> if there are appointments, check in android app, if coreect calendar is selected in settings.
Manual installation of outlook addin
- unpack outlookAddin.zip to any directory in your PC
- rename ExchangeNotes.dl_ to ExchangeNotes.dll
- in this directory, run command
Code:
c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.<ver. number>\RegAsm.exe ExchangeNotes.dll /tlb:ExchangeNotes.tlb /codebase
- if there is following error: "Could not load file or assembly Extensibility", add this dll into same directory and run again.
- import addin.reg to you registry
- (re)start ms outlook
Manual installation on Win 7 64bit system with Outlook 2010 - thanks to saratv
Manual installation on Win8.1 (64 bit) , ms outlook standard 2010 (32 bit) - thanks to p.smurf
Brilliant way to think outside the box; will set this up next week when back in the office. Have missed the ability to sync Outlook Notes since I migrated to exchange 18 months ago upon joining a firm. I came from the Palm platform where such synchronization was routine, and I have never had the desire to have a separate system (such as Evernote) which would require a parallel system.
Of course, there's the problem of all those appointments I had already made for February of 2048..... ;-)
Great idea! I'll give it a try.
Thanks!
ok man, you're are my frackin hero!
finally i can read my notes on my desire!
will it be possible to mark and display the categories too?
its not very good, that the logfile is in the root-folder of C.
cause of administrative restrictions it would be better in the own user folder or something...
I will try the app and drop by a feedback
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New version (0.3) with changed log dir and some minor changes in parsing appointments (causes duplicity on some outlook version).
It looks like, that on some devices, events after 2038 are not synchronized. Don't know if it's one device bug, or standard behaviour.
great idea
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Good idea!!!
I try to install witn windows 7, it´s say "install success" but i can no get the aplication. where or how can install?
Thankss
osaba said:
Good idea!!!
I try to install witn windows 7, it´s say "install success" but i can no get the aplication. where or how can install?
Thankss
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Hi, there's two downloads on first post. One is zipped installer of outlook addin. It contains no application, just synchronizes notes, when outlook is running.
Second download is apk file - that's application for android device, that shows these notes.
I cannot enable the Exchange notes addin - I get error that it cannot find the file. Using win7x64, with outlook 2k10.
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I get this under load behavior:
Not loaded. A runtime error occurred during the loading of the COM Add-in.
Due to several issues on some types of android devices / outlooks versions, I have to completely rewrite synchronization process.
It cause incompatibility with previews versions. Sorry for that.
When upgrading to 0.5(or above) from 0.3 (and bellow)
- synchronize all notes before upgrade. All notes created/updated on device and not synchronized to outlook will be lost!!!
- update both part - outlook addin and android application
Hopefully it will be now fully working.
If there will be no major issue, I will publish v0.5 on android market.
ethanwinkley said:
I cannot enable the Exchange notes addin - I get error that it cannot find the file. Using win7x64, with outlook 2k10.
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I get this under load behavior:
Not loaded. A runtime error occurred during the loading of the COM Add-in.
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Hi, that strange. Installation goes well?
Could you please try v0.5, if it's better?
If not, please check following
- Check if these files exists
c:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\NotesForExchange Outlook AddIn\ExchangeNotes.dll
c:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\NotesForExchange Outlook AddIn\ExchangeNotes.tlb
- Do you have .NET 3.5 installed?
- Send me log file (if exists)
c:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ExchangeNotes.log
thanks
Sync constantly
Just wondering, does the Outlook+plug-in have to be running all the time for continuous synchronization?
No, there's no need for that. App on android device stores notes to your calendar, that is synchronized t exchange. When you start outlook, it just downloads changes made in android device and synchronized them to outlook. There's no need to do it continuously.
There is only one danger. If you edit same note on device and e.g. exchange web, there will be conflict in synchronization, when you start outlook. (He will ask how to resolve...)
If you work with notes only on android device and outlook, launch outlook only when needed.
Hi! I've been looking for this!!! Thank you so much.
I'll do almost anything to see this application evolve. I've got like >600 notes and they synk perfectly with your app.
The future? Searchable (android search)? Categories(from Outlook)? Sort order?
Any thing I can do to help? (not a developer, but I can test stuff..., translate to swedish)
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iorx said:
Hi! I've been looking for this!!! Thank you so much.
I'll do almost anything to see this application evolve. I've got like >600 notes and they synk perfectly with your app.
The future? Searchable (android search)? Categories(from Outlook)? Sort order?
Any thing I can do to help? (not a developer, but I can test stuff..., translate to swedish)
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Categories - in progress
Searchable - will add to todo
Sort order - I will add filtering by category. Don't know by other field than subject could be filtered. Maybe date of last modification?
translation - I want to add some features (i.e. more texts) to application before publishing list of texts for translation to other languages.
Hundera said:
When you start outlook, it just downloads changes made in android device and synchronized them to outlook. There's no need to do it continuously.
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There is My Outlook runs 24/7, so a "sync-timer" (like every 6 h) would be good.
1of16 said:
There is My Outlook runs 24/7, so a "sync-timer" (like every 6 h) would be good.
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Synchronization is made
- just after outlook starts
- when note is created/updated/deleted
- when appointment at 29.2.2036 is created/updated/deleted
- every one hour - this could be configurable and by default 4(?) hours. It's just for sure - previous two triggers should sync everything.
Synchronization is made on background (so there's outlook freeze), and takes few seconds (less than 1 sec on about 30 items)
Very well done
The only thing I am still missing is ability to control fonts on my Android but I am sure that will be coming.
Great work.
Related
I used to be able sync outlook notes with my xda2.
Now I cannot.
It says "Attention required" under Notes in the ActiveSync window. When I click on :"Resolve Items..." I get an "Information Type Not Synchronized" Error. With text: "Items of one or more information types cannot be synchronized. Disconnect and reconnect your device. To view all error messages and dialog bozed that require your input, you must connect to this computer via infraren or serial/USB cable."
I DID NOT INSTALL ANYTHING NEW BEFORE IT HAPPENED. The last thing i did besides the usual texting, is write a new task and new alarm note thru Pocket Informant. (My suspect is alarm notes in Pocket Informant.)
Actions I took and results:
1. Reset XDA2 -> Didn't work
2. Restart MS ActiveSync in PC -> same
3. Reset XDA2 and restarted PC -> same
4. Uninstalled ActiveSync and installed ver 3.8 -> same
5. Detect and Repair Outlook -> same
6. Scanpst -> same
Questions:
1. Has anyone encountered this?
2. What was your solution save a hard reset?
Thanks.
Addl Info:
OS: Pocket PC Ver 4.20.0 (Build 13252)
Processor: Intel(R) PXA263
ROM: 1.66.00WWE, 2/20/04
Radio: 1.08.00
Protocol: 1337.18
ExtROM: 1.66.165
Applications:
ME PhonePlus
ListPro
MemMaid
Pocket Informant
PocketPlus
PhatNotes (eval)
Full Screen Keyboard (eval)
MS Reader
MySport Training
ConverterCE
Quickey
PocketGammon
GameBox Gems
GameBox Classics
Monopoly
Fifa 2002
Pocket Artist
Flashplayer ActiveX
Lextionary
Pocket Gambler
Quote of the Day
Chess
MS Money for PocketPC
Pocket Mechanic
CityTime
dunno if it's the same for you but i had duplicates in outllooks calendar that caused an error so worth a check ,but it's probably not that ....only trying to help
Don't know how many notes you have...try creating a new notes folder in Outlook. Temporarily move all of your notes there.
Syncing should work.
Move the notes back eithe rone at a time or in small batches...syncing after each move.
This should help you pin down a bad record. Once you find it, just recreate the note (copy and paste works fine).
harleyxlc said:
Don't know how many notes you have...try creating a new notes folder in Outlook. Temporarily move all of your notes there.
Syncing should work.
Move the notes back eithe rone at a time or in small batches...syncing after each move.
This should help you pin down a bad record. Once you find it, just recreate the note (copy and paste works fine).
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One time the unplug and reconnect worked for me.
The next time I unplugged and moved the notes to a location that does not sync. I reconnected and it cleared. I then moved the whole folder of notes back and they sync'd fine.
Update: I set a song to be my ringtone and it was copied to \My Documents\My ringtone folder. Activesync cannot sync the ringtone file since it is "in use" by the phone software. I moved the ringtone to \windows\ringtones and the sync error stopped.
Not the Mac iCal format, but web calendars (iCalendar) support. A lot or organizations are using iCalendar to allow people to subscribe to calendar and event updates, Outlook supports this but its added as an additional calendar and does not sync to my windows mobile device. Is there any way/app to add iCalendar support to Windows Mobile?
>> UPDATE see below <<
Solved! through a combination of Gmail (which I use to subscribe to my multiple iCalendar appointments) and the free version of Nuevasync.com, which allows my WinMo 6.5 device to synchronize with all my Gmail calendars. Nb. Tried Google sync, but it only supports synchronisation with the main Google calendar and also OggSync v4 but I had issues with a time zone bug (despite installing the update) which caused all my appointments to be at incorrect times. Nb2. This is by no means ideal, but tell WinMo-7 comes out similar hacks are our only options.
>> UPDATE-2 see below <<
Found a better solution to synchronise Google calendar with my Windows Mobile device without using Microsoft Exchange, the programs called "Inesoft Calendar 2" and supports direct synchronisation with multiple Google calendars without messing up the built in calendar.
Hope this helps others, and maybe MS will fix this eventually..
Description:
Synchronizes your Outlook client calendar with your Android calendar.
Motivation:
I needed to synchronize my Outlook with Android. There are many reasons to do so instead of using exchange synchronization. You might use Outlook without Exchange or work in a corporate environment, which does not allow you to access Exchange directly. Android does not provide such an option.
Syncroid is my solution. It only synchronizes meetings (appointments) and only from PC to Android, but it can be extended to do both direction synchronization and synchronize contacts. I'm at the point when this application works fine for me, but if you find it useful you can dictate its future, features and implementation priorities. This version is free. Since it already took lots of my free time, at some point I'll probably split it to paid and lite versions. This will happen if development becomes more complex and only when I feel application is stable enough to be commercial.
It's up to you. Give it a try. It is work in progress expect bugs! Report problems and I'll do my best to fix them. Give ideas for future features and feature implementation priorities or just tell me how good or bad you feel about it.
Installation:
Install Syncroid on your Android device and run it. Minimal Android version to run is 2.0.
Export your calendar data. This needs to be done at least once! It is currently not used because Android to Outlook synchronization is not supported yet.
Mount your Android device as a drive to Windows.
Install "syncroid_setup.exe" from "syncroid" folder of your Android drive and run the program. Installer and installed executable are code signed by me.
You could use one or more of the three ways to synchronize. Via remote server (recommended), via adb or via Android drive.
Steps to synchronize via remote server:
Make sure you've selected Server -> "Use server" from PC program's preferences
Open Syncroid on your Android device and go to "Connect to remote server"
Select connect to remote server
Set your host name or IP. You could set several hosts/IPs delimited by space!
Set connection mode and if needed "Check regularly" settings
You could synchronize manually or just test you settings by selecting "Connect now". Please note that you might have firewall or proxy settings you'll need to apply.
The first time you connect you will be asked to allow/deny synchronization with this device.
Steps to synchronize via adb:
Make sure you've selected Server -> "Use adb interface" from PC program's preferences
You need to switch on USB debugging on your Android device in Settings -> Applications -> Development.
Sync starts as soon as you connect your phone with an USB cable. Importing of new data also happens automatically. Please note that unlike disk drive mode, you'll probably be asked to provide vendor specific USB drivers for your phone in order for this mode to work.
The first time you connect you will be asked to allow/deny synchronization with this device.
Steps to synchronize via Android drive:
Make sure you've selected Server -> "Use Android drive interface" from PC program's preferences
Mount your Android device as a drive to Windows.
Send data to your Android device by double clicking on the "Syncroid" icon in Windows tray notification area. This is done automatically every several minutes if Auto synchronize option is checked.
Dismount your Android drive from Windows.
Import data from your Android program. This is done automatically when you dismount Android drive if Auto synchronize option of the Android program is checked.
Reporting problems:
If program crashes it could send me automated reports. Since 9th of October Syncroid supports verbose logging. You can send me a private message with the content of the log file which can be found on your Windows drive in "\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Syncroid\Syncroid.log" if you are using Vista or newer Windows or in "\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Syncroid\Syncroid.log" if you are using Windows XP. Please do not paste the content in the forum in order to keep it clean.
Known problems and limitations:
Currently it is assumed that the time zone of your device is the same as the time zone of your PC. I don't know is this going to be a problem and do we need a better solution. Will count on users' voice on this
TODO:
Add two way sync
Contacts sync
Tasks sync
(The rest of this list and its order are up to you)
Current release notes:
I've finally found a way to make our calendars full class citizens. There are no "hacks" anymore and Google synchronization will not destroy them. However keep in mind, that from now on, uninstalling means removing your Syncroid calendars from Android calendar. The best way to ensure this doesn't happen is to update Syncroid (instead of uninstalling it and installing the new version). From PC this can be done with adb command like 'adb install -r Syncroid.apk'. There should be similar (visual) tool on Android, but I don't know one. If you know please notify me. In case you uninstall Syncroid and install the new version remember that database is lost, but your SD card contains the last imported data. Just install the new version and press "Import now" in Syncroid's main window. Please note that after you sync with version 1.5 you could have duplicate information in two calendars. One with Google calendar events and second with Syncroid calendar events. You can use the new "Manage calendars" to delete the calendar created by Syncroid under your Google account. You can also disable the calendar from Android calendar "Calendars" menu if you are using Android 2.2 and up.
Version history:
12.03.2011 - version 1.5.1.50
Android: Improved way to extract PC setup
Android: Added some visual feedback, and many minor changes
PC: Fixed possible crash with outlook library
PC: Fixed problem with update dialog not showing up until you show options
PC: Improved logging
PC: Added support for removing known device serial numbers from tray menu
28.02.2011 - version 1.5.0.44
Android: Compatible with Android 2.0 and up only (the old version was compatible with 1.6 too)
Android: Removed limitation to disable auto synchronization
Android: fixed several possible crash problems
Android: added Calendar manager which allows you to delete unnecessary calendars
Android: tested and worked with Android 2.2 and 2.3. If you experience problems with any version starting from Android 2.0 and up, please notify me.
PC: added option to use current host name as a calendar name
PC: removed option to use default calendar. This is not applicable now that Syncroid is using it's own account to provide calendars.
PC: added support for extracting owner e-mail address from Outlook profile and provide it to Android calendar
PC: better support for selecting default outlook profile
PC: fixed dialog asking for permissions is now shown modal
PC: many minor fixes and external tools and libraries updates
11.01.2011 - version 1.4.2.32
Fixed a nasty bug with memory copy from Outlook. If you have experienced crashes before please give it a try!
06.01.2011 - version 1.4.1.30
Added Android calendar color selection to Preferences > Calendar tab (available only when using custom calendars). This way you could use Syncroid from more than one location and distinct calendar events.
Added "Last sync on <date>" in Preferences > Server tab. Now you can see when was the last time you synchronized. Field get cleared upon application restart.
Fixed a problem with PC update. Result was that the updater cannot overwrite adb files when updating durring adb sync. If you have this problem (while updating previous version) you need to disconnect USB cable and manually kill adb. You could also mount your Android drive and install from installer located in Syncroid folder there.
Fixed many small bugs including some cleanup code in Outlook handling.
10.12.2010 - version 1.4.0.26
Added support for remote server synchronization.
Added options to switch on/off different connection modes
Fixed many small bugs.
13.11.2010 - version 1.3.3.22
Added support for ADB. You need to switch on USB debugging in Settings -> Applications -> Development. In this mode you don't need to use Android drive. Sync starts as soon as you connect your phone. Importing of new data also happens automatically. Please note that unlike disk drive mode, you'll probably be asked to provide vendor specific USB drivers for your phone in order for this mode to work.
Removed 1.1.2011 expiration limitation
25.10.2010 - version 1.3.3.16
Added Crash reporting
Improved logging
Added field to compensate any differences between Android and PC timezone incompatibilities.
Removed some code not needed yet (will bring it back when implementing Android to PC sync)
Android part now has more robust extraction code for PC setup.
9.10.2010 - version 1.1.2.13
Added verbose logging (see Reporting problems section)
2.10.2010 - Initial version 1.1.2.12
This program is excellent. I use the Lenovo LePhone and this program is the only program which I can use to sync my calendar.
Only problem is that after the first sync subsequent syncs didn't update my calendar and after installing the program again (hoping to rectify the problem that way), everytime I try to sync the desktop client with the Android the desktop sync crashes and closes by itself. Would be great if you could help with this!
coolface said:
Only problem is that after the first sync subsequent syncs didn't update my calendar and after installing the program again (hoping to rectify the problem that way), everytime I try to sync the desktop client with the Android the desktop sync crashes and closes by itself. Would be great if you could help with this!
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I'll add some logging and probably crash reporting. Stay tuned Meanwhile please check the following. After update you should have two files "android.zip" and "pc.zip" inside your "syncroid" directory on the mounted Android drive. Try deleting pc.zip, sync and check is it there after sync (even if PC program crashes).
I have tried updating but the desktop client crashes. After the crash i checked the Syncroid directory and there is only the android.zip file. no pc.zip.
coolface said:
I have tried updating but the desktop client crashes. After the crash i checked the Syncroid directory and there is only the android.zip file. no pc.zip.
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I've uploaded an updated version. Please check "Reporting problems" section of the initial post. After you install the updated version and start it, it needs some time to extract PC part. You know it is OK when you later mount your Android as drive and Sync asks you to update. After the update, sync again and the .log file should appear.
Thanks for sharing!
Need ToDo synchro.
thanks for sharing
X10 minipro
Hi!
Great job...i´ve been looking for an app like this for a long time, and finally!
It seems too work on my X10minipro, not tested fully, but it works for now
SE X10 minipro U20i Android 1.6 ver.1.2.A.1.174
Thanks...
I have a client crash in Windows Vista. Is crash in 2 or 3 seconds after start.
Is the Company PC maybe have more security
This is the Log
[15.10.2010|08:55:21|verbose] Synchronize started
[15.10.2010|08:55:21|verbose] Android device: found
[15.10.2010|08:55:21|verbose] Synchronizing with profile: 00000000
[15.10.2010|08:55:21|info] Logging in profile: Default Outlook Profile
[15.10.2010|08:55:22|verbose] Getting outlook appontment list
[15.10.2010|08:55:22|verbose] Found 740 appontments
An option to sync contacts also would make this app perfect and irreplaceable !
A question about it .... Is possible to run the app with another calendar application?
I use Jorte instead Android Calendar ...
Thanks in Advance
Namiga said:
A question about it .... Is possible to run the app with another calendar application?
I use Jorte instead Android Calendar ...
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I've checked Jorte application. In Google calendar mode it has no problem if you select Syncroid calendar. In Jorte mode it uses it's own database I know nothing about. However it supports .CSV import. Maybe this is a way to go, but it will require manual import from Jorte app. The right way is to talk to Jorte for some way to access the database or at least trigger a .CSV import automatically. How do you use it?
braiden79 said:
I have a client crash in Windows Vista. Is crash in 2 or 3 seconds after start.
Is the Company PC maybe have more security
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I'll have to add some crash reporting. Otherwise there is no way to understand what's going wrong. Stay tuned for the next version!
syncroid_setup.exe
Sorry, but I cannot find syncroid_setup.exe!
Can you please help me?
plvigo said:
Sorry, but I cannot find syncroid_setup.exe!
Can you please help me?
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After you install Syncroid on your Android device and start it. Give it a minute to extract the setup. Then mount your Android device as drive in Windows and syncroid_setup.exe should be in \syncroid folder there.
demosten said:
After you install Syncroid on your Android device and start it. Give it a minute to extract the setup. Then mount your Android device as drive in Windows and syncroid_setup.exe should be in \syncroid folder there.
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Thank you very much! I found it and I installed in the pc.
Now I have problems to connect the device (HTC Aria) to my pc; the error message is "cannot find Android device drive attached".
Is a problem of ADB driver? I have installed that one of the HTC Sync. Can you please help me again?
plvigo said:
Thank you very much! I found it and I installed in the pc.
Now I have problems to connect the device (HTC Aria) to my pc; the error message is "cannot find Android device drive attached".
Is a problem of ADB driver? I have installed that one of the HTC Sync. Can you please help me again?
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Hi! I solve the problem!!
So now it seems that is synchronizing... I hope that the software works, given that I have 28.900 appointments...
plvigo said:
Hi! I solve the problem!!
So now it seems that is synchronizing... I hope that the software works, given that I have 28.900 appointments...
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It seems that import only few weeks!
Since I got my new ATRIX, I tried to get my calenders from Thunderbird (Ubuntu) working on my Android smartphone.
- Up to now I could not find any working solution for me. Even applications for Windows (running in a virtual machine) I tried. -
Please Help !
What I want to do ? Sounds very easy and probably the solution is the same for Linux, Windoz and Macintoy.
-> I have several calenders (private, office, visitors, ...) local (!) on my computer saved as ics files.
An example : file:///media/daten/.../Email/lightning/calendar/Privat.ics
These calendars I want to copy on my smartphone and to use them (import ?) in an calendar application. I do not want to use any cloud, google calender construction. Just copy (may be convert) and use. Even synchronisation is not necessary, because the changes mainly I do on my notebook. As I said sounds easy, but it seemed not to be easy.
I have no idea how the other Thunderbird users manage to use their local calendars on the smartphone. Or am I the last "not-cloud" user ;-)
I use the plugin "Zindus" to sync my adress book from thunderbird.
To sync the calendars, i have them setup on google and connect to them from thunderbird.
So you could import your calender .ics files into google kalendar, which will be synced to your device and to which you can connect TB also.
I use this...
http://www.fjsoft.at/en/
Hello,
just bought the Mate 7 and set it up. Synchronized the phone with the software "myPhone"Explorer".
I'm not using Google Calender -> no sync etc.
I notice now, that all the birthdays of my contacts are shown in the calender.
As I use also Outlook, i already do have all birthdays listed in my calender.
So, now I have shown every birthday twice in my Mate 7 which I (of course) don't like.
Does anyone have had the same issue and knows if it's possible to disable an option of showing every contacts birthday automatic in the calendar?
Regards,
Bacelo
Hello,
try to mate open google calendar , then "settings", and further "calendars" . Uncheck the " birthday " For me helped.
Grafet
grafet said:
Hello,
try to mate open google calendar , then "settings", and further "calendars" . Uncheck the " birthday " For me helped.
Grafet
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Hi Grafet,
thank you for your answer.
Just not to get you wrong: you mean the Online Google Calender (https://www.google.com/calendar/) or?
If so, showing birthday is disabled there.
I searched everywhere in the calendar settings of the Mate 7, but couldn't find any option not showing any contact birthdays.
*weird*
Regards, Bacelo
Hello,
I have exactly the same issue till 6 month.
And I couldn't find a way to disable this option.
I think it comes from the contact app.
Anyone can help us ????
Hello,
I guess I just figured it out...
It's the definitely a thing of a combo of calendar- & contact-app like an included function to automatically show the birthdays of the contacts in the calendar (which isn't actually that bad).
But, like me, synchronizing with "MS Outlook" via the software "myPhoneExplorer", I got in trouble because I also have the birthdays in Outlook as an real calendar entry.
So final what I did to get it fixed:
- deleted all birthday calendar entrys in the Mate 7 (which was pulled over from Outlook)
- then, in the software myPhoneExplorer -> settings -> synchronizing -> events & tasks -> enhanced/extended -> filters
- there are two filter fields and in the second I entered: Geburtstag;Birthday
It may differ a bit as I have the sync software in German.
You also might change "Geburtstag;Birthday" to whatever your category naming in Outlook is for the group of birthdays (if you have set that up).
In addition, you can also use the name filter of the first filter field (in my case "Geburtstag von").
*voila* :cyclops:
-> So what it does now, the software filters and skips all Outlook calendar entries of the category you configured (f.e. "Geburtstag" / "Birthday" etc.)
Regards,
Bacelo
Bacelo said:
Hello,
I guess I just figured it out...
It's the definitely a thing of a combo of calendar- & contact-app like an included function to automatically show the birthdays of the contacts in the calendar (which isn't actually that bad).
But, like me, synchronizing with "MS Outlook" via the software "myPhoneExplorer", I got in trouble because I also have the birthdays in Outlook as an real calendar entry.
So final what I did to get it fixed:
- deleted all birthday calendar entrys in the Mate 7 (which was pulled over from Outlook)
- then, in the software myPhoneExplorer -> settings -> synchronizing -> events & tasks -> enhanced/extended -> filters
- there are two filter fields and in the second I entered: Geburtstag;Birthday
It may differ a bit as I have the sync software in German.
You also might change "Geburtstag;Birthday" to whatever your category naming in Outlook is for the group of birthdays (if you have set that up).
In addition, you can also use the name filter of the first filter field (in my case "Geburtstag von").
*voila* :cyclops:
-> So what it does now, the software filters and skips all Outlook calendar entries of the category you configured (f.e. "Geburtstag" / "Birthday" etc.)
Regards,
Bacelo
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Hello,
I agree with your method. It corrects the fact that we show them twice.
My problem is that I have birthdays stored in my contacts but, for some of them, I don't want to display them in my calendar.
And if I understood your method well, you erased your birthdays from your outlook calendar. I need them in outlook.
Thank you for your solution but I'll try to find another one but as you said, I think it's a native function that is not customizable.
grofock said:
And if I understood your method well, you erased your birthdays from your outlook calendar. I need them in outlook.
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Nope, I did NOT erase anything from outlook calender.
1.) I did erase/delete all the birthday entries in the ANDROID Mate 7 calender (which had been inserted on the very first sync with outlook).
2.) Then, finally only all the CONTACT birthday entries in the Android calender (auto include function?!) showed up
3.) Finally I did set up the filter function in myPhoneExplorer software to EXLUDE Outlooks Birthday calender entries during syncs.
What it does now when synchronizing is to sync everything EXCEPT Outlooks birthday CALENDER entries.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Bacelo
I'm facing a strange behavior. I'm using myphone explorer as well to synchronize with Lotus Notes. For some reason the latest calendar entries from Notes have been synchronized into the Huawei birthday calendar.
I didn't even realized that this calendar exists, however if really like to know how to disable it or at least how to prevent MPE to synch with it.
Any ideas?
Hi,
sweetsmoke69 said:
I'm facing a strange behavior. I'm using myphone explorer as well to synchronize with Lotus Notes. For some reason the latest calendar entries from Notes have been synchronized into the Huawei birthday calendar.
I didn't even realized that this calendar exists, however if really like to know how to disable it or at least how to prevent MPE to synch with it.
Any ideas?
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As I had written here:
Bacelo said:
3.) Finally I did set up the filter function in myPhoneExplorer software to EXLUDE Outlooks Birthday calender entries during syncs.
What it does now when synchronizing is to sync everything EXCEPT Outlooks birthday CALENDER entries.
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you can set up some "Ausnahmen" / exceptions as a filter.
This can be done for
- contacts
- calendars & events
So all you need to do is configure a exception filter in MPE in your profile -> menu -> settings (or just hit "F2" in MPE) -> synchronizing -> "Termine & Events" -> Erweitert
- See the right column "Filter" -> the possible entry fields
- in my example, I entered in the first field "Geburtstag von" and in the second one "Geburtstag;Birthday"
So check, how the birthday entries look like in you Lotes Notes and set up MPE filters respectively.
Regards,
Bacelo