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Name That Add-In!
« on: August 01, 2008, 06:13:56 PM »
A long time ago, I had several requests for an Outlook add-in that I finally got around to writing.  I don't know that the original audience will still be interested in it, but if they are, I need a name for the add-in.  Here's what it does...

It's basically an "Out Of Office" message generator that you can leave on.

When you get a new email, this add-in checks your calendar to see if you're currently marked as "busy" (meeting/appointment/out of office, whatever).
If you are, it checks to see if you've already sent an email to the person who sent this current item since the start of the meeting.  We don't want to tell someone "I'm busy leave  me alone." every time they send you an email.  Just once.
If you have not sent them anything since the meeting started, the add-in generates a reply email and sends it to the person whose email triggered the add-in by landing in your inbox.

The add-in provides two options which sit on your "Tools" menu in Outlook.  One option is to start the add-in.  The other option opens a form that allows you to configure the template that's used to generate the reply email.  Here's a screen shot of that form...


In any case, I had a lot of fun writing it and I learned a lot about Visual Studio Tools for Office.  So, let's hear your thoughts on a good name for this add-in.
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2008, 06:24:45 PM »
Bizzy bee.
« Last Edit: August 01, 2008, 06:26:59 PM by dcrog »
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2008, 06:27:28 PM »
I like the name Buzz Off and use your signature image as a tool bar icon.
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2008, 07:02:33 PM »
I'm kind of hoping for a work-appropriate name.
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2008, 03:58:32 AM »
Okay then, the busy bulletin add in.
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2008, 09:37:28 AM »
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2008, 11:48:34 AM »
R.S.V.B.


Response System (in) Visual Basic
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2008, 01:56:00 PM »
Quote from: RelandR on August 02, 2008, 11:48:34 AM
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Response System (in) Visual Basic

  This gets my vote so far.
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2008, 03:17:34 PM »
Except, it's written in C#.
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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2008, 04:12:04 PM »

R.S.V.B.


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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2008, 12:39:40 PM »
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2008, 06:03:53 PM »
Weird Tingly Feeling?  How did I miss this?

Also, where can I get said add-on, Biz?
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2008, 06:11:09 PM »
Only three easy payments of 19.95.   :-D
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2008, 06:28:01 PM »
Quote from: Demosthenes on August 05, 2008, 06:03:53 PM
Whisky Tango Foxtrot?  How did I miss this?

Also, where can I get said add-on, Biz?
I'm still working on the deployment model.  Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005 Second edition has the worst security setup and compliance that I've ever dealt with.  I like that Office demands that add-ins use a tight security model, but they really need to create a wizard that will allow programmers to generate setup/msi files that actually work.

I've spent 5X as long trying to get the setup/msi to work as I have the actual program.
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Re: Name That Add-In!
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2008, 02:59:59 AM »
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