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4/8/2010

You can launch Calendar in a particular date/view if you invoke it using CreateProcess, and pass in the appropriate command-line switches. The following code example illustrates the generic form of the command.

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poutlook.exe calendar [-vx] [-dx] [-new]

Parameters

-vx

Specifies the view to display. xcan be:

a

=

Agenda View

d

=

Day View

w

=

Week View

m

=

Month View

y

=

Year View

l

=

Lunar View

-dx

Specifies the date to view. xcan be either a date, or an offset in days. The date format is yyyymmdd. For example, -d20050102 represents 01/02/2005. The offset format is [-]x, where x ranges from -999 to 999. For example, -d-3 represents three days ago, and -d5 represents five days from now.

-new

Opens an edit card for a new Appointment or Meeting Request.

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