How to create an outlook appointment item using Javascript

[nirajzambad]

Hi All,

How to create an outlook appointment item using Javascript
with a body containing hyperlink as follows:
<a href="#">My Link</a>.

Please tell me ASAP.

[Dormilich]

not at all. JavaScript does not have Outlook bindings.

it may work in IE since you can use ActiveX controls there, but that's JScript, not JavaScript. You’ll find the appropriate documentation on the MSDN website.

[nirajzambad]

I am using Active x object. But not able to put a link in a body section. Can you please tell me how could i do this?

[Dormilich]

document.body.innerHTML = "your html code here";

[nirajzambad]

Can you please elaborate in detail, how to do this?

[Dormilich]

how to do what?

[nirajzambad]

ok, this is my code

function AddCalendarAppointment(appointmentSubject,appointmentBody,travelLocation,departDate,returnDate) {

  outlookApp = new ActiveXObject("Outlook.Application");
  nameSpace = outlookApp.getNameSpace("MAPI");
  // Get a handle of the Calendar folder
  apptFolder = nameSpace.getDefaultFolder(9);

  // Create a new Appointment item and fill it in
  apptItem = apptFolder.Items.add("IPM.Appointment");
  //alert('hi');
  
  //alert('hi');
  apptItem.Subject = 'Check-In Conversation with <INSERT YOUR NAME HERE>';
    apptItem.Location = '<INSERT LOCATION; AIM FOR LIVE CONVERSATION IF POSSIBLE>';  
   apptItem.Body = 'I’d like to schedule a check-in conversation.';
  apptItem.Save();
    
  //apptItem.ReminderSet = False;
  //apptItem.ReminderMinutesBeforeStart = 15
  //apptItem.BusyStatus = Outlook.OlBusyStatus.olOutOfOffice;
  //apptItem.AllDayEvent = true;

  // Show the new contact
  apptItem.Display(); // true = modal
}

I am able to add plain text but i also want to add a hyperlink like this <a href="#">HI</a> and it should only display Link with text OK in outlook appointment body.
Please suggest me some way

[Dormilich]

glancing over https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ffice.12).aspx it doesn’t look like you can do what you want.

essentially, your appointment object is a .NET object, not a JavaScript object and you’re actually using IE’s .NET bindings. So the limitation comes from .NET.

however, you could ask at MSDN or in the .NET forums if someone knows how to create links in an appointment object.