Programmatically create a custom calendar
This example creates a new Calendar folder named PersonalCalendar, and then creates a new Appointment item and adds it to the Calendar folder. The code then displays the Calendar folder.
Applies to: The information in this topic applies to VSTO Add-in projects for Outlook. For more information, see Features available by Office application and project type.
Example
private void CreateCustomCalendar()
{
const string newCalendarName = "PersonalCalendar";
Outlook.MAPIFolder primaryCalendar = (Outlook.MAPIFolder)
this.Application.ActiveExplorer().Session.GetDefaultFolder
(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderCalendar);
bool needFolder = true;
foreach (Outlook.MAPIFolder personalCalendar
in primaryCalendar.Folders)
{
if (personalCalendar.Name == newCalendarName)
{
needFolder = false;
break;
}
}
if (needFolder)
{
Outlook.MAPIFolder personalCalendar = primaryCalendar
.Folders.Add(newCalendarName,
Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderCalendar);
Outlook.AppointmentItem newEvent =
personalCalendar.Items.Add
(Outlook.OlItemType.olAppointmentItem)
as Outlook.AppointmentItem;
newEvent.Start = DateTime.Now.AddHours(1);
newEvent.End = DateTime.Now.AddHours(1.25);
newEvent.Subject = "New plan";
newEvent.Body = " Meet to discuss new plan.";
newEvent.Save();
}
Application.ActiveExplorer().SelectFolder(primaryCalendar
.Folders[newCalendarName]);
Application.ActiveExplorer().CurrentFolder.Display();
}