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UserProperty.Formula Property

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Outlook Developer Reference

Returns or sets a String representing the formula for the user property. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.Formula

expression   A variable that represents a UserProperty object.

Example

The following Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example shows how to use the Formula property.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub TestFormula()
    Dim tki As Outlook.TaskItem
    Dim uprs As Outlook.UserProperties
    Dim upr As Outlook.UserProperty
    
    Set tki = Application.CreateItem(olTaskItem)
    tki.Subject = "Work hours - Test Formula"
    ' TotalWork and ActualWork are in units of minutes
    tki.TotalWork = 4 * 60
    tki.ActualWork = 3 * 60
    Set uprs = tki.UserProperties
    Set upr = uprs.Add("Total&ActualWork", olFormula)
    upr.Formula = "[Total Work] + [Actual Work]"
    tki.Save
    tki.Display
    MsgBox "The Work Hours are: " & upr.Value / 60
End Sub

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