How do I set up a randomly recurring monthly meeting?

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Although the meetings occur monthly the date pattern is totally random. Is
there away to schdule these meetings w/o doing them individually?
 
bergeronjr said:
Although the meetings occur monthly the date pattern is totally
random. Is there away to schdule these meetings w/o doing them
individually?
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If they're random, they can't be "recurring". Recursion implies a pattern.
 
I know it is possible for Microsoft to set it up so you can schedule a
meeting multiple times without a "pattern" so why will they not do that?

Let's not get hung up in the lingo but focus more on the end users whose
companies purchased this product so they could perform their jobs in a more
efficient manner. This takes up an ridiculous amount of time.
 
I know it is possible for Microsoft to set it up so you can schedule a
meeting multiple times without a "pattern" so why will they not do that?
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If you "know it is possible", state your proof.
Let's not get hung up in the lingo but focus more on the end users whose
companies purchased this product so they could perform their jobs in a
more
efficient manner. This takes up an ridiculous amount of time.
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Regretfully, since computer programs are finite state machines, you MUST
"focus on the lingo". Terms have spoecific meanings within the context of
the program and whether you like it or not, within Outlook, recurring items
REQUIRE a pattern. What GroupWise does or does not do is irrelevant.

If you want a tool that will help you create non-regular sequences of
events, purchase this:
http://www.websetters.co.uk/WSAddIns/WSRAII/index.htm
 
I am having my IT Department look into that. Thank you!

I think I may have discovered a way to manipulate a recurring appointment to
my liking.
 
I don't know of a way in OL 2007 but in Lotus Notes you can easily create a
"custom" reocurring meeting selecting the different dates (next Tue, Next
Wed, jump two weeks to Monday, etc.) The time and length of the meeting must
remain the same.

I often encounter this issue where I have a reocurring meeting (for example
- four Saturdays but I need to skip one Saturday)
 
Lotus Notes has a function that will present you with a small calendar and
you click on the dates you want for the meeting. This has existed in LN since
the late 90's. You start with the view of the current month, and you can
scroll forward to future months clicking as many dates as necessary.

One would assume that the MS guys are as sharp as the LN guys. This is not a
rocket science solution and the neat thing is that it works.
 
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