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Does ActiveSync go in sequential order by date in Calendar items? Michael Levin 02-01-2008
Posted by Michael Levin on February 1, 2008, 1:43 pm
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When synchronizing Calendar with an Exchange server over the network (not
via a PC), does ActiveSync go in order of date? Mine crashes half way
through, but I can see the last one it was doing before the crash on the
CtrlLog.txt. Does this tell me anything about where the corrupt appointment
might be? Does it go in order?

Mike


Posted by Chris De Herrera on February 3, 2008, 10:02 pm
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Hi,
Microsoft never disclosed the order in which it synchronizes. However I do
know that with ActiveSync on the desktop, it performs TWO syncs in a row.

To find the corrupt appointment, I suggest creating a new calendar folder,
move the appointments there, sync and then move them back until you find the
one that does not sync.

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> When synchronizing Calendar with an Exchange server over the network (not
> via a PC), does ActiveSync go in order of date? Mine crashes half way
> through, but I can see the last one it was doing before the crash on the
> CtrlLog.txt. Does this tell me anything about where the corrupt
> appointment
> might be? Does it go in order?
>
> Mike
>


Posted by Michael Levin on February 4, 2008, 7:40 pm
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On 2/3/08 10:02 PM, in article #d#TXptZIHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, "Chris

> Hi,
> Microsoft never disclosed the order in which it synchronizes. However I do
> know that with ActiveSync on the desktop, it performs TWO syncs in a row.
> To find the corrupt appointment, I suggest creating a new calendar folder,
> move the appointments there, sync and then move them back until you find the
> one that does not sync.

this is a good idea and I'll try it. I kind of did it once, and I
narrowed down to a set of appointments, but when I got rid of them, it just
got stuck somewhere else. Since it worked perfectly right after a cold
reset, I think it's not just the appointments themselves but some sort of
ActiveSync state file or registry key that's being restored after the cold
reset that makes it choke on my calendar items. A tough one to diagnose. I
wish I knew more about what files ActiveSync used (or how to read the
logfile).

Mike


Posted by Todd Allcock on February 4, 2008, 10:26 pm
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At 04 Feb 2008 19:40:01 -0500 Michael Levin wrote:

> this is a good idea and I'll try it. I kind of did it once, and I
> narrowed down to a set of appointments, but when I got rid of them, it
just
> got stuck somewhere else. Since it worked perfectly right after a cold
> reset, I think it's not just the appointments themselves but some sort of
> ActiveSync state file or registry key that's being restored after the cold
> reset that makes it choke on my calendar items. A tough one to diagnose. I
> wish I knew more about what files ActiveSync used (or how to read the
> logfile).

It's frustrating, but some times the "path of least resistance" is the
easier path. You've had this problem for awhile, so might not a hard
reset, followed by "rebuilding" the device (reinstalling all of your
software and synchronizing your files and PIM data rather than restoring
from your backup file) be the easier solution at this point? You've
already verified your calendar sync works after a hard reset, at least up
to the point you restore your backup.

In a perfect world, finding the actual problem and fixing it would be nice,
but the Windows Mobile world is, unfortunately, anything but perfect! ;-)

Realistically, (if you can find the time) you might try and resync after
you install each of your programs to verify one of those isn't "breaking"
the ability to sync.



Posted by Michael Levin on February 5, 2008, 2:53 am
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On 2/4/08 10:26 PM, in article fo8l9q$usm$2@aioe.org, "Todd Allcock"

> At 04 Feb 2008 19:40:01 -0500 Michael Levin wrote:
>
>> this is a good idea and I'll try it. I kind of did it once, and I
>> narrowed down to a set of appointments, but when I got rid of them, it
> just
>> got stuck somewhere else. Since it worked perfectly right after a cold
>> reset, I think it's not just the appointments themselves but some sort of
>> ActiveSync state file or registry key that's being restored after the cold
>> reset that makes it choke on my calendar items. A tough one to diagnose. I
>> wish I knew more about what files ActiveSync used (or how to read the
>> logfile).
>
> It's frustrating, but some times the "path of least resistance" is the
> easier path. You've had this problem for awhile, so might not a hard
> reset, followed by "rebuilding" the device (reinstalling all of your
> software and synchronizing your files and PIM data rather than restoring
> from your backup file) be the easier solution at this point? You've
> already verified your calendar sync works after a hard reset, at least up
> to the point you restore your backup.
>
> In a perfect world, finding the actual problem and fixing it would be nice,
> but the Windows Mobile world is, unfortunately, anything but perfect! ;-)
>
> Realistically, (if you can find the time) you might try and resync after
> you install each of your programs to verify one of those isn't "breaking"
> the ability to sync.

you're right; I'm about to give up looking for the cause and start from
scratch. I have a crazy amount of customizations on this thing, but I may
need to start from the beginning...


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