exdate Field
Topic Last Modified: 2006-06-13
The exdate field contains a list of dates that are exceptions to a recurring appointment. Exceptions are instances of the appointment that are deleted.
Full Name
urn:schemas:calendar:exdate
Content Class
Named Constant
CdoCalendar.cdoExDate
Variant Subtype
Variants() (String)
VT_ARRAY | VT_VARIANT (VT_BSTR)
OLE DB Type
DBTYPE_VECTOR | DBTYPE_VARIANT
Remarks
RFC 2445 (the iCalendar Standard) defines this field as the EXDATE property.
The exdate field is combined with the following fields to specify the complete recurrence pattern:
- The dtstart Field
- The rrule Field
- The rdate Field
- The exrule Field
Example
The following list of exceptions specifies that a recurring appointment does not occur on April 2, 1999, on April 3, 1999, or on April 4, 1999.
19990402T010000Z, 19990403T010000Z, 19990404T010000Z