c# - Retrieve user's Outlook status -

i found vbscript code retrieve user's outlook status , display in list box. need c# , there no conversion tools online:

set objoutlook = createobject("outlook.application") set objnamespace = objoutlook.getnamespace("mapi")  set objrecipient = objnamespace.createrecipient("kenmyer") strfreebusydata = objrecipient.freebusy(#11/11/2014#, 60)  dtmstartdate = #11/11/2014#  = 1 len(strfreebusydata) step 24      wscript.echo dtmstartdate     strday = mid(strfreebusydata, i, 24)      x = 1 12         if x = 1             strtime = "12 am: "         else             strtime = x - 1 & " am: "         end if           intfreebusy = mid(strday, x, 1)         if intfreebusy = 1             strfreebusy = "busy"         else             strfreebusy = "free"         end if          wscript.echo strtime & strfreebusy     next      x = 13 24         if x = 13             strtime = "12 pm: "         else             strtime = x - 13 & " pm: "         end if           intfreebusy = mid(strday, x, 1)         if intfreebusy = 1             strfreebusy = "busy"         else             strfreebusy = "free"         end if          wscript.echo strtime & strfreebusy     next      wscript.echo     dtmstartdate = dtmstartdate + 1      if dtmstartdate > #11/12/2014#         exit     end if next 

the end result in c# application under appointments list box:

11/11/2014 8 am: free 9 am: free 10 am: free 11 am: free 12 pm: free 1 pm: free 2 pm: free 3 pm: free 4 pm: free 5 pm: busy 6 pm: free 

what have far:

private void userschedule() {     outlook.application oapp = new outlook.application();      microsoft.office.interop.outlook.namespace ns = oapp.application.session;      outlook.recipient recipient = ns.createrecipient(username.text);      datetime datetime = datetime.now;      string freebusy = recipient.addressentry.getfreebusy(datetime, 60, true);      string status = freebusy.substring(0, 1);      textbox1.text = status; } 

how can convert c#? other set of code similar:

for = 1 len(strfreebusydata) step 24      wscript.echo dtmstartdate     strday = mid(strfreebusydata, i, 24)      x = 1 12         if x = 1             strtime = "12 am: "         else             strtime = x - 1 & " am: "         end if           intfreebusy = mid(strday, x, 1)         if intfreebusy = 1             strfreebusy = "busy"         else             strfreebusy = "free"         end if          wscript.echo strtime & strfreebusy     next 

newly edited code ( final answer question)

private void userstatus() {     {         {             outlook.application oapp = new outlook.application();             microsoft.office.interop.outlook.namespace ns = oapp.application.session;             outlook.recipient recipient = ns.createrecipient(username.text);             datetime datetime = datetime.now; // gets current date , time             datetime startdate = datetime.today; //gets todays date             startdate.addhours(8); //skip 8             string freebusy = recipient.addressentry.getfreebusy(startdate, 60, true);             textbox1.text = freebusy;              foreach (char c in freebusy) //iteration process             {                 if (startdate.hour == 0) //start @ 12                     contacts.items.add(startdate.tostring("dd/mm/yyyy"));                 if (8 <= startdate.hour && startdate.hour <= 18) // 8am 6pm inclusive                 {                     listbox1.items.add(                         string.format(                             "{0}: {1}",                             startdate.tostring("hh tt"),                             c == '0' ? "free" : "busy"));                 }                 startdate = startdate.addhours(1);                 if (startdate.date > datetime.today)                     break; // stop once tomorrow.             }         }     }     private void button5_click(object sender, eventargs e)     {         userstatus();     } 

the freebusy string looks user getting free/busy status for.

i got below doing this:

string freebusy = recipient.addressentry.getfreebusy(datetime, 60, true); textbox1.text = freebusy; 

000000002200000000000000000000002200000000000000333333333333333333333333000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000001100000000000000002000001000000000000000002000000000000000000000002022200000000000000000002000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000333333333333333333333333000000002001101000000000000000002000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000001100000000000000002000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000002020000000000000000000002000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000001100000000000000002000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000002000000000000000

the following loop , logic in vbscript

for = 1 len(strfreebusydata) step 24      wscript.echo dtmstartdate     strday = mid(strfreebusydata, i, 24)     ... next 

would equivalent following in c#

for(int = 0; < strfreebusydata.length; i+= 24) {     console.writeline(dtmstartdate);     var strday = strfreebusydata.substring(i, 24);     ...    } 

one big difference between vbscript , c# vbscript tends 1 - based when dealing strings, whereas c# 0 based. mid function's first parameter wants index string 1-based (1 mean start @ first character) whereas string.substrings first parameter should 0-based (0 mean start @ first character).

edit

after sleeping on better way of dealing in c# following.

datetime startdate = datetime.today; string freebusy = recipient.addressentry.getfreebusy(datetime, 60, true); foreach(char c in freebusy) {     if(startdate.hour == 0)         console.writeline(startdate.tostring("dd/mm/yyyy"));     console.writeline(         "{0}: {1}",         startdate.tostring("hh tt"),         c == '1' ? "busy" : "free");     startdate = startdate.addhours(1); } 

this datetime has today's date, time of 12 am. iterate on each character in freebusy string output startdate formatted dd/mm/yyyy when hour 0 or 12 am. write out hour in 12 hour time (hh) , am/pm designator (tt) , word busy if character "1" or free otherwise. increment startdate 1 hour. avoids unnecessary inner loops vbscript code has.

edit

based on updated code should change this

listbox1.items.add("{0}: {1}") ; listbox1.items.add(startdate.tostring("hh tt") + " " + (c == '1' ? "busy" : "free")); listbox1.items.add(c == '1' ? "busy" : "free"); startdate.addhours(1); 

to this

listbox1.items.add(     string.format(         "{0}: {1}",          startdate.tostring("hh tt"),         c == '1' ? "busy" : "free"); startdate = startdate.addhours(1); 

the "{0}: {1}" formatting , console.writeline has overload takes format string. date wasn't changing because datetime immuteable , have capture return value of addhours, bad.

edit

here's code show items today , between 8am , 6pm

foreach (char c in freebusy) //iteration process {     if (startdate.hour == 0 ) //start @ 12         contacts.items.add(startdate.tostring("dd/mm/yyyy"));     if(8 <= startdate.hour && startdate.hour <= 18) // 8am 6pm inclusive     {         listbox1.items.add(             string.format(             "{0}: {1}",              startdate.tostring("hh tt"),             c == '1' ? "busy" : "free"));     }      startdate = startdate.addhours(1);     if(startdate.date > datetime.today)         break; // stop once tomorrow. } 

you can optimize break after hit 6pm if want. shortened following

datetime startdate = datetime.today; //gets todays date string freebusy = recipient.addressentry.getfreebusy(datetime, 60, true); contacts.items.add(startdate.tostring("dd/mm/yyyy"));  startdate = startdate.addhours(8); //skip 8 foreach (char c in freebusy.skip(8).take(11)) // skip 8am , go 6pm {     listbox1.items.add(         string.format(             "{0}: {1}",              startdate.tostring("hh tt"),             c == '0' ? "free" : "busy"));      startdate = startdate.addhours(1); } 

edit

changed

c == '1' ? "busy" : "free" 

to

c == '0' ? "free" : "busy"