Multiple calendar sync question

[horndoctor]

Wirelessly posted (htc Pocket PC: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.11) Sprint MP6950SP)

How about putting all your appointments in 1 calendar and only syncing that account?

[hngrimmer]

I use "gsyncit," outlook categories <--> google multiple cals <--> android multiple cals on the mobile, http://www.daveswebsite.com/
and i use "oggsync," calendar categories on windows mobile <--> google multiple cals <--> outlook categories OggSync - Sync Google Calendar and Contacts with Outlook and Windows Mobile Device Sync (including Microsoft Office)

that way no matter which os i've switched between all my cals are up to date. categories talk nicely with multi categories in those two programs.

[Huggybear]

Originally Posted by galingula

Well crap. Is it me or does the mobile device sync with the google calendar via the exchange account? If it does I'm back to square one as I can only sync one exchange account.

What do I have to do? Push all my contacts, calendar, and email to google, and then push google to the phone? I don't want to mix up my emails from the exchange account and the gmail account. I don't want the gmail email on my phone. It also says the tasks won't sync?

Am I missing something?

I think you're missing something about the calendar sync - re: tasks...yeah..you're SOL for now.

Try these steps for calendar and contacts. You should be able to pull email from 1 exchange accounts, so long as you have different email addresses associated with the exchange account.
1. Log into Google Calendar
2. Set permissions for 1 calendar to sync to the virtual Google calendar via email address
3. Set permissions for 2nd calendar to sync to the virtual Google calendar via email address
4. Use ActiveSync to combine both calendars and contacts to your mobile

No need to setup GMail on your device.

I'm essentially saying the same thing as the Horndoctor is saying. This will enable you to combine calendars in one place, then download the one combined beast.

[galingula]

Originally Posted by Huggybear

I think you're missing something about the calendar sync - re: tasks...yeah..you're SOL for now.

Try these steps for calendar and contacts. You should be able to pull email from 1 exchange accounts, so long as you have different email addresses associated with the exchange account.
1. Log into Google Calendar
2. Set permissions for 1 calendar to sync to the virtual Google calendar via email address
3. Set permissions for 2nd calendar to sync to the virtual Google calendar via email address
4. Use ActiveSync to combine both calendars and contacts to your mobile

No need to setup GMail on your device.

I'm essentially saying the same thing as the Horndoctor is saying. This will enable you to combine calendars in one place, then download the one combined beast.

I very much appreciate your help, I really do. But I'm either too dull to get it (this is actually probable), or the ideal situation doesn't exist. I can't lose files or tasks. See attached link to desired end game...

http://www.jwdstudio.com/pp/sync%20diagram.pdf

[Huggybear]

Anyone who can draw like that can't be all that dull....

From what the diagram says, you only want the "extras" - files and such- from your 2nd Server. Perhaps I'm not understanding properly....why can't you use ActiveSync with your 2nd server to swap everything, and only use Google calendar and ActiveSync with server #1?

Am I missing something?

Another option that I just stumbled upon is to look at what the Brits did. Check this out. Beware, I don't know how exclusive the information will be by Syncing 2 servers, unless you can set one to only push and not pull.

To sync two exchange servers, put this in the device's registry:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\En ableNonLocalCrossPollination]
= (DWORD) 1

This key will most probably be there already, but if it is, its value
will be 0. If so, change it to 1.

Soft reset, then, setup activesync ON THE DEVICE (If you try setting up on the PC, it will still fail).

Check here for OP: https://groups.google.com/group/micr...5f50cf495e64b8

[galingula]

Originally Posted by Huggybear

Anyone who can draw like that can't be all that dull....

From what the diagram says, you only want the "extras" - files and such- from your 2nd Server. Perhaps I'm not understanding properly....why can't you use ActiveSync with your 2nd server to swap everything, and only use Google calendar and ActiveSync with server #1?

Because you can only have one server account for syncing and what I want to do (described by you above) requires two.

Soft reset then set up activsync on the device? What does that mean?

I changed that reg setting, and soft reset, and the user name and domain can't be changed without erasing all the info from that account

[jerryyyyy]

I commiserate with you on this calendar issue. I just got a new laptop with Office 2010. there are so many controls and sync options I thought I was in fat city. For example, I thought Outlook would sync with Live (Hotmail) Calendar... well it will bring the Live Calendar down but does not look like I can edit it in Outlook.... and have it sync back to the Live Calendar... and I cannot openly publish the Outlook Calendar...

BTW, I have also learned to my chagrin that 2010 is not searchable by Google Desktop... Buyer Beware