Multiple calendar sync question

galingula · #1 (**permalink**) 11-03-2010, 03:38 PM

I have two Exchange accounts (that's just the way it is), and NEED to be able to sync them into one calendar on my TP2. I never enter calendar appts on my phone, so I just need to sync the two one way.

Any ideas? This is starting to become a MUST

**boredandtattooed** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-03-2010, 04:05 PM

well what happens as of now??? does 1 sync and not the other? do neither sync? is there an error?

galingula · #3 (**permalink**) 11-03-2010, 04:06 PM

This looks interesting....

As of Activesync 4.x, for some unfathomable reason, MSFT has removed
the possibility to sync one device with two exchange servers, or two
PC's connected to excahnge servers. This drive me insane when I bought
my first WM5 device. But after much googleing, I found a workaround.

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

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\En ableNonLocalCrossPollina*tion]
= (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).

I'm now syncing an Exchange connected PC with with another Exchange
Server directly - work like a CHARM.

But this will end up making the 2 exchange account calendars identicle and combine them on my phone, right? I don't want that, I want to PULL the appts from account 1, and sync the appointments on account 2. So...my phone would show a combined calendar, merging account 1 & 2. Account 2 would have the combined calendar sync'd on both my phone and the exchange account calendar. Account 1's exchange account calendar would only show its original appts. That's what I want to do. Yea, that's it

galingula · #4 (**permalink**) 11-03-2010, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boredandtattooed

well what happens as of now??? does 1 sync and not the other? do neither sync? is there an error?

It's 2 exchange accounts, not 2 calendars in the same account. I know how to do that

Huggybear · #5 (**permalink**) 11-03-2010, 05:08 PM

Try syncing both calendars to Google Calendar, then use activesync to sync with your combined profile calendar in Google Calendar.

I had a similar issue trying to sync my calendar and my wife's (she's using a Blackberry 9800) and this was the only viable option.

Huggybear · #6 (**permalink**) 11-03-2010, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by galingula

This looks interesting....

But this will end up making the 2 exchange account calendars identicle and combine them on my phone, right? I don't want that, I want to PULL the appts from account 1, and sync the appointments on account 2. So...my phone would show a combined calendar, merging account 1 & 2. Account 2 would have the combined calendar sync'd on both my phone and the exchange account calendar. Account 1's exchange account calendar would only show its original appts. That's what I want to do. Yea, that's it

Try using Google Calendar to sync your two accounts. Sync each calendar to this application, then use ActiveSync to pull the combined calendars from Google Calendar. Instructions on how to do this are here - Setting Up Your Windows Mobile Phone for Google Sync : Google Sync - Google Mobile Help

galingula · #7 (**permalink**) 11-04-2010, 12:59 PM

Well, syncing outlook with google's calendar is messed up. It tells me it's syncing, and it takes a long time for the 2000+ appointments. After, when I checked the online calendar, nothing was there but holidays. I synced again later, and I could see a couple events, but realized that the ones showing were only the events I'd put on my outlook calendar after the first sync. Odd that

Huggybear · #8 (**permalink**) 11-04-2010, 01:29 PM

2000+ appointments? How far back are you looking? How far ahead? You might be better off syncing in smaller chunks - 3 months instead of 6. I know it may not be perfect, but it's a start.

The first sync does take some time, after that it's much faster. I've got mine to sync every 4 hrs and it works fine for me.

galingula · #9 (**permalink**) 11-04-2010, 01:50 PM

I uninstalled the sync ap on the PC and reinstalled. After that it worked.

The calendar is prolly 5 years old. I'm going to give the mobile app a go now.

Thank you

galingula · #10 (**permalink**) 11-04-2010, 02:00 PM

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?