Filter Outlook 2010 tasks using VBA - vba

Question

I need to create custom filters in Outlook to save me from having to manually adjust the filter setting each time, preferably with VBA.
Below is my attempt. I inserted the message box line to check the correct items are being restricted. On running the macro I get a number of message boxes displayed with "1" indicating to me that it is working as expected (message box appears for each 'In Progress' item).
For Each Task_List In CreateObject("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI").GetDefaultFolder(13).Items.Restrict("[Status]='In Progress'")
MsgBox Task_List.Status
sFilter = "[Status]=Task_List.Status"
Next
However, the tasks in the task folder are not filtered, all the tasks are displayed regardless of criteria.
What am I missing from my code? Or am I completely barking up the wrong tree.
Thanks, and apologies in advance for the simplistic question.

Answer 1

Once you manually set up different views you can get to them this way.
Where the view is named for instance "In Progress"
Sub TaskView_InProgress()
' No error if the view does not exist
' No error if not currently in Tasks folder
ActiveExplorer.CurrentView = "In Progress"
End Sub

Answer 2

This demonstrates how to access the In Progress tasks. Albeit much less helpful than a view if you have many tasks.
Private Sub task_Filter()
' Folders may contain any type of item
Dim myItem As Object
Dim myItems As items
Dim resItems As items
Dim myTaskFolder As Folder
Dim sFilter As String
Dim msgPrompt As String
Set myTaskFolder = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderTasks)
Set myItems = myTaskFolder.items
sFilter = "[Status]='In Progress'"
Set resItems = myItems.Restrict(sFilter)
For Each myItem In resItems
If myItem.Class = OlTask Then
myItem.Display
End If
Next
End Sub

Answer 3

This sub worked great for my purpose. I wanted to also input a string in the search field of the task window from excel. So I loaded the string to the clipboard and used send keys to "Ctrl E" (enter search field) then "Ctrl V" paste. This routine turns num lock off. So I added a toggle for that.
Sub btn_GotoTask()
Set cl = New clsClient
' Folders may contain any type of item
Dim myItem As Object
Dim myItems As items
Dim resItems As items
Dim myTaskFolder As Folder
Dim sFilter As String
Dim msgPrompt As String
On Error GoTo outlookError
Set myTaskFolder = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderTasks)
myTaskFolder.Display
SetClipboard cl.Pol
'Activate task window
myTaskFolder.Application.ActiveWindow
SendKeys "^{e}"
SendKeys "^{v}"
SendKeys "{NUMLOCK}"
Exit Sub
outlookError:
MsgBox "Outlook may not be open"
End Sub