sfpe wrote:

1)i set up a recurrence
2)as time goes on, sometimes i have to shift one or a few of the
occurances, so i do that, no problem
3)then later on in time, i want to change the end the recurrance
4)problem is that if i make a change of any kind, even changing the
end date of an existing recurrance, it resets all occurances in the
past, even the few i had shifted
5)i need an accurate record of the actual date of each occurance in
the past of that recurrance, but now, the program has moved those few
appointments i had shifted manually within the recurrance back into
the original recurrance schedule.

Then you'll have to make the exceptions separate entries rather than
exceptions to the recurring item. An entry with recurrences is only a
single item in your calendar no matter how many times you may see it on the
calendar. The recurrences are calculated by Outook on the fly. When you
modify the series, you regenerate the entire series, losing all of the
exceptions.
--
Brian Tillman