Declare Function SetTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long, ByVal uElapse As Long, ByVal lpTimerfunc As Long) As Long
Declare Function KillTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long) As Long

Public TimerID As Long 'Need a timer ID to eventually turn off the timer. If the timer ID <> 0 then the timer is running

Sub RunRules()
 
Dim olRules As Outlook.Rules
Dim myRule As Outlook.Rule
Dim olRuleNames() As Variant
Dim name As Variant
 
' Enter the names of the rules you want to run
olRuleNames = Array("Missed Calls", "Forward v")
 
Set olRules = Application.Session.DefaultStore.GetRules()
 
For Each name In olRuleNames()
    For Each myRule In olRules
    ' Rules we want to run
   
        If myRule.name = name Then
        myRule.Execute ShowProgress:=False
        End If
        Next
   Next
   
End Sub

Private Sub Application_Quit()
  If TimerID <> 0 Then Call DeactivateTimer 'Turn off timer upon quitting **VERY IMPORTANT**
End Sub

Private Sub Application_Startup()
  MsgBox "Activating the Timer."
  Call ActivateTimer(1) 'Set timer to go off every 1 minute
End Sub


Public Sub ActivateTimer(ByVal nMinutes As Long)
  nMinutes = nMinutes * 1000 * 60 'The SetTimer call accepts milliseconds, so convert to minutes
  If TimerID <> 0 Then Call DeactivateTimer 'Check to see if timer is running before call to SetTimer
  TimerID = SetTimer(0, 0, nMinutes, AddressOf TriggerTimer)
  If TimerID = 0 Then
    MsgBox "The timer failed to activate."
  End If
End Sub

Public Sub DeactivateTimer()
Dim lSuccess As Long
  lSuccess = KillTimer(0, TimerID)
  If lSuccess = 0 Then
    MsgBox "The timer failed to deactivate."
  Else
    TimerID = 0
  End If
End Sub

Public Sub TriggerTimer(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal uMsg As Long, ByVal idevent As Long, ByVal Systime As Long)
    'keeps calling every X Minutes unless deactivated
    If idevent = TimerID Then
        RunRules
    End If
End Sub