Problem With Automating Outlook

Problem With Automating Outlook

• Scotty12105

  ActiveExplorer is a member of the Outlook application object - not a memeber of Form1... You are using Me.ActiveExplorer which is looking for an ActiveExplorer property on the form - you should be using oOutlook.ActiveExplorer becuase oOutlook is the instance variable for the Outlook application that you created.

  
  
  

• piknik

  The _ is a line continuation character make sure there are no blank lines between them - sometimes cut/paste inserts additional blanks lines in.

  Almost certain thats you problem - you can actually remove the _ if you want and make a single line

  example

  Dim sentContacts As Outlook.MAPIFolder = Me.ActiveExplorer() _
  .Session.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook _
  .OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts)

  becomes

  Dim sentContacts As Outlook.MAPIFolder = Me.ActiveExplorer().Session.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts)

  
  

• Markus Sch.

  Contains is a .NET 2.0 Framework method and will only work in 2005 and not 2003.    You can use the instr function to achieve the same result

  Example

  This will return Not Found

  Dim strContents As String = "this is a test"
  If InStr(strContents, "id") Then
     MsgBox("found")
  else
     MsgBox("Not found")
  End If

  This will return "Found"

  Dim strContents As String = "this is a test"
  If InStr(strContents, "test") Then
     MsgBox("found")
  else
     MsgBox("Not found")
  End If
  

   

  Which other error are you actually referring to

   

  
  

• kkarrancsu

  Dim s As String = "this is an example.com"
  If s.Contains("example.com") Then
  msgbox("Found")
  End If

  it is giving the same error, huh, Does it work on vb.net 2003

  I tried it on vb.net 2005 and it works but it wont in 2003 and 2003 is what I am familar with and have on my own PC.

  
  

• anu_ooo

  Okay I did what you said and replaced the Me with oOutlook and here is what it looks like, Now I have No Idea what this error means and what to do about it. Other than that One Line everthing else is working fine.

  Dim sentContacts As Outlook.MAPIFolder = oOutlook.ActiveExplorer.Session.GetDefaultFolder ' The error on this line is: Argument not specified for parameter 'FolderType' of 'Public Function GetDefaultFolder(FolderType As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlDefaultFolders) As Microsoft.Office.Interop.OUtlook.MAPIFolder'.

  
  

• scottsignalscape

  Imports Otl = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook

  Dim oOutlook As New Otl.Application

  Dim newContact As Otl.ContactItem = CType(oOutlook.CreateItem(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlItemType.olContactItem), Otl.ContactItem)

  
  
  

• Bazzer

  The error ActiveExplorer is not a member of form1 is telling you that you have a form, of type form1. This code is contained within theis form and ME is referring to the content instance of this form1 (as form1 is a class and not an instance).

  It is looking for a control called ActiveExplorer on this form - which I would guess you either dont have on the form or you have called something else.

  The second error would is a little strange as this error would normally occur if you are using the method on a datatype that doesnt exist. In this case its telling you contains isnt a valid member on the string type - but I know that it is. I'd verify the type of Contact.Email1Address to verify that this is indeed of string type.

  Just humour me and try the following lines of code to ensure they work

  Dim s As String = "this is an example.com"
  If s.Contains("example.com") Then
  msgbox("Found")
  End If

  
  

• Nick Sheng

  It sounds as though you are trying to create an VB solution with has outlook automation.

  Two article which cover VB.NET / Outlook automation are as follows

  http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-3513_11-5850937.html

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/odc_ol2003_ta/html/odc_OLOMwVBNET.asp

  With the documentation regarding the Outlook Object Model here - which you should be able to use to refer to the correct objects for the tasks your trying to achieve.
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/vbaol11/html/outlookvbawelcome_hv01136199.asp
  

  These should work just fine with 2003.

  
  

• PMBT

  The error says it all: You need to provide an argument to the GetDefaultFolder method and that argument should be of the type Microsoft.Office.Interop.outlook.OlDefaultFolders

  You want the user's default contact folder, so that's what you should specify:

  oOutlook.ActiveExplorer.Session.GetDefaultFolder(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts)

  
  
  

• Leon Mayne

  Thanks For the Code!

  Imports Otl = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook

  Dim oOutlook As New Otl.Application

  Dim newContact As Otl.ContactItem = CType(oOutlook.CreateItem(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlItemType.olContactItem), Otl.ContactItem)

  It worked and I can add lots of Contacts but I am now having problems with this code I got from the MSDN library Which Should allow me to mail all the Contacts at once:

  Private Sub Button4_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button4.Click

  Dim subjectEmail As String = "Meeting has been rescheduled."

  Dim bodyEmail As String = "Meeting is one hour later."

  Dim sentContacts As Outlook.MAPIFolder = Me.ActiveExplorer() _

  .Session.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook _ ' The error on this line is End of Statement Expected

  .OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts) ' The error on this line is End of Statement Expected

  For Each contact As Outlook.ContactItem In sentContacts.Items() ' The error on this line is 'SentContacts' is not declared

  If contact.Email1Address.Contains("example.com") Then

  CreateEmailItem(subjectEmail, contact _ ' The error on this line is Comma, ')', or a valid expression expected.

  .Email1Address, bodyEmail)

  End If

  Next

  End Sub

  
  

• Steve9753

  Thanks again but now I am getting a diffrent Error Message

  here is the code now:

  Private Sub Button4_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button4.Click

  Dim subjectEmail As String = "Meeting has been rescheduled."

  Dim bodyEmail As String = "Meeting is one hour later."

  Dim sentContacts As Outlook.MAPIFolder = Me.ActiveExplorer().Session.GetDefaultFolder ' The Error in this line is: 'ActivateExplorer' is not a member of form1

  For Each contact As Outlook.ContactItem In sentContacts.Items()

  If contact.Email1Address.Contains("example.com") Then ' The Error in this line is: 'Contains' is not a member of 'string'

  CreateEmailItem(subjectEmail, contact.Email1Address, bodyEmail)

  End If

  Next

   End Sub

  Other than thoese two lines  everything else looks like it should work

   

  
  

• Jocker23

  Anways about the other error, do you know how to write it better   You should me that other code on how to write around the CreateItem could that be done for the ActivateExplorer

  
  

• stephane - Montpellier

  Anyone
  
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