Hi guys

I have an explorer toolbar in my Add-in and when user presses buttons on it,
Add-in does something to a selected mail item.

When I am in Outlook Today, it doesn't work - for unknown reason the check
Assigned(IExplorer.Selection) raises an exception.

IExplorer is not empty.

Why is it so?

Thanks
Slava

I have found an ugly hack

I check if I am in 'Outlook Today' folder:
IExplorer.CurrentFolder.Name FOutlookTodayFolder.Name

Strangely
IExplorer.CurrentFolder FOutlookTodayFolder
doesn't work for some reason

I get FOutlookTodayFolder like this:

NmSpace := OutlookApp.GetNamespace('MAPI');
Inbox := NmSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox);
FOutlookTodayFolder := Inbox.Parent as MAPIFolder;

You'd be better off comparing the entry ids rather than names.
The fact that (IExplorer.CurrentFolder FOutlookTodayFolder) is perfectly
normal. Each time you access Explorer.CurrentFolder, OOM returns a brand new
COM object.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool

"Slava Barouline" slavadotbarouline@recruitmentsystemsdotcomdotau wrote in
message ...
I have found an ugly hack

I check if I am in 'Outlook Today' folder:
IExplorer.CurrentFolder.Name FOutlookTodayFolder.Name

Strangely
IExplorer.CurrentFolder FOutlookTodayFolder
doesn't work for some reason

I get FOutlookTodayFolder like this:

NmSpace := OutlookApp.GetNamespace('MAPI');
Inbox := NmSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox);
FOutlookTodayFolder := Inbox.Parent as MAPIFolder;

I will probably use EntryID if
(IExplorer.CurrentFolderFOutlookTodayFolder) will not work

It shows different addresses for IExplorer.CurrentFolder and
FOutlookTodayFolder
How can I compare them?

"Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote in message
...
You'd be better off comparing the entry ids rather than names.
The fact that (IExplorer.CurrentFolder FOutlookTodayFolder) is
perfectly normal. Each time you access Explorer.CurrentFolder, OOM returns
a brand new COM object.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/

Compare entry ids.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool

"Slava Barouline" slavadotbarouline@recruitmentsystemsdotcomdotau wrote in
message ...
I will probably use EntryID if
(IExplorer.CurrentFolderFOutlookTodayFolder) will not work

It shows different addresses for IExplorer.CurrentFolder and
FOutlookTodayFolder
How can I compare them?

"Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote in message
...
You'd be better off comparing the entry ids rather than names.
The fact that (IExplorer.CurrentFolder FOutlookTodayFolder) is
perfectly normal. Each time you access Explorer.CurrentFolder, OOM
returns a brand new COM object.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/

Thanks Dmitry

EntryIDs work fine

Why can't I compare Names?


"Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote in message
...
Compare entry ids.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool

Selection is probably empty because the OutlookToday folder is the top of
store and usually doesn't have items in it or anything selected.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Slava Barouline" slavadotbarouline@recruitmentsystemsdotcomdotau wrote in
message ...
Hi guys

I have an explorer toolbar in my Add-in and when user presses buttons on
it, Add-in does something to a selected mail item.

When I am in Outlook Today, it doesn't work - for unknown reason the check
Assigned(IExplorer.Selection) raises an exception.

IExplorer is not empty.

Why is it so?

Thanks
Slava

In a normal folder Selection is never nil, even if it's empty

When I try to access IExplorer.Selection for Outlook Today, it's not empty -
I get an error
Probably Selection is invalid for Outlook Today

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Selection is probably empty because the OutlookToday folder is the top of
store and usually doesn't have items in it or anything selected.