Yes, the same form can almost be reused in an initial configuration window as
the one in tools, options.

I'll take a look at it. Thanks for the response, it's always nice to know
when something you're trying to do can't be done - and you can stop looking
for a solution.

/Anders

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

In cases like that I usually check for a first run state (maybe blank values
in the registry or an INI file) and display a configuration dialog form. I
leave access to the Tools, Options tab for the user. A wizard is an
alternative.

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[MVP - Outlook]
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"pnp" wrote in message
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Ok.

So if I need the user to set some "initial" parameters when the addin is
installed, and run the first time - what would be best practice there?

The only (reasonable) options i can figure out is these two:
1. A "wizard" that lets you set these settings.
2. A messagebox telling the user to open tools-options and set the
missing
parameters.

The parameters can't be given a default value that make sense, since the
addin needs some filepaths to store information - and this path will be
different for most users.

Best regards
/Anders