Custom Office Programming and Automation
In case you didn't already know, I always enjoy reading articles about interop between Outlook and Excel using VBA code. So I read the recent guest post on Chandoo's site with interest. I downloaded the sample workbook to study the code, and I suggest you do the same.
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I was browsing the Internet recently and found a company that sells Outlook add-ins for various purposes (I won't mention the company). What a shame, because a few lines of VBA code could save dozens or hundreds of dollars that might be otherwise spent on frivolous add-ins that remind you if you forgot an attachment, or automatically BCC someone, or something similar. As long as you're OK with giving up a pretty UI (with the company's logo plastered on it, of course) and are willing to get into the trenches and debug your own code.
Here is the last of the add-in code I was working on. This piece extracts the properties from Contact Items into Excel, using early binding to speed up the code, but with GetObject/CreateObject calls to attempt to hook into an existing instance of Outlook. What, do you mean you don't leave Outlook running all day while you're in the office?
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