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Outlook Express Automation

Is it possible to use outlook express through VB?( The way Outlook ( !Express) uses automation??)If so, how can it be done?
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Please check in your Project References, if Microsoft Outlook Express is listed. If it is listed, you can check it and use for automation.
Hi,

      If u have Outlook express listed in your Project-References Menu then the following code will work

Public golApp As Outlook.Application
Public gnspNameSpace As Outlook.NameSpace

Function InitializeOutlook() As Boolean
   On Error GoTo Init_Err
   Set golApp = New Outlook.Application    ' Application object.
   Set gnspNameSpace = golApp.GetNamespace("MAPI") ' Namespace object.
   InitializeOutlook = True
Init_End:
   Exit Function
Init_Err:
   InitializeOutlook = False
   Resume Init_End
End Function

Function CreateMail(astrRecip As Variant, strSubject As String, strMessage As String, Optional astrAttachments As Variant) As Boolean
   Dim objNewMail As Outlook.MailItem
   Dim varRecip As Variant
   Dim varAttach As Variant
   Dim blnResolveSuccess As Boolean
   
   On Error GoTo CreateMail_Err
   If golApp Is Nothing Then
      If InitializeOutlook = False Then
         MsgBox "Unable to initialize Outlook Application " & "or NameSpace object variables!"
         Exit Function
      End If
   End If

   Set golApp = New Outlook.Application
   Set objNewMail = golApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
   With objNewMail
      blnResolveSuccess = .Recipients.ResolveAll
      objNewMail.Display
      .To = astrRecip
      .Subject = strSubject
      .Body = strMessage
   End With
   CreateMail = True
CreateMail_End:
   Exit Function
CreateMail_Err:
   CreateMail = False
   Resume CreateMail_End
End Function

call the function using the following code

    CreateMail email1.Text, "Message", ""

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Mohan
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The presence of outlook express library depends of IE version, version 5 and above doesn't expose that.
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Hi ,

cmgarnett u'r code was excellent.Thanks a lot.
Mohan u'r stuff is for Microsoft Outlook and not Outlook Express.
Bye.