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In Outlook, I want a button on the toolbar that will execute a script. &nbsp;The script is to print the email using the Adobe Acrobat print driver. &nbsp;Can Outlook execute such a script? &nbsp;If so, what scripting language(s) would work?
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In Outlook, I want a button on the toolbar that will execute a script.  The script is to print the email using the Adobe Acrobat print driver.  Can Outlook execute such a script?  If so, what scripting language(s) would work?

Creating a script to run in Microsoft Outlook.

A scripting language is a programming language that supports scripts, programs written for a special run-time environment that automate the execution of tasks that could alternatively be executed one-by-one by a human operator. Scripting languages are often interpreted (rather than compiled). Primitives are usually the elementary tasks or API calls, and the language allows them to be combined into more complex programs. Environments that can be automated through scripting include software applications, web pages within a web browser, the shells of operating systems (OS), embedded systems, as well as numerous games. A scripting language can be viewed as a domain-specific language for a particular environment; in the case of scripting an application, this is also known as an extension language.

Scripting Languages

JavaScript is a dynamic, object-based language commonly used for client-side scripting in web browsers. Recently, server side JavaScript frameworks have also emerged. JavaScript runs on nearly every operating system and  in almost every mainstream web browser.

JavaScript

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.