I have written some vba (userforms mostly) to help my colleges with various task in Outlook, every time I write some extra code I have go to twenty desk to perform a manual update because outlook can't access the vba model.
VBA Extensibility in Outlook
is there a way to automate this update? using sendkeys was suggested but this is not actualy an update, you would still have to delete the old file manualy. Some of my colleges can't handle that. :-(
Multi-user solutions should really be designed as a COM Add-in. VBA macros in Outlook were never intended to be deployed and are meant for personal use only. However, there are some deployment methods available - see here, but use at your own risk: http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=28
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I recently wrote a form in VBA for Outlook and saved it to my personal form folder.
Now this form should get exported in a userfriendly fashion. What is the best practise here?
I know that you can go to File -> Export file... in VBA, but this seems to have caused some problems in the past and doesn't seem very intuitive to use both the frm and the frx files.
The form is supposed to be accessed by employees to book their holiday.
That is COM add-ins were invented for. They are designed to be installed on multiple machines and users. VBA macros are not designed for transferring the code - the infrastructure doesn't provide anything for moving solutions automatically like you could do in case of COM add-ins. You need have do that manually in VBA.
If you consider moving your solution to the add-in rails, see Walkthrough: Create your first VSTO Add-in for Outlook to get started quickly. You may choose VB.NET which has a similar syntax with VBA.
I am trying to develop add-ins because my organization wants to move away from macros, due to the logistical tasks of deploying to thousands of users.
Is there a guide to repurpose existing VBA code into add-ins?
I want to be able to view/modify the source code.
Most helpful article so far:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/csharpfaq/2010/09/27/converting-a-vba-macro-to-c-4-0/ where they suggest "recording a macro in Office and then use the results in their code in VS".
I'm not aware of any VBA to VB.NET conversion tools, but the similarities are enough that you can copy and paste most code and correct the differences on the individual lines that prevent compilation. However it would be necessary to have a decent working knowledge of VB.NET in order to do this effectively.
I would though recommend that this task be considered a complete re-write, especially since you need to port it to an add-in project. The way you call your VBA methods may differ greatly depending on whether they are event or UI/Ribbon driven.
Also note that there is no macro recorder for Outlook.
I'm currently working on an vba project to help document developers do their work better and faster.
The tool is helpful during the developing, but however, it's no longer needed after the document is complete.
So, is there any ideas, about how to export a pure document without vba code automatically? Or shall I do this stupidly by opening vba and remove all of its code?
Further more, Is there any ways, to automatically apply vba code to an existing document?
You can create an add-in. Your VBA code lives in the add-in, but operates on your documents. The add-in can create a custom menu to run your various routines.
I've created Outlook 2007 macro, which add additional item to mail context menu (Sub Application_ItemContextMenuDisplay). Now I would like to allow other users to use this macro. How can I simplify macro installation for them?
Now I have to ask them to run Macro editor and copy-paste the macro code.
Probably, I can convert that to some Outlook addin / msi?
There's no way to deliver VBA code in a "correct" way to other users. Microsoft itself recommends your approach (copy-paste), because that is the only way to preserve what other users have possibly inserted in their outlook code file (VBAProject.otm).
I propose that you do some studying for yourself before asking beginner questions. There are plenty of resources available which can be found easily. I recommend you to start with OutlookCode , where a very good choice of articles will led you to understand how to go on.
I need interop in my programs to automate several functions in Word and Outlook. Does anyone know a good place to start. My goal is to kick off a mail merge, create several different files and save them accordingly, then e-mail the different files to different people based upon who needs what. Any help learning how to use the interop properly would be greatly appreciated.
I am currently using Visual Studio 2008 and Office 2007 and use vb.net to write my programs.
A good way to get started is to use the macro editor to record the steps you are trying to perform. You can take the generated macro code and modify it for your purposes to suit. Click on the names of functions and variables of which you do not know the purpose and hit "F1" to get context specific help.
Add COM references to Outlook 12.0 Object library and Word 12.0 Object library.
This web page really helped kick me off: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316383
Then, by recording macros you'll expose a lot of the stuff you'll likely want to work with. Word of warning, however, is that not everything exposed in VBA (macros) is accessible within VB .NET. I don't know why this is, but I've actually had to construct and execute a macro from VB.NET, written in VBA, within Excel to accomplish something that seemed ridiculously easy if it weren't for the strange disconnect between the two.
Some good info on Mail Merge: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258512
Here's an article with some basic steps to get you up and connected with Outlook's Interop: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313787
Hope this helps. I'll keep an eye out for questions from you here--I'd say I know quite a bit when it comes to interop.
You might want to start here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb266408.aspx.
There are a number of tutorials.