Add Button to Ribbon

[Steve Haack]

Is it possible to add a button to the Outllook Ribbon that when clicked will
run an external .exe, rather than to VBA code or macros?

Steve

 

[Steve Haack]

I should have mentioned that this is for Outlook 2007/2010.

Steve

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

That was obvious, since those are the only versions with a ribbon.

Of course the code must be in a COM addin, since Outlook doesn't support
ribbon handling in VBA or macro code. You can simply call Shell.Execute or
any other method of executing an application from a callback for a ribbon
button. You can also automate applications such as Word, Excel, etc.