Default signatures in Outlook

[johan]

I'm going completely mad soon. I've created an Outlook VB6 addin that
let's the user select a signature template and populate that template
with their own data. I set the default signature in the registry
settings for Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\MailSettings\. I
create txt, rtf and htm files for the signature and save in the users
signatures folder. Everything works just fine... BUT!

The really strange thing is that for the signatures to begin to show up
I have to goto Tools, Option, Mail format and just look at that tab. As
soon as I've pressed either OK or Cancel new email get the chosen
default signature. But I have to go to Tools, Options Mail format
first.

WHY WHY WHY??? This is driving me mad!

Please help!

// Johan

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Because Outlook only reads the signatures folder on startup or when it needs
to (when the tab in Options is accessed).

 

[Johan Nordberg]

I learned that you can set the default signature using the Word object
model and the EmailSignature object.

// Johan