How to create Mail in Outlook Inbox (not for sending)

[Dominik]

Hi,

I am trying to notify the user about events of my application by placing an
item in his outlook inbox. Currently, I create a MailItem and save it (see
below). This brings two problems:
1. The sender field cannot be set. (It's always empty)
2. The e-mail is flagged as unsent message and thus the user can edit and
send it.

Is there a direct way to create pseudo-E-Mails in the Inbox or a solution to
the problems above? I cannot send a real e-mail, as notifcations have to be
instantaneous.

Thanks a lot.

Dominik

Code: (It's C++, but the object model is the same. So answers in any
language are fine!)

MAPIFolderPtr pInbox;
_ItemsPtr pInboxItems;
_MailItemPtr pNewMail;

pInbox = pMAPI->GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox);
pInboxItems = pInbox->Items;
pNewMail = pInboxItems->Add();
pNewMail->Subject = "New Mail Subject";
pNewMail->Body = "New mail body\n";
pNewMail->PutTo("(e-mail address removed)");

pNewMail->Save(); // saves to Drafts
pNewMail->Move(pInbox);

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko]

I recently replied to a similar post in
microsoft.public.outlook.program_addins (How to store new message item in
Sent folder)

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...mail.sent+sender+note&rnum=1#3bbfd6995a46b4c2

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool