Modal Forms and Add-Ins

[DaveChoiceTech]

I have seen a number of posts regarding problems using modal forms with
Outlook Add-Ins. This issue is also mentioned in Randy Byrn's book
"Building Applications with Microsoft Outlook".

My problems is that I want to use a modal form to gather some
information from the user before allowing the rest of my code to
execute.

1) How can I do this?
2) Why shouldn't modal forms be used with Outlook Add-Ins?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I know of no problem with modal userforms in an add-in (unless, of course, you use them unwisely). Where Outlook has problems is when Outlook custom forms are used modally. Perhaps you mixed up the two types of forms?

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Showing Inspectors modally can be a problem.




I know of no problem with modal userforms in an add-in (unless, of course,
you use them unwisely). Where Outlook has problems is when Outlook custom
forms are used modally. Perhaps you mixed up the two types of forms?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That's what I meant, of course. <g>

 

[DaveChoiceTech]

It is not an Outlook Form. Just a VB form. It does seem to work as you
suggest. However, from time to time the modal dialog shows behind
Outlook. Wierd.

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko]

Yes, because the VB form needs to have the Outlook inspector/expolorer
window handle specified as the parent when the form is created.
Don't know how/if VB allows to override the default parent.

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