OSE vs. MSE

[Bryan Dickerson]

I guess this is sorta' aimed at Sue, but of course, if anyone else has
anything to contribute, please do!

I have 2 Outlook programming books, Tom Rizzo's Programming MS Outlook and
MS Exchange, 2nd Ed. and Building Applications with MS Outlook 2000
Technical Reference from MS Press. The MS Press says that the Microsoft
Scripting Editor can be used with Outlook, but I found somewhere else on the
web, maybe an MSDN web page, that said that you can only use the Outlook
Script Editor with Outlook Forms scripts. What's the truth? And if you can
use the Microsoft Script(ing) Editor for Outlook Forms scripts, how do you
get it to work? I haven't had any luck.

Thanks for your help.

Bryan

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You can use the Microsoft Script Editor to step through Outlook form code in
the debugger, but you can only add code to an Outlook form through the
form's own code editor.

 

[Bryan Dickerson]

So how do you use MSE to step thru form code in the debugger? I tried to
follow those instructions from the MS Press book, but they were a bit
cryptic.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Then you need to read the instructions in my book! <g>

Open an item that uses the form, then choose Tools | Forms | Script
Debugger. After the script opens, you can set a breakpoint in the procedure
you're interested in and then step through the code.

If you need to work with the Item_Open event, you'll need to put in a Stop
statement to trigger the debugger.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Bryan Dickerson]

The Script Debugger menu option is grayed-out (disabled). Why is that?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Maybe because it isn't installed? Rerun Office setup. It's under Office
Tools > HTML Source Editing/Web Scripting/Web Debugging. Obvious, huh?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Bryan Dickerson]

Yes, I followed your instructions and the Setup program finished
successfully. I have Office XP Small Business on this pc.

BTW, I may have to break this off in about 30 minutes or so. 'Twill be
'time to fly' for the day, and I'll be out until 6/14.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you follow the instructions? I have VS.Net on my machine and it coexists
with the script debugger fine. I get a choice of which debugger to use.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I meant, did you follow the instructions in the screen shot you sent?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Bryan Dickerson]

BTW, I'm answering this from Google, now, 'cause something's happened
in the firewall that I can't use OE like I was week before last.

Screenshot? I didn't see a screenshot. Maybe I can go back and look
at it later when they get the firewall fixed.

Anyway, now, I'm seeing the MSE, 'cause I had an error or two come up
when I ran it after I returned to the office. Strange, too, 'cause
the errors weren't there when I left... But I guess my question is
answered, now, huh?

Do you know of any other product that my help speed my development
along?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook Spy is essential -- See
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/outtech.htm#tools for links to it and others.