Scheduled Task for Outllok 2007...

[ShrimpBoy]

Hi!

I have a generic user on our AD that have a mailbox and this user receive an
email every morning...

I created an application with Microsoft Office 2007 PIA and Visual Studio
2005.



The application get the email from today, parse it and create an excel file
with it..

I first received a warning but I disabled the warning message in the trust
center of Outlook 2007 (Allow, Deny, Help)...

Now I have no warning and when logged as my generic user everything works...

I created a scheduled task on the server to run my application as the
generic user but it doesn't work... it keeps running but I don't see any
thing done...

Outlook.exe process consume 0% of the CPU...

How can I make this task works?

Thanks!

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Outlook is not suitable to automate from a server or a scheduled task. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257757/ for more information on this issue.

Each version of Exchange has its own best automation solutions. The
microsoft.public.exchange.development newsgroup or the forum at
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=838&SiteID=17
should be able to help you determine what server-based solution would be best
for your particular environment.

 

[ShrimpBoy]

Hi!

Sorry to disappoint you but I found a solution...

I had to add some code...

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.ApplicationClass outLook = new
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.ApplicationClass();

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.NameSpace nameSpace = outLook.Session;

//This makes it work, I need a session since no Outlook session are open.
The last true is the new session parameter
nameSpace.Logon(Type.Missing, Type.Missing, false, true);

Here is the link to the MSDN documentation...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb219914.aspx

Thanks for your effort but you miss the answer...

ShrimpBoy

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Just because you can call Namespace.Logon doesn't make your approach
supported. It is not guaranteed to work reliably, for reasons including those
in the article I suggested. If you want a reliable solution, you should take
a different approach.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54