Starting Outlook Programing

[JP]

Hi. I need to program an aplication with Outlook. Where books I can search
to start?. Can I develop this kind of aplications with VB .NET or I must to
use another system?.

Thanks.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Please do not multi-post, pick one group.

Depending on where the code you want will run you use different languages:

Outlook form - you can only use VBScript code embedded in the form.

Outlook VBA code - only VBA.

COM addin or standalone application - whatever you want to use, .NET
languages or C++ or VB 6 or Delphi, or whatever.

Start looking at www.outlookcode.com for lots of code samples and links to
books on Outlook development. For a beginner I'd recommend Sue Mosher's
Jumpstart book as the best.

 

[JP]

OK. I can develop forms and add in it fields conected to an SQL server?

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

You can if you add controls to hold the data and add code to connect to the
SQL Server and download data from it and populate the controls.

 

[JP]

Thanks. I must use outlook forms to do that or I can use VB .NET?. How can I
create an outlook form?. Thanks a lot.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook forms only use VBScript code, as I mentioned. If you write a COM
addin you can use .NET but then you can't use a custom form, it would be a
System.Windows.Form. It's up to you.

As I also mentioned, go to www.outlookcode.com. There's lots of information
on custom forms, COM addins, .NET and lots of other stuff.

 

[JP]

Thanks.

Outlook forms only use VBScript code, as I mentioned. If you write a COM
addin you can use .NET but then you can't use a custom form, it would be a
System.Windows.Form. It's up to you.

As I also mentioned, go to www.outlookcode.com. There's lots of information
on custom forms, COM addins, .NET and lots of other stuff.