how to program an addin? "Pit" <info[ at ]gej.ch> 3/30/2006 8:10:08 PM I developed applications in php, and delphi. now i want to write a plugin / addin for outlook. it seems totally different. delphi generates an executable file which i run on command line; php i can start in a browser. and for outlook addins/plugins? can i do it just with php or delphi??? or must it be done with vb, vba or java? I want to write a program that generates an icon in the outlook toolbar. clicking on this icon a menu appears. when sending or receiving an email, something should be executed (eg a beep). Where can I find example code for the two goals above? how can i run the code? do i need a special development environment? at the end, the program (plugin/addin) should be installed very easy and run on every newer version of outlook.

Re: how to program an addin? "Dmitry Streblechenko" <dmitry[ at ]dimastr.com> 3/30/2006 9:18:33 PM Delphi is also perfectly capable of generating dll files (besides exe) - that's what COM addins are. See the Bablfish COM addins source code at the URL below Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP) http://www.dimastr.com/ OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO and MAPI Developer Tool "Pit" <info[ at ]gej.ch> wrote in message news:63da4$442c3b1f$d9a2b21a$997[ at ]news.hispeed.ch... [Quoted Text] >I developed applications in php, and delphi. now i want to write a plugin / >addin for outlook. it seems totally different. delphi generates an >executable file which i run on command line; php i can start in a browser. >and for outlook addins/plugins? can i do it just with php or delphi??? or >must it be done with vb, vba or java? > > > I want to write a program that generates an icon in the outlook toolbar. > clicking on this icon a menu appears. > > when sending or receiving an email, something should be executed (eg a > beep). > > Where can I find example code for the two goals above? how can i run the > code? do i need a special development environment? > > at the end, the program (plugin/addin) should be installed very easy and > run on every newer version of outlook. >

Re: how to program an addin? "Eugene E. Starostin" <eestar[ at ]afalinasoft.com> 3/31/2006 2:33:53 AM Hello Pit, Have a look at http://www.add-in-express.com It is a visual VCL tool for developing MS Office add-ins including Outlook. And some customers say Borland's newsgroups :-) http://groups.google.com/group/borland.public.delphi.thirdpartytools.general/browse_thread/thread/ef4e669fda28a4f0/5b26b54dbf485855 Regards from Belarus, Eugene E. Starostin --- http://www.add-in-express.com - steroids for Office developers "Pit" <info[ at ]gej.ch> wrote in message news:63da4$442c3b1f$d9a2b21a$997[ at ]news.hispeed.ch... [Quoted Text] >I developed applications in php, and delphi. now i want to write a plugin / >addin for outlook. it seems totally different. delphi generates an >executable file which i run on command line; php i can start in a browser. >and for outlook addins/plugins? can i do it just with php or delphi??? or >must it be done with vb, vba or java? > > > I want to write a program that generates an icon in the outlook toolbar. > clicking on this icon a menu appears. > > when sending or receiving an email, something should be executed (eg a > beep). > > Where can I find example code for the two goals above? how can i run the > code? do i need a special development environment? > > at the end, the program (plugin/addin) should be installed very easy and > run on every newer version of outlook. >