Outlook developing with Vb.Net "Sanjay Singh" <sanjays[ at ]standss.com.fj> 5/29/2006 10:14:42 AM I have been doing Outlook addin developing with VB 6 for a while and am considering making the move to VB.Net. I had a look at MicroEye but would appreciate some answers to the following. I have a few questions that will hopefully get me started in the right direction. 1. Do we still need Explorer Wrap and Inspector Wrap classes in dotNet. 2. If we use Vb.Net 2003 (or the newer VB 2005), will the same addin work for Outlook 2002 and 2003. 3. Will the same addin work for Outlook 2000. Is it even possible to develop Outlook 2000 addins using VB.Net. 4. When developing with VB6, I had to do my development on a computer setup with Outlook 2000 so that the addin would work with Outlook 2000 (and later). Is this also true with dotNet i.e. do I need to develop on a computer with the oldest version of Outlook that I need to support (It would be great to develop on Outlook 2003 and still have the compiled code run on Outlook 2002 - I realise that I will not be able to use any Outlook 2003 commands that are not supported in Outlook 2002.) 5. Is there code for a sample addin that can be used as a starting point? 6. Any other hints, tips etc to do this right. Thanks in advance. Sanjay

Re: Outlook developing with Vb.Net "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <kenslovak[ at ]mvps.org> 5/30/2006 1:20:26 PM Inline. -- Ken Slovak [MVP - Outlook] http://www.slovaktech.com Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm "Sanjay Singh" <sanjays[ at ]standss.com.fj> wrote in message news:uPw$mjwgGHA.3652[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I have been doing Outlook addin developing with VB 6 for a while and am >considering making the move to VB.Net. > > I had a look at MicroEye but would appreciate some answers to the > following. > > I have a few questions that will hopefully get me started in the right > direction. > > 1. Do we still need Explorer Wrap and Inspector Wrap classes in dotNet. Yes. > > 2. If we use Vb.Net 2003 (or the newer VB 2005), will the same addin work > for Outlook 2002 and 2003. Only if you only use methods, properties and events that are in the oldest version of Outlook you want to support. And you must include PIA's for every version you want to support. > > 3. Will the same addin work for Outlook 2000. Is it even possible to > develop Outlook 2000 addins using VB.Net. See the information at Microeye about altering the Outlook 2002 PIA to be used for Outlook 2000 and the information about shimming. > > 4. When developing with VB6, I had to do my development on a computer > setup with Outlook 2000 so that the addin would work with Outlook 2000 > (and later). Is this also true with dotNet i.e. do I need to develop on a > computer with the oldest version of Outlook that I need to support (It > would be great to develop on Outlook 2003 and still have the compiled code > run on Outlook 2002 - I realise that I will not be able to use any Outlook > 2003 commands that are not supported in Outlook 2002.) Read all the information at Microeye. > > 5. Is there code for a sample addin that can be used as a starting point? See the information at Microeye and samples and so on at www.outlookcode.com. > > 6. Any other hints, tips etc to do this right. > > Thanks in advance. > > Sanjay > >

Re: Outlook developing with Vb.Net "Andrei Smolin" <Andrei.Smolin[ at ]add-in-express.com> 6/27/2006 1:06:13 PM See Lots of sample COM add-ins in VB.NET, C#, J# and C++.NET as well as Delphi.NET at http://www.add-in-express.com/support/add-in-express-howto.php. Regards from Belarus, Andrei Smolin Add-in Express Team Leader Sanjay Singh wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have been doing Outlook addin developing with VB 6 for a while and am > considering making the move to VB.Net. > > I had a look at MicroEye but would appreciate some answers to the following. > > I have a few questions that will hopefully get me started in the right > direction. > > 1. Do we still need Explorer Wrap and Inspector Wrap classes in dotNet. > > 2. If we use Vb.Net 2003 (or the newer VB 2005), will the same addin work > for Outlook 2002 and 2003. > > 3. Will the same addin work for Outlook 2000. Is it even possible to develop > Outlook 2000 addins using VB.Net. > > 4. When developing with VB6, I had to do my development on a computer setup > with Outlook 2000 so that the addin would work with Outlook 2000 (and > later). Is this also true with dotNet i.e. do I need to develop on a > computer with the oldest version of Outlook that I need to support (It would > be great to develop on Outlook 2003 and still have the compiled code run on > Outlook 2002 - I realise that I will not be able to use any Outlook 2003 > commands that are not supported in Outlook 2002.) > > 5. Is there code for a sample addin that can be used as a starting point? > > 6. Any other hints, tips etc to do this right. > > Thanks in advance. > > Sanjay