Automating Outlook Remotely (Office 2k, VB 6)

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Can I create a COM object that can access the messages contained in an Outlook mail folder on a remote machine? If yes, how?

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Taibe, that’s a big question, kind of like “how do I rebuild my automobile transmission?”! (Which I need to do right now.) You may want to look at Sue Mosher’s book Microsoft Outlook Programming, Digital Press, 2003, espec. Chapter 12. And post the question in VB/VBA Forum. It’s way beyond my skill.

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Thanks, John. I’ll post it to the VB/VBA forum. I’m actually not looking for a step-by-step, how-to answer. I just would like to know if such a thing is possible,and if so, can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks for your help, though.

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In broad terms, you’ll first need to Resolve the remote mailbox recipient name from Outlook.Recipient, and then use a MAPI Folder Object with the NameSpace.GetSharedDefaultFolder(resolved recipient , olFolderInbox) Method. There’s some code for .Resolve at Slipstick, and in Sue Mosher’s book which I referred you to.

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See 260359 in the VBA Board. VBA is a better place for this thread.

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