How to return CurrentUser's Email Address?

[shelbytll]

Hi,
I'm trying to develop a Com Add-in for Outlook.

SO now when I launch my Outlook, I'm able to see the new button I created on the toolbar.

My question is, how do I return the current user email address? I manage to return the current user Name with
oApp.Session.CurrentUser.Name[\b]

I am a clever newbie...

 

[Molby]

Have you tried CurrentUser.Address instead?

 

[PHV]

When in outlook VBE (Alt-F11) launch the object browser (F2) and do a search for currentuser, then press the magical F1 key to see an example on how to get the CurrentUser Recipient object.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[shelbytll]

Hi,
I tried CurrentUser.Address and it return me:
/o=myDomainName/ou=First Administrative Group/cn=Recipients/cn=shelby



I am a clever newbie...

 

[TheBitDoctor]

Looks like the namespace isn't set right. I used:

Set ol = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set ns = ol.GetNamespace("MAPI")
MsgBox ns.CurrentUser.Name
MsgBox ns.CurrentUser.Address

and it provided the info you wanted. Look up the 'Recipient' object to get the details.

 

[fumei]

I have been trying this as well. I think the namespace is set correctly, but I get similar returns, where it includes the domain details.

I tried explicitly set myself as a Recipient object, but Address still comes back with the domain, and admin group OU.

Any other thoughts?

Gerry

 

[TheBitDoctor]

Gerry:

What do you get when you use the immediate window of the VBE to check these values:

ThisOutlookSession.Session.Type
ThisOutlookSession.Session.CurrentUser

Are you connecting to an exchange server? I'm using a POP3 connection to my ISP's server.

Ron

 

[fumei]

Yes I am connecting to an exchange server.

Gerry