Launch and minimize MS OUTLOOK programatically

[JWilsonny]

I need to ensure that MS Outlook is running minimized. Users sometimes shut it down. I thought I would check it programatically every minute or so, but how do I launch and then minimize it in my code. (using it for program generated e-mail)

 

[Mike Lewis]

JWilsonny,

You could use ShellExecute() to launch it minimised -- see:

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk/foxst-26.htm

for more information.

However, I'm not sure that you need to do that. If you just want to create and send mail messages, I believe you can do that programmitically even if Outlook is not running (not 100% sure of that).

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk