How can I add a CommandBarButton to "ALL" Inspectors in Outlook 2003?

How can I add a CommandBarButton to "ALL" Inspectors in Outlook 2003?

• Troy Neville

  you can add the following code, to just return if there is a command bar already by that name, as the first two lines of new inspector event

  for (int i = 1; i<=inspector.CommandBars.Count; i++)
       if (inspector.CommandBars.Name == "NewBar") return;

  I am sorry the CommandBars index of i is showing up as lightbulb.
  
  Thank
  Pallavi

   

  
  

• madhatt30

  Thanks again Pallavi,

  Your solutions were precise and shed clartiy on my problems. I rather liked the lightbulb!

  Ron |<:^)

  using System;

  using System.Windows.Forms;

  using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime;

  using Outlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook;

  using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core;

  namespace Outlook_Test_04

  {

  public partial class ThisApplication

  {

  private Office.CommandBar newBar;

  private Office.CommandBarButton newButton;

  private Outlook.Inspectors inspectors;

  private void ThisApplication_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

  {

  inspectors = this.Inspectors;

  inspectors.NewInspector +=new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.InspectorsEvents_NewInspectorEventHandler(inspectors_NewInspector);

  }

  private void ThisApplication_Shutdown(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

  {

  }

  private void inspectors_NewInspector(Outlook.Inspector inspector)

  {

  for (int i = 1; i <= inspector.CommandBars.Count; i++)

  if (inspector.CommandBars.Name == "ReminderControlBar") return;

  newBar = inspector.CommandBars.Add("ReminderControlBar", Office.MsoBarPosition.msoBarTop, false, true);

  // Add a button

  newButton = (Office.CommandBarButton)newBar.Controls.Add(

  Office.MsoControlType.msoControlButton, 1, missing, missing, true);

  newButton.Caption = "REMINDER: Transmitting propietary data is subject to company policy and regulation. Click here for more information.";

  newButton.FaceId = 172;

  newButton.Click+=new Microsoft.Office.Core._CommandBarButtonEvents_ClickEventHandler(newButton_Click);

  newBar.Visible = true;

  }

  private void newButton_Click(Office.CommandBarButton Ctrl, ref bool CancelDefault)

  {

  MessageBox.Show("If you have any questions regarding proprietary information, please call (888) 888-8888");

  }

  #region VSTO generated code

  /// <summary>

  /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify

  /// the contents of this method with the code editor.

  /// </summary>

  private void InternalStartup()

  {

  this.Startup += new System.EventHandler(ThisApplication_Startup);

  this.Shutdown += new System.EventHandler(ThisApplication_Shutdown);

  }

  #endregion

  }

  }

  
  
  

• tala

  You can add the commandbar with the button in the newinspector event.

  For Example....

  public partial class ThisApplication

  {

  private Office.CommandBar newBar;

  private Office.CommandBarButton newButton;

  private Outlook.Inspectors inspectors;

  private void ThisApplication_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

  {

  inspectors = this.Inspectors;

  inspectors.NewInspector +=new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.InspectorsEvents_NewInspectorEventHandler(inspectors_NewInspector);

  }

  private void ThisApplication_Shutdown(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

  {

  }

  private void inspectors_NewInspector(Outlook.Inspector inspector)

  {

  newBar = inspector.CommandBars.Add(

  "NewBar", Office.MsoBarPosition.msoBarTop, false, true);

  // Add a button

  newButton = (Office.CommandBarButton)newBar.Controls.Add(

  Office.MsoControlType.msoControlButton, 1, missing, missing, true);

  newButton.Caption = "NewButton";

  newButton.FaceId = 172;

  newButton.Click+=new Microsoft.Office.Core._CommandBarButtonEvents_ClickEventHandler(newButton_Click);

  newBar.Visible = true;

  }

  private void newButton_Click(Office.CommandBarButton Ctrl, ref bool CancelDefault)

  {

  MessageBox.Show("clicked");

  }

  Thanks,
  Pallavi
  

• goranV

  Thankyou Pallavi!

  The only problem I face is that each time an Inspector is called now another CommandButtonBar is added to the object. How can I remove the CommandButtonBar each time so that they do not accumulate

  Ron |<:^)

  
  
  

• Hong Ju Zhang

  I have a related problem. I'm adding a CommandBarButton almost exactly the same way, but the issue is that if I have more than one Inspector open the click event doesn't fire. Whar am I doing wrong:
  

  /// <summary>

  /// Event handler for the new inspector event. Happens when a new window is opened in Outlook

  /// </summary>

  /// <param name="Inspector">The inspector window <see cref="Inspector"/></param>

  void _inspectors_NewInspector(Inspector Inspector)

  {

  //check active window to see if it's a mail item window

  if (Inspector.CurrentItem is MailItem)

  {

  //instatiate the mail item from current window

  _item = (MailItem)Inspector.CurrentItem;

  if (!_item.Sent)

  {

  bool exists = false;

  //loop through commandbar collection to find Armada custom

  foreach (CommandBar cmd in Inspector.CommandBars)

  {

  if (cmd.Name == "Armada")

  {

  exists = true;

  }

  }

  if (!exists)

  {

  _armada = Inspector.CommandBars.Add("Armada", MsoBarPosition.msoBarTop, false, true);

  _sendButton = (CommandBarButton)_armada.Controls.Add(MsoControlType.msoControlButton, 1, missing, missing, true);

  _sendButton.Caption = "Send private";

  _sendButton.Style = MsoButtonStyle.msoButtonIconAndCaption;

  _sendButton.FaceId = 1983;

  //Register send event handler

  _sendButton.Click += new _CommandBarButtonEvents_ClickEventHandler(_sendButton_Click);

  _armada.Visible = true;

  }

  }

  }

  }

  
  

• Ben Pryor

  Yes, I m also having the same problem.

  I have used the same code as given by Blood above.

  The problem is that when I open the mail reader window then there is the required button and clicking on it is showing a message. If u will open another inspector (mail reader) then still there is the button but clicking on that button doesn't shows the message.

  I don't know why is it not showing the message. Please suggest.

  Please reply soon.

  Thanks

  Vikas Vaidya

  
  

• bstsms

  Eigil,

  I have to do something like that and i’ve found a lot of problem to build it. May you send the complete code of that solution to me I promisse that i find the solution for metioned error, i’ll post the solution here.

  My mail is rarandas@hotmail.com, if you send me it, i apreciate a lot.

  Thanks

  
  
  
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