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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
>I have been doing Outlook addin developing with VB 6 for a while and am
>considering making the move to VB.Net.
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> 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
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> 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
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
> I have been doing Outlook addin developing with VB 6 for a while and am
> considering making the move to VB.Net.
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> Sanjay