I posted this to an MSDN forum on VSTO and got no replies yet so hope you
don't mind me trying this forum.  I'm new to add-ins and have not used VSTO
before.  Can someone pls confirm my understanding of the following with
regard to VSTO and Outlook:

When I bring Outlook up, I get a message saying that "the addin
'StuffitCMdLaunch.dll" could not be loaded.  This refers to a program that I
have deleted from my computer.  Apparently, the reference to this program in
Outlook was not removed, and I can't locate how to remove it.  ...

vb6 - using item.delete moves the item into a deleted Items folder. Does
anyone know how I could delete without putting the item in the delete items
folder (sure delete)? I also want to make sure the item is not recoverable.

I have created an addin but I'm unsure how to declare the code that runs when
someone sends an email. I thought it would be something like this.....
Private Sub IDTExtensibility2_OnStartupComplete(custom() As Variant)
   Dim Application_ItemSend As Outlook.Application

Is there a way to convert an attachment to a byte array without saving it to
a  directory first and then reading it into a stream?  I would like to
convert it in code and save straight to the database skipping the SaveAsFile
part.

I have added a submenu to the context menu for the message preview window
and it works fine as long as the message in the preview window is an HTML
document window. I saw a nice example at
http://www.codeproject.com/atl/outlook2k3addin.asp and it works great for

OK, so I have looked through this listserv.  I have read Randy Byrne's
article.  I have tried using a shim.  I have contacted Microsoft (have
a nice weekend, they tell me...sheesh!).  I cannot find the answer to
save my life.

I developed an application in vb6 using the outlctlx.dll control available
from the microsoft site. This was released 4 years ago and worked with
outlook 2000.
Now some of my customers are compaining that the integration into outlook

I am reviewing the Add in called Lookout and it looks very powerful.  Anyone
have experience with it?
Jim Johannsen, Santa Barbara, CA
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I am currently working on an addin for Word that adds a custom toolbar
with one CommandBarButton. The addin works fine, and does what it is
supposed to do, but if I open Outlook first, the command bar and button
will apear on a new compose message. Also, opening Outlook first ...

I have been looking throughout the web trying to find a document that states
what button types can be created for Outlook Plug-ins and have not found
anything official that positively states the allowed button types for a
plug-in. I would like to create a button type of ...

Hi Dmitry,
 I want to create a message with UTF-8 encoding. I'm using
IMessageItem::Import but it doesn't work. To do it I've added the
header:

I've been reading a lot about the VSTO and have developed some sample
add-ins for Outlook 2003 and more recently Outlook 2007 beta 2.  What I
havn't seen is how interoperable my add-in will be between different
versions of Outlook.  Are the following statement true?

Anyone
When trying to create the Outlook Object model from within a VB application
I get Runtime error 80004005 Creating Outlook.Application object.  The PC is
running Windows XP Home with Outlook 2003.  I've tried messing around with

My church wants to password protect some semi-secure folders that files like
parish address and phone numbers. Is the a simple inexpensive way to do this
? It doesn't need to be super secure. And only in programs like Lotuus or
Outlook.