Capturing Contact Create or Open Event - Is There a Better Way?

[JazzBass]

Hi all,

This is for an Outlook Add-in using Visual Basic 6.

I'm trying to capture when a contact is opened, created, or saved. Let's just go with opened for now, however.

I have the following code which works, but I'm wondering if there is a better way to do this.

The following code is in the Connect.dsr of the add-in project.

Private WithEvents objContact As Outlook.ContactItem
Private WithEvents objExplorer As Outlook.Explorer
 
Private WithEvents objOLApp As Outlook.Application
 
Private Sub AddinInstance_OnConnection(ByVal Application As Object, _
            ByVal ConnectMode As AddInDesignerObjects.ext_ConnectMode, _
            ByVal AddInInst As Object, custom() As Variant)
 
   'Set my object to the host application.
   Set objOLApp = Outlook.Application
   Set objExplorer = Outlook.ActiveExplorer
End Sub
 
Private Sub objExplorer_SelectionChange()
 
    'Custom Function to see if current folder is a contact folder
    If IsContactFolder = False Then Exit Sub
    
    Dim objSel As Outlook.Selection
    
    If objExplorer.Selection.Count = 1 Then
        Set objSel = objExplorer.Selection
        If objSel.Count = 1 Then
            If TypeName(objSel.Item(1)) = "ContactItem" Then
            Set objContact = objSel.Item(1)
            End If
        End If
    End If
    
End Sub

If there is a better way to do this, please respond. I'd greatly appreciate it.

Actually, if this is the best way, please confirm that it is so I can move on.

Thanks,
JB