Email via outlook object problem(RESOLVED)

[J.J. JOHNSTONE]

This code works just fine for setting the necessary object and hiding the SendEmail button if Outlook is not installed but...

if a user has Outlook installed but does not use it or have it set up there is a problem?

One on my users running XP was forced into Outlooks setup wizard every time this code ran. Another user was held up for as much as 2 minutes for the same reason.

How can I prevent this scenario from happening?

I reallize what is causing the problem and can walk them through a solution but thats not really the point.


Private Sub Form_Load()
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler

Set oLapp = CreateObject("Outlook.application")
Exit Sub

ErrorHandler:
Set oLapp = Nothing
cmdSendEmail.Visible = False
End Sub

[JordanChris]

If Outlook is not set-up correctly, then it can not be used for creating messages. If it is not set-up properly, then it will try to set itself up as soon as it starts up. If it is not set-up, it wont be able to send a message - as it has to know where to deliver the message (the e-mail server), and who it is from (the account or username who is using Outlook).

If you want to send e-mails without using Outlook, then you can not use the Outlook Object. Instead, try using the SMTP protocol direct to an SMTP Server, using Winsock.

[J.J. JOHNSTONE]

I am aware that there is more than one way to skin the e-mail cat.

Here is my goal. If a user has Outlook and it is setup, I enable the ability to e-mail output from my program otherwise output is print or file save only.

I know of a way to tell if a user has it installed. But how can I find out if Outlook is setup and ready for use?

[James Stanich]

Don't know of a way to check for it, but why not just ask for confirmation from the user?

[RobDog888]

What version of Outlook are your users using?
You might be able to determine it, but I can't be sure.
I will test when I get home from work.
I know it will have to deal with the type of configuration Outlook is setup as.
It will have to be either two of three configs.

[RobDog888]

I found a way to detect if there is an email account setup in Outlook.
In the registry there is a hive that contains the keys on all the user profiles
for the current user logged in to the workstation.
Query the registry hive and enumerate the keyus reading in the
account information on each profile.
If they have at least one and that one is a match for the Outlook
logged on user then no issue or wizard popping up.
If there is no key information then disable the sending of email
for the user.

Here is the key...
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-...-1202660629-1111\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\OMI Account Manager\Accounts\00000001

00000001 is the key for my first Outlook profile and the keys contain information like
email address, reply address, etc.
The only issue may be determining the SID# in the registry path matches the
current Windows user logged on to the workstation.
The sid is the S-1-5-21-..... part.

I hope this helps.

[RobDog888]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Setup
and
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-...-1111\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Setup

MailSupport=1

This will tell you how Outlook is configured for Internet.
Configuration 0 = No internet.
Configuration 1 = Internet capable
Configuration 2 = Exchange installation.