outlook and active x

[DaveR]

Hi,
I have a home page attached to an outlook public folder , and the web page has an active x control on it.

Is there anyway possible that i could have a button on the active x control , like , View Documents , that when clicked would remove the web page completely and just display the normal out look panes which contain the mail items and preview pane.

If anyone has any ideas i would be grateful.
Thanks

[mhuibers]

Hi,
DaveR

What you want is possible.

Create a reference to Outlook in your ocx project.

Now follow these steps:

1.Create outlook application object (in the general declarations)

Private pv_olApp as new Outlook.Application


2.Create the NameSpace object (in the general declarations)

Private pv_olNs as Outlook.Namespace


3.Create a folder object (in the general declarations)

Private pv_olFolder as Outlook.MapiFolder


4. Now set the objects for example in the Command1_Click() section

set pv_olNs =pv_olApp.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
set pv_olFolder =pv_olNs.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)

########################################
(for this test we will use your inbox as the folder on which the
homepage is going to be removed)
########################################

pv_olFolder.WebViewOn=False 'Clears the checkbox on the folders property page.

pv_olFolder.WebViewUrl="" 'Clears the textbox which holds the homepage url on the folders property page.

########################################
pv_olFolder.WebViewOn=False does the trick of not showing the homepage.
########################################

This is all just click another folder and then your inbox again and you will see no homepage anymore.

I did not find a refresh method or something yet but when i do i'll let you know.