OL2002: How to Start Another Program from an Outlook Form
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SUMMARY
This article describes how you can start another program from a Microsoft
Outlook form using Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
and Automation.
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The example below uses the Item_Open event from within a form to start another program when you open the form. However, you can also use a Click event for a command button so the user can start another program by clicking a button. The program you want to start must support Automation, because VBScript and the Outlook object model do not support any other methods of running programs other than using the CreateObject and GetObject methods. In the following example, the Open event starts Microsoft Internet Explorer and opens the Microsoft Web home page. This example assumes that you have installed Internet Explorer. To create a mail form that opens the Microsoft Web home page, follow these steps:
For additional information about an example of automating Microsoft Word from an Outlook form, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 290775 Ol2002: Outlook Does Not Print Forms as Expected
REFERENCESFor additional information about available resources and answersto commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook solutions, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
287530 OL2002: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions
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