Microsoft Office Miscellaneous: VS 2003: Outlook AddIn - seems not to load ...

• sigik / 104 / Tues, 09 Mar 2010 14:22:00 GMT / Comments (6)
• i have an outlook addin, which worked properly for 5 months.
  now, when i click the button, nothing happens.
  i removed and re-installed the addin, the registry-key seems to be ok
  
  http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2234/clipboard01vr7.jpg
  
  but nothing happens, when i run outlook - no button, no action ...
  
  on an different pc - the addin works fine ... - BUT: both run XP prof.SP2, both run Office 2003 SP2 - only difference: VS2003 is only on the one machine, where the addin works fine ...
  
  anyone any idea ? THANKS !!!
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• 1. no one any idea ? :cry:

     sigik | Thurs, 06 Dec 2007 11:39:56 GMT |

  2. What does your addin do? Does it show up in the disabled items list?

     robdog888 | Thurs, 06 Dec 2007 11:40:56 GMT |

  3. after loading, the add-in should insert a command-button (and it did already ...)
     
     <GuidAttribute("93DC22DF-EBC3-4018-8DB6-338C4F43457C"), ProgIdAttribute("Carizma OutlookAddin.Connect")> _
     Public Class Connect
     
     Implements Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2
     
     'DECLARE OUT BUTTONS EVENT SO WE CAN HANDLE IT IN OUR ADDIN>
     Public WithEvents Carizma As CommandBarButton
     Public WithEvents SentItemsAdd As Outlook.Items
     Public WithEvents ApplicationObject As Outlook.Application
     
     Dim addInInstance As Object
     
     Dim KZ_First As String
     Dim KZ_ok As Boolean
     Dim PathPGM As String ' PGM-Pfad von Carizma OutlookAddin
     
     Public Sub OnStartupComplete(ByRef custom As System.Array) Implements Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2.OnStartupComplete
     'The OnAction property is optional but recommended. It should be set to the ProgID of the add-in, so that if
     'the add-in is not loaded when a user clicks the button, MSO loads the add-in automatically and then raises
     'the Click event for the add-in to handle.
     'SET OUT TOOLBAR BUTTON IN THIS EVENT AS ITS THE LAST TO FIRE SO OUTLOOK WILL BE COMPLETELY LOADED AND STARTED>
     
     ' Wenn kein Explorer-Objekt existiert, wird auch kein Button erzeugt
     ' MsgBox("OnStartupComplete")
     
     If ApplicationObject.ActiveExplorer Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
     
     Try
     Dim RegKey As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("Software\Solarys\Carizma\OutlookAddIn", False)
     PathPGM = RegKey.GetValue("PathPGM").ToString
     
     'Ordner fr "gesendet" ermitteln
     SentItemsAdd = ApplicationObject.GetNamespace("MAPI").GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderSentMail).Items
     
     'CHECK IF OUR BUTTON ALREADY HAS BEEN ADDED>
     Carizma = ApplicationObject.ActiveExplorer.CommandBars("Standard").FindControl( _
     Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoControlType.msoControlButton, , "891", False, True)
     
     If Carizma Is Nothing Then
     
     ' MsgBox("new button ...")
     ' Icon fr Button zusammenstellen
     Dim CarizmaPic As New System.Drawing.Bitmap(PathPGM & "\Carizma.ms1")
     Dim CarizmaMsk As New System.Drawing.Bitmap(PathPGM & "\Carizma.ms2")
     
     ' Button auf Standard-Toolbar hinzufgen
     Carizma = ApplicationObject.ActiveExplorer.CommandBars("Standard").Controls.Add( _
     Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoControlType.msoControlButton, , "891", , False)
     
     ' Eigenschaften des Buttons setzen
     With Carizma
     .BeginGroup = True
     .Caption = "Carizma"
     .DescriptionText = ""
     .Enabled = True
     '.FaceId = 394
     .OnAction = "!<Carizma OutlookAddIn.Connect>"
     .Style = MsoButtonStyle.msoButtonIconAndCaption
     .Tag = "891"
     .TooltipText = "eMail in Carizma ablegen"
     .Picture = PictureClass.GettIPictureDispFromPicture(CarizmaPic)
     .Mask = PictureClass.GettIPictureDispFromPicture(CarizmaMsk)
     .Visible = True
     End With
     
     Else
     
     ' MsgBox("button exists already ...")
     With Carizma
     .BeginGroup = True
     .Caption = "Carizma"
     .DescriptionText = ""
     .Enabled = True
     '.FaceId = 394
     .OnAction = "!<Carizma OutlookAddIn.Connect>"
     .Style = MsoButtonStyle.msoButtonIconAndCaption
     .Tag = "891"
     .TooltipText = "eMail in Carizma ablegen"
     .Visible = True
     End With
     
     End If
     
     Catch ex As Exception ' Fehler: Button konnte nicht erzeugt werden
     If Carizma Is Nothing Then
     MsgBox("FEHLER: Button Carizma konnte nicht gesetzt werden.", MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation Or MsgBoxStyle.OKOnly, "Carizma OutlookAddIn")
     Else
     MsgBox(ex.Message.ToString, MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation Or MsgBoxStyle.OKOnly, "Carizma-Outlook AddIn")
     End If
     End Try
     
     End Sub
     
     [... some more functions ... ]
     
     End Class
     
     now, i neither get a button nor an error-message ?
     
     where can i find the "disabled items list" ?

     sigik | Thurs, 06 Dec 2007 11:42:06 GMT |

  4. crazy crazy - i solved it !!!
     
     - in march, i transferred the project from C: to an USB-harddrive (X:)
     
     - if i build the setup on the x-drive, the add-in will only run on computers which have an assignment to X:, on a PC without a X-drive, the add-in will not load !?!?!?!?!?!?
     
     - i transferred the project back to c: and rebuilt it: now it works without X:
     
     strange world - perhaps a master has an explanation to me ??

     sigik | Thurs, 06 Dec 2007 11:43:01 GMT |

  5. Are you trying to write your own installer for it? Its too much work and is already a good one as shown in my FAQ on .NET Office Addins (your code looks familiar :)).
     
     Do you have a path somewhere that is hard coded to use X?

     robdog888 | Thurs, 06 Dec 2007 11:44:00 GMT |

  6. - yes, of course i used your excellent samples ... :-)
     
     - no, i dont use an individual installer - just the normal .msi which is created by vs2003
     
     - no, i have no hardcoded path in the application
     
     anyway - now it works again and i will never move this project away from C:
     (except for saving)

     sigik | Thurs, 06 Dec 2007 11:45:00 GMT |