"ActiveInspector" is always null

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"ActiveInspector" is always null
The "ActiveInspector" is always null and I cannot access the CurrentItem. 
Stefanie Ewald




Posts: 1
 Joined: 2020-03-13
Hi there,

we migrated from Windows 7 to 10 and from Office 2010 to Office 2016. We use the latest version of the Add-in Express.
Now our addin doesn't work anymore. The "ActiveInspector" is always null and I cannot access the CurrentItem.

private void LoadContract()
{
Inspector currInspector = null;
AppointmentItem appointment = null;
MAPIFolder contractFolder = null;
MAPIFolder commandFolder = null;

try
{
currInspector = OutlookApplication.ActiveInspector();
appointment = (AppointmentItem)currInspector.CurrentItem;
.....
Posted 16 Mar, 2020 02:13:17 Top
Andrei Smolin


Add-in Express team


Posts: 18816
 Joined: 2006-05-11
Hello Stefanie,

I suppose there's something in your code or in environment.

In what Outlook event do you invoke that method?

How OutlookApplication is declared and defined?


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 16 Mar, 2020 03:18:06 Top