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James Samuel Samuel




Posts: 26
 Joined: 2010-05-18
Sir,
I am doing an add-in project in OUTLOOK, I need to add a button in mail item grid just like the 'flag' ...
Posted 15 Jun, 2010 23:49:36 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Posts: 18830
 Joined: 2006-05-11
Hello James,

I suppose you are talking about adding a custom column to the grid of items in the Outlook Explorer window. If so, please check http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.office.interop.outlook.userproperties.add.aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb207095(office.12).aspx.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 16 Jun, 2010 07:44:38 Top
James Samuel Samuel




Posts: 26
 Joined: 2010-05-18
Sir,
I have used the following code to generate user property for my mail.... there is no exception onthis code.. But i didn't see the userproperty that created by me... help me sir...

using OutLook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook;
private void AddinModule_AddinStartupComplete(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
OutLook._Application outlookobj3 = new OutLook.Application();
OutLook.MAPIFolder mapiF = (OutLook.MAPIFolder)outlookobj3.Session.Folders["Test"];
OutLook.MAPIFolder mapiF2 = (OutLook.MAPIFolder)mapiF.Folders["inbox"];
OutLook.MailItem newMItem = (OutLook.MailItem)outlookobj3.CreateItem(OutLook.OlItemType.olMailItem);
newMItem.Subject = "Testing mail";
newMItem.Body = "Body of the mail";
newMItem.To = "to@gmail.com";
newMItem.UserProperties.Add("Property", OutLook.OlUserPropertyType.olYesNo,true,Missing.Value) ;
newMItem.ItemProperties["Property"].Value = true;
newMItem.Save();
newMItem.Move(mapiF2);
}
Posted 17 Jun, 2010 23:51:59 Top
Andrei Smolin


Add-in Express team


Posts: 18830
 Joined: 2006-05-11
Hello James,

That UserProperty is added to the list of fields available for that folder. But you need to add that column to the view, in Outlook 2007 see View | Current View | Customize Current View | Fields | "Select available fields from:" User-defined fields in folder. To add that column to the view programmatically, you need to study View.XML before and after adding that column in the UI.

Also, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa155658(office.10).aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb207155(office.12).aspx.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 18 Jun, 2010 00:31:31 Top