outlook addin(2003 & 2007) - access outlook properties through C#

Question

Hi,

My requirement is to create an addin for outlook 2003 & 2007. Through C# code, i want to access few outlook properties, like- to disable / enable few options in Tools -> options -> Security tab - > enable few options programmatically..

Can anyone help me with the code snippet to do the same? OR any API's to look into?

Thanks.

Answer 1

i do not think you will be able to change security through code invoked in outlook process - it would be a security hole. Some of those settings will be available through registry access usually under HKLM which requires local admin rights to change.

Answer 2

Thanks for the reply..

My requirement is to give the user an option to "Encrypt contents and attachements for outgoing mail". He/she is prompted with a message box with "yes" or "no".. on "yes" should be able to change the security settings by the addin.

So there is no other way through addin to achieve the same?

Thanks.

Answer 3

if for single outgoing mail - sure. As a global setting in outlook? you would have to look where outlook stores this info, for example using process monitor. There is definietly nothing for this in standard OOM. And frankly, what's the point of such add-in - you can achieve this in almost the same numer of keystrokes using standard outlook settings.

Answer 4

And if the registry settings are changed they wouldn't take effect until Outlook was closed and restarted. Outlook caches settings like that and for most doesn't update the cached settings when the registry values are changed.

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Ken Slovak
[MVP-Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007

"DamianD" <=?utf-8?B?RGFtaWFuRA==?=> wrote in message news:29e86a27-e36c-4911-9d4b-d377be56083b...

if for single outgoing mail - sure. As a global setting in outlook? you would have to look where outlook stores this info, for example using process monitor. There is definietly nothing for this in standard OOM. And frankly, what's the point of such add-in - you can achieve this in almost the same numer of keystrokes using standard outlook settings.

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Ken Slovak MVP - Outlook

Answer 5

is there a way to just read this info?

Answer 6

You can always read the information from the registry, that is updated by Outlook when a change is made. Is that what you're asking?

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Ken Slovak
[MVP-Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007

"niyack" <=?utf-8?B?bml5YWNr?=> wrote in message news:3c4ca2af-069b-4484-9a50-bfafb29f6a84...

is there a way to just read this info?

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Ken Slovak MVP - Outlook

Answer 7

yes, where in the registry are these settings stored?

Answer 8

What settings? Be specific. Different settings are stored in different places, some are not accessible in the registry, some are.

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Ken Slovak
[MVP-Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007

"niyack" <=?utf-8?B?bml5YWNr?=> wrote in message news:703bebdd-908b-46ef-bee8-b79aead96a25...

yes, where in the registry are these settings stored?

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Ken Slovak MVP - Outlook

Answer 9

I need to get the Font Settings.

Answer 10

I don't know where those are stored. Try running regmon and see what registry values if any are changed when you change the font settings using the Outlook UI.

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Ken Slovak
[MVP-Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007

"niyack" <=?utf-8?B?bml5YWNr?=> wrote in message news:3ef8a9fa-acf4-4ee2-88eb-309e7733dbfa...

I need to get the Font Settings.

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Ken Slovak MVP - Outlook