How can I change credentials to read a particular mailbox?

Question

I have a simple code to get all emails from exchange server using outlook lib.

Doesn’t mater what parameters I set for name , pass , it reads only my email mailbox

(where name is a Profile Name)

 

How can I change credentials to read a particular mailbox?

 

 

Outlook.Application outlook = new Outlook.ApplicationClass ();

Outlook.NameSpace ns = outlook.GetNamespace("Mapi" );

 

ns.Logon(name , pass , true , true );

Outlook.MAPIFolder inbox = ns.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders .olFolderInbox);

Answer 1

Until now you only can have one Excahnge Inbox per Profile.
If you you want to connect to another Mailbox you need to create a temporary profile.

Another way is to open a shared folder if you have the access rights to the other inbox.

Something like this:
CalendarFolder =
ns.GetSharedDefaultFolder(myRecipient,Outlook.OlDefaultFolders .olFolderInbox);         
  
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa220116(office.11).aspx

Hope this helps,
greets - Helmut

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Helmut Obertanner [http://www.x4u.de] [http://www.outlooksharp.de]

Answer 2

Ok, thanks.

I have 2 Accounts (so two profiles)

trying "ns.Logon(A_ProfileName , pass , true , true ); " but it uses only default profile. (doesn't matter what profile name I use to Logon.

Answer 3

Is Outlook already running in the background when you are running this code?

Greets - Helmut 

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Helmut Obertanner [http://www.x4u.de] [http://www.outlooksharp.de]

Answer 4

I tried both cases (on/off outlook)

Answer 5

Have you checked if there is an Outlook process running in the background using Task-Manager?
Sometimes other programms starting Outlook without a GUI.
e.g. Sidebar Widgets or Active Sync / Mobile Device Center.

Also make sure that you are using the correct Profilename.
Try to log it.

Must be working with two profiles.

Greets - Helmut

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Helmut Obertanner [http://www.x4u.de] [http://www.outlooksharp.de]

Answer 6

I have no outlook scheduled tasks.
Checked "Windows Task Manager" - no outlook running.
Double checked Profile names.

ns.Logon() picks only default profile.

Answer 7

Hello Lucky,

I can remember -  I programmed something using two different Outlook Profiles.
And that worked.
It was this article here:


http://www.codeproject.com/KB/office/BridgingTheGap.aspx

So - can you create a simple WinForms application with a combobox that has your 2 profile-names.
Your code should look like this.


// Create an Outlook session
object missing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;

// get the Outlook Application Object
Outlook.Application outlookApplication = new Outlook.Application();

// get the namespace object
Outlook.NameSpace olNamespace = outlookApplication.GetNamespace("MAPI");

// Logon to Session, here we use the name from
// the comboBox to logon to a specific session.
// If there is already an Outlook instance with
// a Session - then this profile is used.
olNamespace.Logon(comboBox1.Text ,  missing, true, true);
try
{

   // Only in Ol2007
   MessageBox.Show(olNameSpace.CurrentProfileName);

}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{
   
    MessageBox.Show(this,ex.Message);
}
finally
{
    fabric = null;
    olNamespace.Logoff();
    olNamespace = null;
    outlookApplication = null;

    GC.Collect();
    GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
}

Greets - Helmut

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Helmut Obertanner [http://www.x4u.de] [http://www.outlooksharp.de]

Answer 8

Hello Lucky,

I can remember -  I programmed something using two different Outlook Profiles.
And that worked.
It was this article here:


// Logon to Session, here we use the name from
// the comboBox to logon to a specific session.
// If there is already an Outlook instance with
// a Session - then this profile is used.
olNamespace.Logon(comboBox1.Text ,  missing, true , true );
Greets - Helmut

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Helmut Obertanner [http://www.x4u.de] [http://www.outlooksharp.de]

Right, but outlook doesn't pick another profile. All the time it runs only default one.