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Detect Outlook

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cslawtom

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Sep 3, 2001
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I would like to check whether the Outlook existed or not before doing this - oOutlook=CreateObject("outlook.application")
Is there any way to do so?

Many thanks in advance
 
I would search in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express


Satyen
 
cslawtom

satyenshanker Just to correct one thing, the path for Outlook is more like:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook

cslawtom
You could look at the "solutions" a the registry access to check if outlook is in fact on the user's machine.

Or
You could trap the error if it's not there:
Code:
ONERROR do noOutlook
oOutLook =CREATEOBJECT("Outlook.application")

PROCEDURE noOutlook
 messagebox("Outlook is not installed on this computer")
ENPROC



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