Can I use VBA to create an Outlook Add-in like Xobni?

[ronald_adi]

Hi! I am new to programming and want to learn a language. But I actually want to learn it because i want to build an Outlook add-in that does some basic email sorting and be able to connect to a financial database.

But most importantly I would like the look and feel and behaviour of the add-in to be similar to a program like Xobni.

So my question is,.. can i use VBA for this? Or do i need C++ or something else.

Ronald

 

[RoryA]

I don't know what Xobni is, but you can't build an add-in in VBA unless you have one of the Office Developer editions (available for Office 97-XP), which allow you to compile the VBA into a dll. Otherwise, you will need a compiled language like VB proper (6 or one of the .Net versions) or a C language.
HTH