Hi All,
I haven't had reason to convert code to late binding previously. This has just changed though with an ongoing deployment of Office 2013 across the company I work for and resultant problems with vba libraries.
I have some code which is part of a system for electronically signing forms, this uses outlooks directory to provide a name and job title from the windows login name / email alias. The code in question is in two parts, one which checks that outlook is open and one which does the work if it is.
The code to check that outlook is open is:
If I remove the Outlook and VBA Extensibility references the above works fine. Would it be correct therefore to assume that I dont need to change any of that or should 'GetObject(, "Outlook.Application")' change?
The code which does the work is:
I was hoping someone who is more familiar than me with late binding (in other words more familiar than not at all!) might be able to advise what changes I should make to the above to convert to late binding and remove the requirement for the additional references libraries?
Best regards & many thanks in advance
Richard
I haven't had reason to convert code to late binding previously. This has just changed though with an ongoing deployment of Office 2013 across the company I work for and resultant problems with vba libraries.
I have some code which is part of a system for electronically signing forms, this uses outlooks directory to provide a name and job title from the windows login name / email alias. The code in question is in two parts, one which checks that outlook is open and one which does the work if it is.
The code to check that outlook is open is:
Code:
Private Sub TestOutlookIsOpen()
Dim oOutlook As Object
On Error Resume Next
Set oOutlook = GetObject(, "Outlook.Application")
On Error GoTo 0
If oOutlook Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "Outlook is not open, open Outlook and try again"
Else
Call GetOutlookProperties
End If
End SubIf I remove the Outlook and VBA Extensibility references the above works fine. Would it be correct therefore to assume that I dont need to change any of that or should 'GetObject(, "Outlook.Application")' change?
The code which does the work is:
Code:
Private Sub GetOutlookProperties()
MsgBox "You may see an Outlook security warning" & vbCrLf & _
"displayed in the next step." & vbCrLf & _
vbCrLf & _
"If so please tick the box 'Allow access for'" & vbCrLf & _
"and click the 'Allow' button"
Dim i As Integer
Dim ToAddr As String
Dim ErrMsg As String
Dim CRLF As String
Dim DistOption As Integer
Dim ClassID As Long
Dim ManagerVerified As Boolean
Dim ActivePersonVerified As Boolean
Dim ol As Outlook.Application
Dim DummyEmail As MailItem
Dim myInspector As Inspector
Dim ActivePersonRecipient As Recipient
Dim oAE As Outlook.AddressEntry
Dim oExUser As Outlook.ExchangeUser
Dim oPA As Outlook.PropertyAccessor
Dim RowsInRange As Integer
CRLF = Chr(13)
ErrMsg = ""
'Instantiate Outlook
Set ol = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
'Create a dummy e-mail to add aliases to
Set DummyEmail = ol.CreateItem(olMailItem)
RowsInRange = 1
ToAddr = Environ("UserName")
'Use the alias to create a recipient object and add it to the dummy e-mail
Set ActivePersonRecipient = DummyEmail.Recipients.Add(ToAddr)
ActivePersonRecipient.Type = olTo
'Resolve the recipient to ensure it is valid
ActivePersonVerified = ActivePersonRecipient.Resolve
'If valid, use the AddressEntry property of the recipient to return an AddressEntry object
If ActivePersonVerified Then
Set oAE = ActivePersonRecipient.AddressEntry
'Use the GetExchangeUser method of the AddressEntry object to retrieve the ExchangeUser object for the recipient
Set oExUser = oAE.GetExchangeUser
SignatorySurnameFirstName = oExUser.Name
SignatoryJobTitle = oExUser.JobTitle
SignatoryFirstNameSurname = oExUser.FirstName & " " & oExUser.LastName
SignatoryEmailAddress = oExUser.PrimarySmtpAddress
SignatoryPhone = oExUser.BusinessTelephoneNumber
SignatoryCompany = oExUser.CompanyName
Set oPA = Nothing
Set oAE = Nothing
Set oExUser = Nothing
Else
End If
On Error GoTo 0
'Remove the recipient from the e-mail
ActivePersonRecipient.Delete
Set ActivePersonRecipient = Nothing
'Next I
ExitOutlookEmail:
Set DummyEmail = Nothing
Set ol = Nothing
Set oPA = Nothing
Set oAE = Nothing
Set oExUser = Nothing
Call FindApproverNameField
Exit Sub
PropertyFail:
Debug.Print Err.Number, Err.Description
Debug.Print ExtendedProperty, PropertyIdentifier
'Set the value of the ExtendedPropertyValue variable to the ExtendedProperty variable set just before the GetProperty method is called
'This results in the phrase "Extended Property n" being written to the cell where the property value was supposed to be written
ExtendedPropertyValue = ExtendedProperty
Resume Next
End SubI was hoping someone who is more familiar than me with late binding (in other words more familiar than not at all!) might be able to advise what changes I should make to the above to convert to late binding and remove the requirement for the additional references libraries?
Best regards & many thanks in advance
Richard
