VBA to add dropdown to Outlook Toolbar

[bradyboyy88]

I have created a custom tab in outlook and now I want to add a textfield and dropdown box too it from an outlook vba module. Is this possible similar to excel's code to add commandbar items. For example, I have this code in excel:

    Set testbar= CommandBars.Add(Name:="stuff", Position:=msoBarTop, Temporary:=True, MenuBar:=False)
    testbar.Visible = True
    With testbar.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlEdit)
      .Caption = "Caption"
      .Style = msoComboLabel
      .OnAction = "Test"
    End With

 

[Domenic]

Try qualifying the reference to the Commandbars object with a reference to an Explorer object. For example, to refer to the active explorer...

    Set testbar = [COLOR=#ff0000]ActiveExplorer.[/COLOR]CommandBars.Add(Name:="stuff", Position:=msoBarTop, Temporary:=True, MenuBar:=False)

Hope this helps!

 

[bradyboyy88]

That did the trick!! I made a custom tab named "TestTab" is there any change I can target that tab for where its located? I am also trying to make these input tools show on load of outlook and stay there permanantly. Currently it doesnt show when starting up so is there an outlook_open similar to excel I need to run this under or a better solution? And it only shows in the outlook toolbar but if I click an email and that opens in a seperate window and I hit reply, that toolbar seems to be missing this addin tab which the code currently seems to add this stuff too.

Sorry for the million questions but that really is the bulk of my project is learning these things because the technical aspects of using them I can figure out on my own.

 

[Domenic]

In Excel, it would involve the use of Ribbon XML code, which would be a bit more complex. In Outlook, however, I really don't know. Sorry I can't provide you with any further help.