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This example shows how to add e-mail to Microsoft Outlook outbox using VB.Net

For this tip to work, the MS Outlook must be installed on the machine. And another important point here to get this code working is to add a reference to Microsoft Outlook Object Library x.o ,where x is the version of MS Outlook installed in the machine.

For Eg:

In case of Microsoft Outlook 2002, Add "Microsoft Outlook 10.0 object library" and Microsoft Outlook 2003, Add "Microsoft Outlook 11.0 object library" (Right click on the project -> Add References -> Select the COM tab -> Select "Microsoft Outlook x.0 object library)

vb.net code:

Try

Dim ol As New Outlook.Application()
Dim ns As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim fdMail As Outlook.MAPIFolder

ns = ol.GetNamespace("MAPI")
ns.Logon(, , True, True)

´creating a new MailItem object
Dim newMail As Outlook.MailItem

´gets defaultfolder for my Outlook Outbox
fdMail = ns.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderOutbox)

´assign values to the newMail MailItem
newMail = fdMail.Items.Add(Outlook.OlItemType.olMailItem)
newMail.Subject = "Subject"
newMail.Body = "Body"
newMail.To = "someone@somewhere.com"
newMail.SaveSentMessageFolder = fdMail

newMail.Send()

Catch ex As Exception

Throw ex

End Try

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Author: Tapaswini Mohanty

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