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Use Existing Instance Or Create a New One If Necessary
Keywords: ObjectCreate ObjectGet Existing Instance Create New Object
Question:
I need to check if Outlook is running before running some OLE code and want to avoid errors if Outlook is not running. As Outlook seems to always have an ActiveExplorer when it is running, I have used the following:
; Setup connection to Outlook
myOlApp = ObjectCreate("Outlook.Application")
myExplorer = myOlApp.ActiveExplorer
myOlExp = myOlApp.ActiveExplorer
If myOlExp == 0 Then Exit ; Outlook not running
In some cases my script is a little slow to exit and some users may try to re-run the compiled script. Is there a faster way to detect if Outlook is running (across all versions)?
Answer:
This code will only create an instance of Outlook
; Check if Outlook is already running
ErrorMode(@OFF)
objOutlook = ObjectGet(,"Outlook.Application")
ErrorMode(@CANCEL)
error = LastError()
If objOutlook == 0 && error == 1129; Outlook is not already running
Pause('Notice','Outlook not already running, creating an instance')
objOutlook = ObjectCreate("Outlook.Application"); Create an instance of Outlook
EndIf
Pause('Notice','Add code to deal with Outlook')
objOutlook = 0
Exit
Article ID: W18096
Filename: Use Existing Instance Or Create a New One If Necessary.txt
File Created: 2011:01:27:11:56:52
Last Updated: 2011:01:27:11:56:52