Is there a way, using VBA in Outlook, to programatically determine what the
currently logged-in profile's default e-mail account is? My company has a
product with customized Outlook functionality, but when the user's Outlook
profile has a different default e-mail account than Exchange (for instance, a
POP account), then we can encounter issues, so we're hoping to detect such a
problem in the setup process. Is it possible to do this using MAPI, or do I
have to check the Windows registry itself? Either way, what is the easiest
way to do this?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Outlook version?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Jason Kallelis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:3FA77997-6DF9-4B5A-A32E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is there a way, using VBA in Outlook, to programatically determine what the
> currently logged-in profile's default e-mail account is? My company has a
> product with customized Outlook functionality, but when the user's Outlook
> profile has a different default e-mail account than Exchange (for instance, a
> POP account), then we can encounter issues, so we're hoping to detect such a
> problem in the setup process. Is it possible to do this using MAPI, or do I
> have to check the Windows registry itself? Either way, what is the easiest
> way to do this?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

2003, XP, and potentially 2000.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Outlook version?
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Jason Kallelis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:3FA77997-6DF9-4B5A-A32E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Is there a way, using VBA in Outlook, to programatically determine what the
> > currently logged-in profile's default e-mail account is? My company has a
> > product with customized Outlook functionality, but when the user's Outlook
> > profile has a different default e-mail account than Exchange (for instance, a
> > POP account), then we can encounter issues, so we're hoping to detect such a
> > problem in the setup process. Is it possible to do this using MAPI, or do I
> > have to check the Windows registry itself? Either way, what is the easiest
> > way to do this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>

There is no one-size-fits-all method. If WordMail is not the editor, then in Outlook 2002/3, you can read the default account name from the Standard toolbar. (See http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=889.) The name of the default account is probably also buried in the Windows registry, under the mail profile settings (and in a totally different place for Outlook 2000 in IMO mode), but it would take a little lab work with Regmon or a registry comparison tool to discover where.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Jason Kallelis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:A6861557-E1DF-4FE7-857C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> 2003, XP, and potentially 2000.
>
>> > Is there a way, using VBA in Outlook, to programatically determine what the
>> > currently logged-in profile's default e-mail account is? My company has a
>> > product with customized Outlook functionality, but when the user's Outlook
>> > profile has a different default e-mail account than Exchange (for instance, a
>> > POP account), then we can encounter issues, so we're hoping to detect such a
>> > problem in the setup process. Is it possible to do this using MAPI, or do I
>> > have to check the Windows registry itself? Either way, what is the easiest
>> > way to do this?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>>

See the newly documented IOlkAccountManager interface:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...HV01155206.asp
You can also play with it in OutlookSpy (click Misc | IOlkAccountManager).

You won't be able to use IOlkAccountManager in VBA though...

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool

"Jason Kallelis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3FA77997-6DF9-4B5A-A32E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is there a way, using VBA in Outlook, to programatically determine what
> the
> currently logged-in profile's default e-mail account is? My company has a
> product with customized Outlook functionality, but when the user's Outlook
> profile has a different default e-mail account than Exchange (for
> instance, a
> POP account), then we can encounter issues, so we're hoping to detect such
> a
> problem in the setup process. Is it possible to do this using MAPI, or do
> I
> have to check the Windows registry itself? Either way, what is the
> easiest
> way to do this?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.