add text at cursor position

hello

how can a macro write some text at the current cursor position, i.e. when
writing an email or editing a task?

regards
Simon

You can try using SendKeys. However, if your macro is being fired by a
toolbar button, the cursor will have left the text area. You'd have to try
sending TAB keys to get the cursor into the proper position, and then send a
specified string to that area.

A cleaner approach would be to just write the text to the assumed area using
the Outlook Object model - the To or Body properties for example.

--
Eric Legault - B.A, MCP, MCSD, Outlook MVP
Job: http://www.imaginets.com
Blog: http://blogs.officezealot.com/legault


"Simon Sunke" <REMOVE_THIS_2_MAIL_Simi@SimiTec.ch> wrote in message
news:c108c7$1c1v5h$1@ID-78521.news.uni-berlin.de...
> hello
>
> how can a macro write some text at the current cursor position, i.e. when
> writing an email or editing a task?
>
> regards
> Simon
>
>

Hi Eric!

"Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]" <elegaultZZZ@REMOVEZZZmvps.org>wrote:
> You can try using SendKeys. However, if your macro is being fired by a
> toolbar button, the cursor will have left the text area. You'd have to
try
> sending TAB keys to get the cursor into the proper position, and then send
a
> specified string to that area.
certainly... but I'd put it on a keyboard-shortcut

> A cleaner approach would be to just write the text to the assumed area
using
> the Outlook Object model - the To or Body properties for example.
How can I access that Outlok Object Model? Is there a SDK or tutorial?

Thanks
Simon

By keyboard shortcut, do you mean adding the & identifier within the toolbar
button name so that it can be activated by ALT+letter? That might be a
problem, because then that button will have focus and you may not be able to
get the focus back to the text box that requires the focus. Give it a shot
though, it might work.

If you are talking about assigning Outlook functions to a particular
keyboard stroke(s), like you can in Word - you can't do that in Outlook
unfortunately.

For best information on the Outlook Object Model, use the Object Browser in
the Outlook VBA IDE (Alt+F11, then F2), or reference the VBAOL10.chm file
(number depends on version) in your Office installation directory.

More info on Outlook VBA:
http://www.slipstick.com/dev/vb.htm
http://www.outlookcode.com/

--
Eric Legault - B.A, MCP, MCSD, Outlook MVP
Job: http://www.imaginets.com
Blog: http://blogs.officezealot.com/legault


"Simon Sunke" <REMOVE_THIS_2_MAIL_Simi@SimiTec.ch> wrote in message
news:c1ghj9$1e8h6m$1@ID-78521.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi Eric!
>
> "Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]" <elegaultZZZ@REMOVEZZZmvps.org>wrote:
> > You can try using SendKeys. However, if your macro is being fired by a
> > toolbar button, the cursor will have left the text area. You'd have to
> try
> > sending TAB keys to get the cursor into the proper position, and then
send
> a
> > specified string to that area.
> certainly... but I'd put it on a keyboard-shortcut
>
> > A cleaner approach would be to just write the text to the assumed area
> using
> > the Outlook Object model - the To or Body properties for example.
> How can I access that Outlok Object Model? Is there a SDK or tutorial?
>
> Thanks
> Simon
>
>