how to program an addin?

I developed applications in php, and delphi. now i want to write a plugin /
addin for outlook. it seems totally different. delphi generates an
executable file which i run on command line; php i can start in a browser.
and for outlook addins/plugins? can i do it just with php or delphi??? or
must it be done with vb, vba or java?


I want to write a program that generates an icon in the outlook toolbar.
clicking on this icon a menu appears.

when sending or receiving an email, something should be executed (eg a
beep).

Where can I find example code for the two goals above? how can i run the
code? do i need a special development environment?

at the end, the program (plugin/addin) should be installed very easy and run
on every newer version of outlook.

Delphi is also perfectly capable of generating dll files (besides exe) -
that's what COM addins are.
See the Bablfish COM addins source code at the URL below

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

"Pit" <info@gej.ch> wrote in message
news:63da4$442c3b1f$d9a2b21a$997@news.hispeed.ch...
>I developed applications in php, and delphi. now i want to write a plugin /
>addin for outlook. it seems totally different. delphi generates an
>executable file which i run on command line; php i can start in a browser.
>and for outlook addins/plugins? can i do it just with php or delphi??? or
>must it be done with vb, vba or java?
>
>
> I want to write a program that generates an icon in the outlook toolbar.
> clicking on this icon a menu appears.
>
> when sending or receiving an email, something should be executed (eg a
> beep).
>
> Where can I find example code for the two goals above? how can i run the
> code? do i need a special development environment?
>
> at the end, the program (plugin/addin) should be installed very easy and
> run on every newer version of outlook.
>

Hello Pit,

Have a look at http://www.add-in-express.com
It is a visual VCL tool for developing MS Office add-ins including Outlook.

And some customers say Borland's newsgroups :-)
http://groups.google.com/group/borl...b26b54dbf485855

Regards from Belarus,
Eugene E. Starostin
---
http://www.add-in-express.com - steroids for Office developers

"Pit" <info@gej.ch> wrote in message
news:63da4$442c3b1f$d9a2b21a$997@news.hispeed.ch...
>I developed applications in php, and delphi. now i want to write a plugin /
>addin for outlook. it seems totally different. delphi generates an
>executable file which i run on command line; php i can start in a browser.
>and for outlook addins/plugins? can i do it just with php or delphi??? or
>must it be done with vb, vba or java?
>
>
> I want to write a program that generates an icon in the outlook toolbar.
> clicking on this icon a menu appears.
>
> when sending or receiving an email, something should be executed (eg a
> beep).
>
> Where can I find example code for the two goals above? how can i run the
> code? do i need a special development environment?
>
> at the end, the program (plugin/addin) should be installed very easy and
> run on every newer version of outlook.
>