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Message: [QUOTE="Derek Hart, post: 13743295"] Wow... thank you for this code. A few things... I am wondering if I should simply run this code first to instantiate Outlook, and then use my code as I did before to go get it. Since you did not send me a function, it looks like I am not retrieving the instance from this routine and pulling it into another routine. A couple variables were not declared in your code, so I am unclear how to use this. Should I declare this as a global variable. If so, I tried that, and the code is having problems. Dim _outlookApp As Outlook.Application So in my routine I load Outlook this way: InstantiateOutlook() Then the global variable _outlookApp is used everywhere. But then at the end of my routine, I release the com object and set it to nothing. So then I thought I should put the code as follows in your routine. objOutlook = New Outlook.Application If collCount <> 0 Then ' Outlook already running, hook into the Outlook instance objOutlook = TryCast(Marshal.GetActiveObject("Outlook.Application"), Outlook.Application) But that code errors on the TryCast line. Please explain how to use this code appropriately. And I am unclear what the canQuit flag is used for: Dim canQuit As Boolean [/QUOTE]