Call Outlook Macro via DDE or Send Message

[christianv]

Hi everyone,

I search a lot over the Web, but find nothing...

I would like to know if it is possible to call a macro stored in the Outlook session by using Send DDE Execute or Send Message function, and if it is I would like to have an example of the syntax we have to use.

Please don't tell me about plug-ins, that's not what I am looking for...

Any help will be welcome, thanks a lot!

Version: Developer v6

Platform: Windows XP

[christianv]

Nobody answers, maybe simply cause it's impossible!

Anyway I gave up with FileMaker!!!

[Lee Smith]

Christian,

I don't think it was a matter of being impossible, but more of a matter of timing on your part. You asked this question on the day FileMaker released version 7 this list, along with every FM discussion list got overwhelmed with chatter about the new product.

Also, there has been a ton of discussion on this and the other list I belong to concerting Outlook Express and FileMaker.

And lastly, there are plugin that have been developed for what you want to do.

here are a couple of files:

FMP to Outlook Express - BULK EMAIL By: Don Wieland URL:

http://www.dwdataconcepts.com

Create Mail in FMPro(AS) By: URL:

http://www.fmfiles.com/dev2.html

Email Archiver 1.8 By: URL:

http://www.fmfiles.com/enduserhom5.html

FMP Mass Mailer 2.0 By: URL:

http://www.fmfiles.com/enduserhom5.html

FMP to Outlook Express By: Don Wieland URL:

http://www.dwdataconcepts.com

Send Mail with Outlook Express By: John Mark Osborne URL:

http://www.databasepros.com

For the Plugins, you can do your own research, here is a starting point.

http://www.fmplugins.com/

Lee

[Leb i Sol]

DDE has to do with Target Application and not FM....so your answers will be in with creators of the application....but, Lee gave you some great links anyhow.

Take care!

[JIM1945]

I am using 5.5 to send messages from filemaker through outlook 2002, using dde commands, if this is what you are trying to do, I would be glad to send you the setup to send dde to outlook. jim

[Benbert]

Hi Jim1945. I would be very interested by your DDE commands to make working together FileMkaer Pro and OUtlook Express.

Is it possible to get it from you ??

Thank you in advance for your help

Regards

Bertrand Comte