OL2000: CommandBars Not Available from Application Object (230504)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q230504

SYMPTOMS

You use programming code to automate the Microsoft Office CommandBars object model, but the code generates an error when used with Outlook.

CAUSE

Unlike other Office programs, the CommandBars object is not available as a property of the Outlook.Application object. Most CommandBar code examples, including those in the "Working with command bars" section of the Outlook 2000 Visual Basic Reference, were designed for the other Office programs.

RESOLUTION

Outlook implements CommandBars in both folder windows and form windows, so the CommandBars object is accessed through the Explorer and Inspector objects, respectively. Modify your code to include one of these objects, as appropriate.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The following code is from the "Working with command bars" section of the Microsoft Outlook 2000 Visual Basic Reference:
Set myBar = CommandBars.Add(Name:="ChangingButton", Position:=msoBarTop, _
    Temporary:=True)
This syntax is valid for other Office programs such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word. However, to access the Outlook main set of CommandBars, you need to reference the Explorer object. The following Visual Basic for Applications code segment illustrates how to reference the CommandBars object in Outlook:

Set myExplorer = Application.ActiveExplorer
Set myBar = myExplorer.CommandBars.Add(Name:="ChangingButton", _
   Position:=msoBarTop, Temporary:=True)

REFERENCES

For additional information about available resources and answers to commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook 2000 solutions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/29/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbProgramming KB230504
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