OL2000: CommandBars Not Available from Application Object

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SYMPTOMS

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

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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.

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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.

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STATUS

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

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MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs.
If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified Partner or Microsoft Advisory Services. For more information, visit these Microsoft Web sites:

Microsoft Certified Partners - https://partner.microsoft.com/global/30000104 (https://partner.microsoft.com/global/30000104)

Microsoft Advisory Services - http://support.microsoft.com/gp/advisoryservice (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/advisoryservice)

For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS (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)

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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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/146636/EN-US/ ) OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

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