Call Outlook VBA code from c#

Question

In visual studio I am creating an addin, in the addin_startup I am setting an Outlook application to

app = (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.ApplicationClas         


        

Answer 1

I had the same problem, the article from Microsoft (HOW TO: Run Office Macros by Using Automation from Visual C#) doesn't help because it covers only calling Outlook macros from Word, Excel, and Access.

Now I finally found the solution on a French site! It covers sending from Python but works also with C#! French Python code: http://www.developpez.net/forums/d1239845/autres-langages/python-zope/bibliotheques-tierces/pywin32-appeler-macro-outlook/

So I ported it to C# with the function I need (where "FnSendMailSafe" is the macro name in Outlook 2007.

using Outlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook;
object oMissing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;

// create outlook object
Outlook.Application otApp = new Outlook.Application();

string[] arFunctionParameters =
            { 
                sTo,
                sCC,
                sBCC,
                sSubject,
                sBody
            };

// Run the macro
otApp.GetType().InvokeMember("FnSendMailSafe",
            System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default |
            System.Reflection.BindingFlags.InvokeMethod,
            null, otApp, arFunctionParameters);

System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject (otApp);
otApp = null;

GC.Collect();   //Garbage collection.

Enjoy!