How to run Outlook using Process.Start(“outlook.exe”) and get the control back

Question

My C# program needs to launch Office Outlook and get the current \"running outlook application\". In order to do that I\'ve implemented the following simple program (so if you w

Answer 1

There is no need to run the a new process using the Process.Start method. Instead, you can add the Outlook reference to your C# project and create a new instance of the Application class. See C# app automates Outlook (CSAutomateOutlook) sample project for more information.

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