I have created outlook addin for Outlook 2013 64 bit.
In that Addin, i have created Form region with custom controls.
Then with the reference of http://blogs.msdn.com/b/emeamsgdev/archive/2013/11/21/outlook-deploying-an-outlook-2013-add-in-using-installshield-le.aspx i created setup file for Addin.
Now i installed it in my computer and everything works fine.
However when i try to install it on client computer, it doesn't show addin in outlook.
and i am not able to find any reason.?
I have also created registry for my addins
If it simply doesn't load, without errors, it only means one thing, outlook is unaware of your addin, cause even when addins are not working, outlook gives you an error or turns the LoadBehaviour regkey to '2'.
On your client, you should check that the registry values are set properly.
**HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\Outlook_PROJECT_ADDIN
If your addin doesn't work, check to see if those values exist, and if they do, what happens when outlook loads ? does LoadBehavior turns to '2' instead of 3 ?
If so, and it works perfectly on your pc, it probably means you have issues with the Manifest regkey, make sure the manifest points to a valid local location followed by a |vstolocal
so its syntax should be something like:
file:///C:/Outlook_Proj.vsto|vstolocal
Also make sure you have .Net Framework v4.0 installed on your target PC.
If you're trying to install it to a network drive, make sure you remove the '|vstolocal| thingy, and add the network drive to the trusted zone in Internet Explorer Settings.
Hope the following steps will help you solve this problem if you are still facing it.
Run the deployed setup with administration rights.
If it is not shown under Add-ins, open the setup folder and double click on the .vsto file then select install.
If you can see the addin among the others, and is not functioning it means it is disabled. To enable the add-in(since you are using outlook 2013), go to File -> Slow and Disabled Add-ins, and you shold see your add-in on the pop-upped window. Enable it.
Create the VSTO_SUPRESSDISPLAYALERTS = 0 enviorment variable to get any VSTO alerts. Take a look in the Windows event viewer and off course be sure of being installed the pre requisistes like Office Primary assembles and VSTO for office. Another think, check if your adding was not crashed once and move to inactive add-in list. Search registry for Resiliency key.
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We have a desktop app with which we want to integrate Office 365 calendar. We will have our users provide their consent by authorising the app in office 365. I wonder if I can use any specific permission and/or api that would help us know if our office 365 office.js addin is installed by that user. This works great with VSTO addin as we can get the info from system registry, however, as Office 365 addin is installed on cloud no such registry can be found and we won’t be able to know.
Exchange will create a subfolder for each installed web addin in a special folder named WebExtAddins. The folder is on the same level as the other special folders (e.g. the Inbox), but is hidden. You can see that folder (and its subfolders) in OutlookSpy (I am its author) - click IMsgStore button on the OutlookSpy ribbon, click "Open Folder", double click on the folder named WebExtAddins.
UPDATE April 2022 - it looks like Outlook no longer uses the WebExtAddins folder. Instead, the list of web addins is stored in a hidden (associated) message with the message class of "IPM.Configuration.ExtensionMasterTable" in the Inbox folder. The list is stored in the PR_ROAMING_XMLSTREAM binary property. The format of the property is not documented.
In EWS, the list of installed addins can be retrieved using the GetAppManifests operation. If you are using Outlook Object Model or Extended MAPI, your only option is parsing that blob.
For this particular case (figure out if a web addin is installed), the addin custom storage will be in a hidden (associated) message in Inbox folder with the message class of "IPM.Configuration.ClientExtension.<guid>", where <guid> is your addin's GUID. You should be able to asccess that hidden message using MAPIFolder.GetStorage("IPM.Configuration.ClientExtension.<guid>", olIdentifyByMessageClass) (where MAPIFolder is retrieved from Namespace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox))
It seems that there is no good way to check directly now. Just like you said，Office 365 add-in is installed on Cloud. Since it runs through a separate browser process (Like IE). After plug-ins are loaded, we typically see two IE processes in the process manager. Here's a detail. If your Office is 32-bit, then its core process will be a 32-bit one. You can see that if you load multiple plug-ins, the memory it uses will gradually increase. However, it is still a process.
Screenshot：
Also, if your Windows is 64-bit, it will create another 64-bit IE process which is actually a call relationship. As you can see from the diagram below, the 32-bit process is actually calling the 64-bit process.
I'm designing a Outlook Contact form. None of the sample code I've tried to put in the View Code button's Script Editor does anything. The most basic example is:
Sub Item_Open()
msgbox "Hello World"
End Sub
When I click the Run This Form button, no message box or error message appears. It seems to totally ignore the VBScript. The same thing happens with every bit of sample code I've tried.
This is my first time doing any development for Office or in VBA or VBScript, so I assume I'm missing something basic, but I've watched and read a few tutorials, doing exactly what was shown and nothing works. I can design and publish a Contact form with custom fields and and basic combo boxes.
In the Trust Center I have Macro Settings set to "Notifications for all macros" and the Email Security options "Allow script in shared folders" and "Allow script in Public Folders" are both checked.
I'm designing a Contact form using Office 365 32-bit Version 1708 (Build 8431.2079 Click-to-Run) Monthly Channel on Windows 10 x64 Version 1703 Build 15063.608.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you!
The solution was to add some registry keys as described in the 2 articles below.
Custom form scripts now require registry settings to be added.
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Custom-form-script-is-now-disabled-by-default-bd8ea308-733f-4728-bfcc-d7cce0120e94
https://www.slipstick.com/outlook/custom-form-security/
The registry settings mentioned there fixed my issue.
Possible causes:
VbScripting is not enabled on your machine, disabled there in Registry, especially on Windows 10. You have to enable there.
Though VbScript is enabled and you can run scripts directly from a file in a Folder like sample.vbs, script may not run on Outlook Custom Form if Outlook application has security setup in Registry Key when installed.
I faced this problem and solved after several attempts.
We have an outlook add in with load behaviour defaulted as 9.
Initial loading of the add in is working. Now the user can go and make the add in inactive. In this case the load behaviour rightly becomes 8. In the current session of the outlook it remains so.
But once inactive and user starts outlook again, the add in becomes active and is loaded again. So the load behaviour becomes 9 again.
This problem is only observed in Outlook 2010 professional version. In outlook 2013 it is working fine.
Is there any way i can found out why it is happening or does anyone have any hints ?
cheers,
Saurav
When users try to disable add-ins (registered in the HKLM hive) in Office applications they get the LoadBehavior key created in the HKCU hive. Try to change LoadBehavior key value in the HKLM hive of windows registry instead and see the result.
I cannot get my Outlook addin to work in release mode for OL2007 (debug works great). I created a ClickOnce installer, signed it with a custom certificate and built the installer.
Then after installation when I start Outlook 2007, it does not load and gives no notification at all. I look into the addin section where I find my addin among "inactive addins". I look to the COM addins and find it unchecked (checking it doesn't help) with the notification "Not loaded" (NOTHING ELSE).
Things I tried already:
try/catch block around my startup routine plus message output: nothing is shown
new custom signing certificate: useless
APPDATA\MS\Outlook\extend.dat deleted: to no avail
regedit setting "LoadBehaviour" 3: It is always like that, I don't have to change it
VSTO_SUPPRESSDISPLAYALERTS = 0: to no avail, nothing is shown
VSTO_LOGALERTS = 1: same here, nothing is logged
Fusion Logging: nothing is posted into the output directory
I get NO info at all what causes my addin not to load. It is driving me crazy. Can anyone point me to a solution or at least something I can still try to solve this problem?
The problem obviously occurred due to a difference between GUID and setup product key. Changing the setup product key to match the GUID enabled the addin to complain about errors again, so I could continue with debugging.
Very weird that in this case no error whatsoever was thrown.
My Outlook addin MSI installs the addin (It is listed in Add\Remove programs) but sends it straight to inactive application addins.
How can I fix this?
Check the LoadBehavior key value for your plugin.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\%your add in%\LoadBehavior
If you see the registry hive for you add-in - it's most likely to be installed correctly.
The LoadBehavior value should be 3 before you start Outlook. If it's not, set it to 3.
If it goes to 2 when you start Outlook - it is definitely trying to run it, so it's good news in a way.
You will need to do some diagnostics there - try instantiating your add-in from vbs
set c = CreateObject("EnthusiasticDeveloper.OutlookAddIn")
This should give you no errors.
If it doesn't and the object is instantiated - you need to put diagnostics in your add-in.
It is being called by Outlook and your most likely to get enough control to instantiate log4net.
HTH
It seems the MS Outlook started evaluating the add-ins that directly affect product overall performance and set them as inactive. I found this article that indicates the windows registry entry for DisabledItems (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Resiliency\DisabledItems). It is much likely to your add-in be listed on this folder. Backup the related entry before removing it.
See detailed information on this accessing:
http://www.outlook-apps.com/inactive-outlook-add-ins/
Cheers,
Vieira
This probably happens because the load behavior is not set correctly. This article can help you: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsto/ff937654.aspx#Create