Outlook
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Creating and Sending an Email through "New Outlook" from a Desktop Application
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Selim Basyouni
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Hello everyone,
Previously, we have been creating emails through our desktop applications, which can be edited and sent using various email programs. These emails, along with the recipients, subject, content, and attachments, are pre-formulated within our programs, and then the user can proceed to edit and send them.
However, as the "New Outlook" no longer supports, nor will it continue to support, the COM-Interop interface, we are currently looking for an alternative. Creating .msg or .eml files is not an option, as these cannot be edited or sent using "New Outlook".
Would anyone be able to advise a method for programmatically creating an email that can be edited and sent through Outlook?
Best regards,
Selim Basyouni
Outlook
Office Development
Office Development
Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Development: The process of researching, productizing, and refining new or existing technologies.
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Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 426 Reputation points MVP2024-04-03T05:16:11.1566667+00:00 In as much as Outlook New will NOT be replacing Classic Desktop until at least 2029, your need for an alternative is, perhaps, not as urgent as it may seem at this point in time.
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Faery Fu-MSFT 17,921 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2024-04-10T07:44:08.0766667+00:00 Hi @Selim Basyouni ,
It seems that you are encountering issue about development, please kindly understand that the Outlook tag here we mainly focus on general issues about Outlook desktop client and know little about that. To better help solve your issue, I added the “Office-development “tag in your post.
Thanks for your understanding and hope your issue can be resolved.
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mixxxel 0 Reputation points2024-06-27T14:32:23.03+00:00 Hey @Selim Basyouni , we are facing the same problem. We have the same problem. Have you found more information on alternative solutions in the meantime?
Best regards
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Selim Basyouni 10 Reputation points
2024-06-28T07:55:27.3933333+00:00 Hello @mixxxel , Unfortunately, we haven't found a solution yet. The classic Outlook will be supported until 2029, as you can see here. According to the post's timeline, Microsoft will announce 12 months in advance when the new Outlook will become the standard. This announcement has not been made yet.
Since we cannot prevent our customers from using the new Outlook, we need to develop our own small SMTP mail client to ensure a secure method of sending emails from our programs.
I hope you find a suitable solution for your problem as well.Best regards,
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