Try checking the value of NameSpace.ExchangeConnectionMode. You should
always be able to retrieve a valid Outlook.Application object though,
regardless of what it is trying to connect to or it's connection state. You
didn't show all of your code so I don't know exactly what you are trying to
do or when.

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"jeanLuc" wrote:

I have some code I use to handle mail messages (Outlook 2003) with VB/VBA as
follows:

Dim objOutlook As Outlook.Application
Set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
etc....

The code works fine except when the Exchange Server is unavailable (Popup
message Your Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable / Retry - Work Offline
- Cancel)

Is it possible, programmatically (VB or VBA), to check the availability of
the Exchange Server before using Outlook features ?

Thanks a lot. Regards.

Jean-Luc