So, you have to figure out the Outlook code first and doing that in VBA is the easiest way, right? If you're in Outlook VBA, you use its intrinsic Application object instead of New Outlook.Application.

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"Sue" wrote in message news
To ask directly the question that Dmitry's response implies, why would you
use a web application to extract data from a local Outlook user's folders?

At the moment, I need a stopgap solution and I'm most familiar with asp.net
in a web application. Ultimately (as in within the next 4-5 weeks), I plan on
moving it to a vba "macro" - which I have to figure out first since I'm
barely familiar with the Office programming environment. I recognize the
risks, doing what I can to minimize them. Just need to buy some time to
finish off two other applications first. Does this help?

Sue, juggling too much work with too little resources as usual