Hi Ken,

Very many thanks. Easy when you know how!

I was pretty ashamed at having to ask such a basic question. But by way of
explanation, I'm more used to the Access, Word and Excel object models. The
Outlook object model is a mystery. From where I'm coming from, it seemed
logical to look for an Application.Visible property or an Application.hWnd
property (to use an API call). It didn't occur to me that getting an
explorer on one folder within the application would reveal the whole
application.

I've read the wrong books on Outlook. I have several, but not, I regret to
say, by you.

I'm primarily an Access developer. Do you have any recommendations for an
Outlook reference I can dip into to find solutions, not a course book that
makes too many presuppositions about earlier knowledge? I'm not a serious
Outlook developer but I want a good grounding in Outlook programming basics.
I'll do course work if it's engaging, not if it's dry as dust.

I see some of your older books are being sold at bargain prices on Amazon.
Given the above, would any of them fit the bill for an Office 2002
developer? Don't be bashful but an honest answer please! We retired nerds
are not rolling in it you know! I'm happy to invest in several. And a good
one for the future direction of Outlook.

Let me know if you can't answer for Newsgroup conduct reasons and perhaps I
could try you at mvps?

Thanks again.
Regards
Geoff



"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
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Dim oNS As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim oInbox As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Dim oExpl As Outlook.Explorer

Set oNS = oOL.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
oNS.Logon

Set oInbox = oNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
Set oExpl = oInbox.GetExplorer
oExpl.Display

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Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm