Public Class Connect

Implements Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2

Dim oApp As outlook.Application
Dim addInInstance As Microsoft.Office.Core.COMAddIn
Dim newToolBar As office.CommandBar
Dim WithEvents firstButton As office.CommandBarButton

Dim WithEvents selectInspector As outlook.Inspectors


Public Sub OnBeginShutdown(ByRef custom As System.Array) Implements
Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2.OnBeginShutdown
End Sub

Public Sub OnAddInsUpdate(ByRef custom As System.Array) Implements
Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2.OnAddInsUpdate
End Sub

Public Sub OnStartupComplete(ByRef custom As System.Array) Implements
Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2.OnStartupComplete

selectInspector = oApp.Inspectors
AddHandler selectInspector.NewInspector, AddressOf
Me.NewInspector_Event

End Sub

Public Sub OnDisconnection(ByVal RemoveMode As
Extensibility.ext_DisconnectMode, ByRef custom As System.Array) Implements
Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2.OnDisconnection
End Sub

Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, ByVal connectMode
As Extensibility.ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, ByRef custom As
System.Array) Implements Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
oApp = CType(application,
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application)
addInInstance = CType(addInInst, Microsoft.Office.Core.COMAddIn)

End Sub

Private Sub NewInspector_Event(ByVal new_Inspector As outlook.Inspector)

new_Inspector.Activate()
newToolBar = Nothing
Call Me.AddToolbar()


End Sub

Private Sub AddToolbar()
Try

Dim button_1 As office.CommandBarButton

If newToolBar Is Nothing Then
Dim cmdBars As office.CommandBars =
oApp.ActiveInspector().CommandBars
newToolBar = cmdBars.Add("NewToolBar",
office.MsoBarPosition.msoBarTop, False, True)
End If
Try
button_1 = CType(newToolBar.Controls.Add(1),
office.CommandBarButton)
With button_1
.Style = office.MsoButtonStyle.msoButtonCaption
.Caption = "Button 1"
.Tag = "Button1"
End With
If Me.firstButton Is Nothing Then
Me.firstButton = button_1
AddHandler firstButton.Click, AddressOf buttonClick
End If

newToolBar.Visible = True
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message)
End Try
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message)
MsgBox(ex.StackTrace)
End Try
End Sub



Private Sub buttonClick(ByVal ctrl As office.CommandBarButton, ByRef
Cancel As Boolean)
MsgBox("You clicked: " + ctrl.Caption)
End Sub




End Class

"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Am Mon, 4 Sep 2006 07:45:02 -0700 schrieb Paul Heinisch:

Please show your code.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
-- www.VBOffice.net --


I did...but I get an error message each time its run...object reference
not
set to an instance of an object...

"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Am Sat, 2 Sep 2006 16:16:02 -0700 schrieb Paul Heinisch:

I don´t know what you "last message" is, hopefully I don´t miss anything:
use the Inspector.Commandbars (instead of Explorer.Commandbars) in the
NewInspector event.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
-- www.VBOffice.net --


I don't think I explained it correctly in my last message; I don't want
to
add a button to the standard menu, I want to make that when I open a
contact
(inspector class) a new toolbar opens with my new button. I have no
problem
with adding one to the explorer...but when I try to add it to the
inspector I
get "Object reference not set to an instance of an object.". So I know
I'm
doing it wrong. Any help?