[AccessD] Outlook Question

[Stuart McLachlan]

Go to Control Panel - Mail and remove any existing Data files and Profiles.

Then open Outlook and set it up from scratch.



On 3 Jan 2022 at 11:31, Rocky Smolin wrote:

> Doug:
> 
> Unfortunately it won;t let me get past that prompt for the exchange
> server address.
> 
> r
> 
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 10:55 AM <dw-murphy at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > In Outlook go to Account Settings and delete the Exchange account
> > and add Gmail account.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AccessD
> > <accessd-bounces+dw-murphy=cox.net at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf
> > Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 10:36 AM To: Access
> > Developers discussion and problem solving
> > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: [AccessD] Outlook Question
> >
> > Last year I abandoned Outlook along with my Beach Access Software
> > website and domain and went to Gmail (resistance was futile. I was
> > assimilated.)
> >
> > I got used to it so no worries there.
> >
> > Now I have a requirement from a client to create an email in Outlook
> > from data in their database.  No problem.  Been there. Done that.
> > The common parts of the automation code is copy and paste.
> > However...
> >
> > When I run the program, I get an automation error - library not
> > registered. I do have Outlook installed and I did add the Outlook 14
> > library to the references. But that's not the problem apparently. I
> > tried re-registering the library using guidance from Google but the
> > regsrvr says library not found - even though it is there in the
> > right folder.
> >
> > It *might* have something to do with the fact that Outlook was last
> > configured to use GoDaddy's server. So when I start Outlook I get a
> > message that the connection to Microsoft Exchange is unavailable.
> > Outlook must be connected to complete this action.
> >
> > Then opens a dialog box prompting for Exchange Server (showing the
> > previous now non-functional server address) and Mailbox.
> >
> > I suspect that the Library Not Registered thing is a consequence of
> > being hooked to an exchange server that is no longer there for me. 
> > But still I can't figure out how to tell Outlook this and then
> > configure Outlook for Gmail so I can test this client's email
> > automation thing I just wrote.  I don't need to send the email, just
> > pop it up in Outlook so I can see that the formatting and data
> > fields are all correct.
> >
> > Would uninstalling and reinstalling Office 2010 do this?  Or what's
> > the shortest way to get where I'm trying to go here?
> >
> > MMMTIA
> >
> > Rocky
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