can't access outlook contacts from excel via VBA

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Mr. Cheeks

Hello!

I hope you can help me correctly run this VBA script. I'm trying to run a

script in Excel that will display information from my Outlook contacts. I

tried to follow examples on this site, but I'm running into problems

accessing the contact folder.

I'm running Outlook & Excel 2003, Windows XP, and my work has an exchange

server but I'm not sure how this complicates things.

Thanks so much! Let me know if I can provide any more info.

Sub ShowContactNames ()

Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")

Set myNameSpace = OutApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")

Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts) 'It errors out

on this line

Set myContacts = myFolder.Items

For Each myContact In myContacts

MsgBox "Name = " & myContact.FullName

Next

MsgBox "You Rock!"

End Sub

Error out on line "Set myFolder = myNameSpace..."

"Run-Time error '-2147024809 (80070057)': Could not complete the operation.

One or more parameter values are not valid."

Help me MVPs, you're my only hope!
 
Do you have a reference set in your Excel VBA project for the Outlook object

model?

From outside code it's also advisable to log into the NameSpace after you

retrieve it:

Set myNameSpace = OutApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")

myNameSpace.Logon "", "", False, False

"Mr. Cheeks" <Mr. Cheeks> wrote in message

news:838B3A99-C68C-4662-BE06-BE40895A32DB@microsoft.com...
> Hello!

> I hope you can help me correctly run this VBA script. I'm trying to run a
> script in Excel that will display information from my Outlook contacts. I
> tried to follow examples on this site, but I'm running into problems
> accessing the contact folder.

> I'm running Outlook & Excel 2003, Windows XP, and my work has an exchange
> server but I'm not sure how this complicates things.

> Thanks so much! Let me know if I can provide any more info.

> Sub ShowContactNames ()

> Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
> Set myNameSpace = OutApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
> Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts) 'It errors
> out
> on this line
> Set myContacts = myFolder.Items

> For Each myContact In myContacts
> MsgBox "Name = " & myContact.FullName
> Next

> MsgBox "You Rock!"

> End Sub

> Error out on line "Set myFolder = myNameSpace..."

> "Run-Time error '-2147024809 (80070057)': Could not complete the
> operation.
> One or more parameter values are not valid."

> Help me MVPs, you're my only hope!
 
Ken -- thanks for your help!

I didn't have any luck with the NameSpace logon - the routine still errors

out with the same error message when I call myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder.

I'm not what you mean when you ask if I have a reference set for the Outlook

object model in my project -- which probably means I don't have it!

Could you direct me to a source for more info? I feel I'm very close to

fixing my routine, and finishing a SWEET macro.

-Cheeks
wrote:


> Do you have a reference set in your Excel VBA project for the Outlook object
> model?

> From outside code it's also advisable to log into the NameSpace after you
> retrieve it:

> Set myNameSpace = OutApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
> myNameSpace.Logon "", "", False, False

> >

>

> "Mr. Cheeks" <Mr. Cheeks> wrote in message
> news:838B3A99-C68C-4662-BE06-BE40895A32DB@microsoft.com...
> > Hello!
> > I hope you can help me correctly run this VBA script. I'm trying to run a
> > script in Excel that will display information from my Outlook contacts. I
> > tried to follow examples on this site, but I'm running into problems
> > accessing the contact folder.
> > I'm running Outlook & Excel 2003, Windows XP, and my work has an exchange
> > server but I'm not sure how this complicates things.
> > Thanks so much! Let me know if I can provide any more info.
> > Sub ShowContactNames ()
> > Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
> > Set myNameSpace = OutApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
> > Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts) 'It errors
> > out
> > on this line
> > Set myContacts = myFolder.Items
> > For Each myContact In myContacts
> > MsgBox "Name = " & myContact.FullName
> > Next
> > MsgBox "You Rock!"
> > End Sub
> > Error out on line "Set myFolder = myNameSpace..."
> > "Run-Time error '-2147024809 (80070057)': Could not complete the
> > operation.
> > One or more parameter values are not valid."
> > Help me MVPs, you're my only hope!

>
 
In your VBA project select Tools, References and see if Outlook is listed

there.

The best place to find programming samples and information for Outlook is at

www.outlookcode.com, but if you get an error trying to get back a default

folder the code there won't help you, there's a real problem.

"Mr. Cheeks" <MrCheeks> wrote in message

news:109B0AAA-43EB-4489-8C9C-17109C6B113C@microsoft.com...
> Ken -- thanks for your help!

> I didn't have any luck with the NameSpace logon - the routine still errors
> out with the same error message when I call myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder.
> I'm not what you mean when you ask if I have a reference set for the
> Outlook
> object model in my project -- which probably means I don't have it!

> Could you direct me to a source for more info? I feel I'm very close to
> fixing my routine, and finishing a SWEET macro.

> -Cheeks
 
OMG UR AHH-SUMM! Turning on the Outlook references did the trick. Thanks!

-Cheeks
wrote:


> In your VBA project select Tools, References and see if Outlook is listed
> there.

> The best place to find programming samples and information for Outlook is at
> www.outlookcode.com, but if you get an error trying to get back a default
> folder the code there won't help you, there's a real problem.

> >

>

> "Mr. Cheeks" <MrCheeks> wrote in message
> news:109B0AAA-43EB-4489-8C9C-17109C6B113C@microsoft.com...
> > Ken -- thanks for your help!
> > I didn't have any luck with the NameSpace logon - the routine still errors
> > out with the same error message when I call myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder.
> > I'm not what you mean when you ask if I have a reference set for the
> > Outlook
> > object model in my project -- which probably means I don't have it!
> > Could you direct me to a source for more info? I feel I'm very close to
> > fixing my routine, and finishing a SWEET macro.
> > -Cheeks

>
 
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