Application object

The Application object allows you to work with the Outlook application.

Creating the application

Use the new keyword to create a new instance of an Outlook application

{Create a new instance of Outlook.}
app = new Outlook.Application();

When using Distributed COM (DCOM), create a new instance of Outlook with the COM_CreateObject() function. In the following example, a new instance of Outlook is created on the computer “SystemServer”.

{Create a new instance of Outlook.}
app = COM_CreateObject("Outlook.Application", "SystemServer");

Retrieving an existing application

Use the COM_GetObject() function to retrieve a running instance of Outlook.

{Retrieve a running instance of Outlook.}
app = COM_GetObject("Outlook.Application");

Closing an application

After you have finished using an application, you can close it with the Quit method.

{Close an application.}
app.Quit();