[SOLVED] Outlook 2003 VBA to detect selected account when sending

Outlook 2003 VBA to detect selected account when sending

Is it possible to detect which account an email is being sent via the Application_ItemSend VBA function of Outlook 2003? The accounts are POP3/SMTP on a standalone machine, and not MAPI or Exchange based.

I have tried using "Outlook Redemption" (http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/) but I just cannot find any property / method that will tell me which of the accounts the email is being sent through.

I don't need to be able to amend/select the account being sent from, just simply detect.

Solution

I have found a way of finding the account name, thanks to this link which provides the code for selecting a particular account.

Using this code as a base, I have create a simple GetAccountName function, which is doing exactly what I need it to do.

Edit: The below will only work if you're NOT using Word as the editor.

Private Function GetAccountName(ByVal Item As Outlook.MailItem) As String
    Dim OLI As Outlook.Inspector
    Const ID_ACCOUNTS = 31224

    Dim CBP As Office.CommandBarPopup

    Set OLI = Item.GetInspector
    If Not OLI Is Nothing Then
        Set CBP = OLI.CommandBars.FindControl(, ID_ACCOUNTS)
        If Not CBP Is Nothing Then
            If CBP.Controls.Count > 0 Then
                GetAccountName = CBP.Controls(1).Caption
                GoTo Exit_Function
            End If
        End If
    End If
    GetAccountName = ""

Exit_Function:
    Set CBP = Nothing
    Set OLI = Nothing
End Function