Microsoft KB Archive/222474

= OL98: ActiveInspector.CurrentItem Returns Wrong Contact Item =

Article ID: 222474

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q222474



SYMPTOMS
You use the ActiveInspector.CurrentItem property in the Outlook object model when there are multiple contact items open, and the property does not return the contact item that was last used.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
This problem happens only with contacts, and does not occur with mail messages, tasks, or other types of items.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
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 Open two contacts.  Run the following automation code from Visual Basic or Visual Basic for Applications after setting a reference to the Microsoft Outlook 98 object model. Sub GetItem Dim ol As New Outlook.Application MsgBox ol.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem.FullName End Sub  On the taskbar, activate the second contact (the contact that was not identified by the code in step 2). On the taskbar, click the Visual Basic Editor taskbar button. Run the code from step 2 again and the same contact name will be displayed.

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