Article ID: 292796
Article Last Modified on 3/1/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q292796
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Outlook Visual Basic for Applications, global variables are not available in the Application_Quit event. In addition, other code that you are using in the Quit event may not function as expected.
CAUSE
The Quit event runs after Outlook has already released, or destroyed, the variables.
WORKAROUND
Implement a COM add-in instead of using Outlook Visual Basic for Applications. For additional information about creating a COM add-in for Outlook, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
291163 OL2002: How to Create a COM Add-in for Outlook
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Problem
Add the following Outlook Visual Basic for Applications code to the ThisOutlookSession code window:
Option Explicit Dim myInteger As Integer Sub Application_Quit() MsgBox myInteger End Sub Sub Application_Startup() myInteger = 10 End Sub
- Run the Application_Startup event.
- Quit Outlook.
The code in the Application_Quit event will run and display a message that indicates that the value of the myInteger variable is zero (0). If the variable were still valid, the value would be 10.
REFERENCES
For additional information about available resources and answersto commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook solutions, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
287530 OL2002: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions
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