Roger Upole wrote:
> "jiccab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Greetings.
> >
> > with the following code,
> >
> > olApp = Dispatch("Outlook.Application")
> >
> > I am capable of getting a new instance of Outlook running. I would
> > like to be able to use the instance that is already running, if exists,
> > otherwise open a new one.
> >
> > Has anyone being able to do this?
>
> You should be able to use
> win32com.client.GetActiveObject('outlook.application')
> and fall back to a normal Dispatch if it fails.
>
> Roger
Yes indeed. Thanks. here is the code:
from win32com.client.dynamic import Dispatch
from win32com.client import GetActiveObject
def OutlookPointer():
try:
olApp = GetActiveObject("Outlook.Application")
except:
olApp = Dispatch("Outlook.Application")
return olApp
op = OutlookPointer()
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