OL98: ActiveInspector.CurrentItem Returns Wrong Contact Item (222474)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98
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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  1. Open two contacts.
  2. 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
  3. On the taskbar, activate the second contact (the contact that was not identified by the code in step 2).
  4. On the taskbar, click the Visual Basic Editor taskbar button.
  5. Run the code from step 2 again and the same contact name will be displayed.

REFERENCES

For more information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook 98, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180826 OL98: Resources for Custom Forms and Programming

182349 OL98: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbProgramming KB222474
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