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CreateObject("Outlook.Application") with New Outlook
Hello,
I've just noticed that when using the New Outlook, the VBA command CreateObject("Outlook.Application") generates the following error:
"-2146959355 (80080005) Server execution failed".
Am I the only one experiencing this issue? Or is there a need to modify the command?
This works perfectly fine on the classic version of Outlook.
Thank you in advance
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After I googled a bit, I found the answer at the link below but basically outlook new is the windows mail app which is a web app and has no API's to call (API’s are what you use to take to apps in the background to do stuff and share data without user input needed). You must have the desktop app installed and use that and not use the outlook new is what I understand you can’t just have it installed but must have it as the default.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77901200/using-interaction-createobjectoutlook-application-with-new-version-of-outloo
Hi GaetanDolige
i have the same issue. When i turned back to "Old" Outlook 365 it works. So it seems to be issue of the New (web based) one.
Sorry, I didn't see your response.
I absolutely agree with your answer.
This is becoming problematic and no solution found at the moment...So, as I am finding out more and more, the (wonderful?) "New" Applications/features, that Microsoft are pushing us towards, have more and more limitations, omissions or 'bugs' than the "Classic" versions, which therefore stop various of us from continuing with our previous ways of working...
I now can't even return to using "Classic" Outlook, as it won't let me.
And yet the prices for these Microsoft 'privileges' are rising...
