Overwrite "Allow Access For..." Security Message When Running Code on Outlook

Hi all.

I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to adapt some existing code - which accesses Outlook messages - so that I do not receive (and therefore have to manually action) the following security message:

"A program is trying to access e-mail address information stored in Outlook..."

I then have the option to allow access for up to 10 minutes. The problem is that the folders on which I wish to run the code are very large, and so I would ideally like to leave it running when I'm not present, e.g. overnight.

Of course, I can't do this if I have to action this message every 10 minutes. Also, I cannot resolve this issue by changing the Trust Center settings as I do not have that privilege.

Does anyone know how I can tweak the below code to achieve this?

Many thanks in advance.

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The options I know of are:
1. Use the Redemption library - you need a licence for commercial use. (it basically handles all the Extended MAPI calls you need)
2. Use a program like ClickYes.
3. Use Sendkeys and trust to luck.

Thanks, Rory.

Can you expand a bit upon the third option? What happens if I'm "unlucky", for example? What sort of probability does experience tell you that I have of being "lucky"?

And there's no option to run some further code to action this security message in my absence?

Cheers

If you're unlucky the keystrokes won't get sent to the right window. Whether that's bad or not depends on what else might be running!

If the computer is unattended and untouched, you may be ok - assuming that you don't have some sort of screensaver / power saving feature kicking in, in which case I don't know if anything will work anyway.

It might be possible to do a slightly more specific version using API calls - I'll have a think. Unfortunately it's tricky for me to test, as my code can run unhindered in Outlook.

Much appreciated.

Perhaps I can look into whether I can disable any screen/power saving features and give the Sendkeys option a go this evening.

Can you let me know what extra code I'd need?

Regards

What exact keystrokes do you have to use when the dialog pops up?

ALT+A/TAB/TAB/ENTER

This will set it to allow access for 1 minute. Guess it doesn't make a difference whether it's for 1 minute or 10?

Cheers

This is proving more problematic than expected! I don't suppose you can use any of these options instead (especially the .reg files): http://www.slipstick.com/developer/c...ccess-options/

I've made a request to the administrator to have the appropriate security settings temporarily changed, though I'm not confident that it will be granted.

Will have a look at these registry options tomorrow.

As always, your time's much appreciated.

Cheers

No problem. I've had an entertaining afternoon crashing my computer with ill-judged API calls...

Ah. Apologies, then!

Still - sounds like I've forced you to learn something new?!

Yep - my favourite kind of day; I've learned a few new things about Excel today!

Originally Posted by romperstomper

This is proving more problematic than expected! I don't suppose you can use any of these options instead (especially the .reg files): http://www.slipstick.com/developer/c...ccess-options/

It worked! I downloaded the registry file for Outlook 2010 and my Programmatic Access is now set to: Never warn me about suspicious activity.

Not sure I should've been allowed to do this, but hey!

Only thing is: how do I change it back again when I'm done? Any ideas/links?

Cheers

In that file (you can open it in Notepad), change the first key to:
"ObjectModelGuard"=dword:00000000
and then save it. Then double-click it again. That should reset to the 1st option in the Trust Center.

Life-saving advice! Cheers!

No problem. Good to see your IT people have a good handle on security.

Indeed! (I'm not complaining!)

Actually I spoke to soon.

Running this version:

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changed my Programmatic Access to Never warn me about suspicious activity, though then running this:

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did not change that setting.

Can you clarify? Do I perhaps need to change the "PromptOOMSend" value as well?

Regards

Edit: ignore that.

Me being thick again. The old reboot did it.

Certainly not very "Guru"-like thinking!!

Originally Posted by XOR LX

Certainly not very "Guru"-like thinking!!

Congrats by the way.

Originally Posted by robtuby

I reccomend the clickyes option. I installed this on my automated machine that was emailing reports out every 15 minutes and worked a treat. I'm sure with some googling you can find a free copy of this

Ah, ok. Thanks a lot. Will have a look into this as a potential back-up if I need to be doing this sort of thing more often.

Regards

Originally Posted by romperstomper

Congrats by the way.

Cheers!