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    Outlook Macros disable themselves

    Hi,

    I leave outlook open 24/7 on a machine so that it can process emails received during the night (It receives data files during this time which are then processed ready for use at a more sociable time).

    I used to use rules to run a script in Outlook 2007. However in later versions these options were hidden by default and banned by our IT because the option to enable them was termed "Enable unsafe rules".

    As a result I started using an event listener (code below). This worked well until fairly recently where it now seems that the macros disable themselves after a period of in activity which requires a re-start to correct.
    To counter this I have had to create a scheduled task to close and re-open outlook periodically during the night. This solves the problem but isn't ideal and doesn't address or explain the underlying cause.

    Has anyone else experienced this or have any suggestions?

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    Re: Outlook Macros disable themselves

    what do you mean that they are disabled after ""some time""? do you see an error when the code tries to run? does that actual SETTING change in the options menu? how do you know they become disabled after ''x'' hours of leaving the program open?

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    Re: Outlook Macros disable themselves

    There's no error or change to the macro settings which are Enable All. I first noticed an issue because emails received overnight were not being processed.

    What seems to happen is that the event listener stops listening, although it's difficult to pinpoint the exact time this occurs. I tested this by playing a sound file in the ItemsAdd event. After leaving Outlook open overnight a sound was no longer played when emails were received.

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    Re: Outlook Macros disable themselves

    well those were the only ideas I had. sorry. I'm out of them. it sounds like a unique issue. just thought I'd give it a shot.

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