"HvG" <hvg2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm sure this is a trivial question, but I cannot create an Outlook Object
> from a WebForm app, but can from a console app. or a Windows app. My COM
> knowledge is very poor sorry.
>
>

> Dim oApp As Outlook.Application = New Outlook.Application
> ...
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------
> Exception Details: System.Exception: Cannot create ActiveX component.
>
> A reference to "Microsoft Outlook 10.0 Object Library" has been added, the
> PC runs on XP Pro, .NET FW1.1, Outlook 2002.
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Hugo
>
>

> First off, why not create send email via System.Web.Mail ??

wrote in message news:OTtegr9JFHA.1052@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hugo:
> First off, why not create send email via System.Web.Mail ??
>
> Secondly, since you are using ASP.Net, the user making the request is
> probably anonymous and doesn't have access to create the COM object.. You
> could quickly verify this by setting <identity impersonate="true" /> in
> your web.config which (depending on how IIS is set up) should make the
> process run under the account of the user visiting (you) but that'll only
> work in an intranet environment...unless you escalate ASP.Net's
> persmission
> for anonymous users (bad idea)
>
> So why not #1?
>
> Karl
>
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> "HvG" <hvg2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ehhYK26JFHA.904@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> I'm sure this is a trivial question, but I cannot create an Outlook
>> Object
>> from a WebForm app, but can from a console app. or a Windows app. My COM
>> knowledge is very poor sorry.
>>
>>
> Code------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------
>> Dim oApp As Outlook.Application = New Outlook.Application
>> ...
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------
>> Exception Details: System.Exception: Cannot create ActiveX component.
>>
>> A reference to "Microsoft Outlook 10.0 Object Library" has been added,
>> the
>> PC runs on XP Pro, .NET FW1.1, Outlook 2002.
>> Thanks for any help,
>>
>> Hugo
>>
>>
>
>