Thanks for the tip on DASL; I wasn't familar with that.
"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <kenslovak@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> For Outlook 2007 you can directly access the PR_LAST_MODIFIER_NAME
> property using the PropertyAccessor for the appointment item, using this
> DASL syntax for the property:
> "http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x3FFA001E"
>
> You can also use the other properties you mention, using their DASL syntax
> property tags.
>
> You'd have to ask Dmitry why he implemented the OutlookSpy user interface
> that way and how that works with QueryInterface or IDispatch, I just
> always use the IMessage button when I want to look at the MAPI properties
> on an item or where specific properties aren't exposed by the Outlook
> object model.
>
> --
> Ken Slovak
> [MVP - Outlook]
>
http://www.slovaktech.com
> Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
>
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>
>
> "Ryan Parlee" <parleer@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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>> Ken,
>>
>> My users are creating items using Outlook 2007 UI on the Shared Calendar
>> View. So, I'm not sure if that uses Extended MAPI or some other internal
>> API.
>>
>> I'm using OutlookSpy to investigate the object model. I think I may have
>> found what I'm looking for in the PR_SENDER_NAME and
>> PR_SENDER_EMAIL_ADDRESS properties. Can you please confirm that these
>> are equivelent to what I'm considering the "creator" of the item?
>>
>> <off-topic>
>> Also, any chance you could explain the following to me:
>>
>> I've been using OutlookSpy to investigate the object model and lookup
>> these properties. When I have an Appointment Item open in Outlook, I use
>> the "CurrentItem" button on the OutlookSpy toolbar to pull up the
>> _AppointmentItem interface inspector. Since I didn't see the
>> PR_LAST_MODIFIER_NAME property that you mentioned in your last response
>> (or a similarly named property of the interface that looked like it
>> represented the PR_LAST_MODIFIER_NAME property), I started looking around
>> in OutlookSpy. My first thought was that perhaps this property was part
>> of a different interface, but when I tried to QueryInterface for
>> IID_IMessage I got MAPI_E_INTERFACE_NOT_SUPPORTED. I then tried
>> IID_IDispatch and got the _AppointmentItem interface instead. It wasn't
>> until I found the IMessage button on the OutlookSpy toolbar that I was
>> able to find the PR_LAST_MODIFIER_NAME property and then also found the
>> PR_SENDER_XXX properties.
>>
>> Q1: Why couldn't I QueryInterface for IID_IMessage directly from the
>> _AppointmentItem interface? Isn't that a COM rule that all Interfaces
>> should allow QI to other interfaces supported by the coclass?
>>
>> Q2: Why does IID_IDipsatch result in the _AppointmentItem interface?
>>
>> </off-topic>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ryan
>