Installation

Installation guide

In order to install OL [LookForDuplicates] in your Microsoft Outlook do the following:

1. Extract the archive you have downloaded into any desired directory
2. Start Microsoft Office Outlook
3. Switch to the Visual Basic-Editor by pressing [Alt]+[F11] or by selecting "Visual Basic-Editor" on the menu "Tools -> Macro"
4. From th menu "File" select "Import file..." or press [Ctrl]+M
5. Choose the files "frmOLLookForDups.frm" and "mdlLaunch.bas" from the extracting directory and click on "Open"

Loading required libraries

In order to function correctly, several libraries have to be loaded. You can achieve this by selecting "References..." from the menu "Tools" in Visual Basic-Editor and checking the libraries. If the library is not in the list, you have to locate the file given in parenthesis (in the example OFFICE11 corresponds to Microsoft Office 2003) by using the button "Browse...".

• Visual Basic For Applications (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VBA\VBA6\VBE6.DLL)
• Microsoft Outlook 11.0 Object Library (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\msoutl.olb)
• Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library (C:\WINDOWS\system32\FM20.DLL)
• Microsoft Office 11.0 Object Library (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\MSO.DLL)
• OLE Automation (C:\WINDOWS\system32\stdole2.tlb)
• Microsoft Windows Common Controls 6.0 (C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCOMCTL.OCX)

If the error "Compile error: User-defined type not defined" on the source line Private Sub lvwDuplicates_ColumnClick(ByVal ColumnHeader As MSComctlLib.ColumnHeader), the Microsoft Windows Common Controls are missing. For a solution please refer to the detailed information given at a separate page.

Starting the application

To start the application, only a few steps are necessary:

1. In Outlook press [Alt]+[F8] to select a macro to run
2. In the list select "LaunchOLLookForDups"
3. Finally press "Run" to execute it

You may also add OL [LookForDuplicates] to one of your toolbars. You just need to configure the toolbar and select the command "LaunchOLLookForDups" from the category "macros".

If you encounter problems due to the security settings for macros, you will have to adjust the security level to "Medium". You find this setting by choosing "Macro -> Security" from the menu "Tools" in Microsoft Office Outlook. However, it is recommended to self sign your project with a certificate by using selfcert.exe (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\) which comes along with every version of Microsoft Office. Then you can use "High" as your security level for macros which is much more secure.

Solutions for installation problems

If problems occur during the installation, please ensure the loading of the necessary libraries.
If you will get stuck, do not hesitate to post a support request.