>Hi all -
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>I would like to be able to tell--within a VFP 6.0/7.0 application--whether MS Outlook is also running on the user's workstation. If Outlook is NOT running, I would like to start it.
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>What is the best way to accomplish this?
>

Unlike the other Office applications, when you issue CreateObject("Outlook.Application"), it attaches to a running instance, if there is one, and starts a new one otherwise.

Tamar