Outlook Programming series # 1 : How to automate Outlook from another program?

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Welcome to Outlook Programming series  # 1

In this series, we will learn "How to automate Outlook from another Program". I found this wonderful article, which provides an overview of programming Outlook using Automation from another program.

We know that automation allows one program to control another program by either issuing commands or retrieving information programmatically. You can use the code examples in this article in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visual Basic, or any other program that supports Automation.

This article talks about Automation by using Early & Late binding, Outlook Object Model (OOM), sample code for common programming tasks etc.