Async operations in Outlook Add-In

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Async operations in Outlook Add-In
 
Sean Ram




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 Joined: 2013-03-13
I have a long running operation that I have to run in async mode. However, looks like I won't be able to use the async/await programming model inside Outlook/Add-in express because it being a COM application.


On adxRibbonButton3_OnClick event, I open a separate Windows Form and run the async operation on a button click event from that form.

The following code is on the separate Windows Form
[CODE]
private async void button1_ClickAsync(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string msg = await Utility.DisplayPrimeCountsAsync();

// I NEED THE MSG VALUE RETURNED HERE TO DISPLAY IN UI

AddinModule.CurrentInstance.SendMessage(1);
}

As you can see, I am using the SendMessage Call as suggested in other posts here. However, there are couple of problems.

1. Send Message takes extremely long time to even get executed.
2. I need the msg value from the long running operation to be displayed on UI elements on the same form it is running. How can I achieve that?

Is there any other alternative to this problem?
Posted 18 Jul, 2017 00:44:21 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Sean,

The value passed to the SendMessage() method must be > 1024. Check if this helps.

You can save the message to a global variable before sending the message.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 18 Jul, 2017 02:04:23 Top
Sean Ram




Posts: 27
 Joined: 2013-03-13
The value passed to the SendMessage() method must be > 1024. Check if this helps.

>> Looks like that worked. Thanks.
Posted 18 Jul, 2017 10:34:19 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Welcome!


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 19 Jul, 2017 02:47:02 Top