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How to Capture Outlook Custom Form's Command Button Click event in COM Add-in using C#?

Use the following code snippets to wire an event in C# to capture the click event of the command button on the Outlook Custom Form.

    1:  /*NOTE: Following programming examples is for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, 
    2:  including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. 
    3:  This sample code assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used 
    4:  to create and debug procedures.*/
    5:   
    6:   namespace MyOLAddin
    7:  {
    8:      using System.Windows.Forms;
    9:      using System;
   10:      using Microsoft.Office.Core;
   11:      using Extensibility;
   12:      using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
   13:      using Outlook= Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook ;
   14:      using Microsoft.Vbe.Interop.Forms;
   15:   
   16:      /// <summary>
   17:      ///   The object for implementing an Add-in.
   18:      /// </summary>
   19:      /// <seealso class='IDTExtensibility2' />
   20:      [GuidAttribute("406F2E78-C45C-4C12-AEB6-244837293650"), ProgId("MyOLAddin.Connect")]
   21:      public class Connect : Object, Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2
   22:      {
   23:          /// <summary>
   24:          ///        Implements the constructor for the Add-in object.
   25:          ///        Place your initialization code within this method.
   26:          /// </summary>
   27:          /// 
   28:          
   29:          Outlook.Application m_outlook;
   30:          Outlook.Inspectors m_inspectors;
   31:          public Connect()
   32:          {
   33:          
   34:          }
   35:   
   36:          /// <summary>
   37:          ///      Implements the OnConnection method of the IDTExtensibility2 interface.
   38:          ///      Receives notification that the Add-in is being loaded.
   39:          /// </summary>
   40:          /// <param term='application'>
   41:          ///      Root object of the host application.
   42:          /// </param>
   43:          /// <param term='connectMode'>
   44:          ///      Describes how the Add-in is being loaded.
   45:          /// </param>
   46:          /// <param term='addInInst'>
   47:          ///      Object representing this Add-in.
   48:          /// </param>
   49:          /// <seealso class='IDTExtensibility2' />
   50:          public void OnConnection(object application, Extensibility.ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref System.Array custom)
   51:          {
   52:              m_outlook = application as Outlook.Application;
   53:              m_inspectors = m_outlook.Inspectors;
   54:              m_inspectors.NewInspector +=new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.InspectorsEvents_NewInspectorEventHandler(myInspColl_NewInspector);
   55:          }
   56:   
   57:          /// <summary>
   58:          ///     Implements the OnDisconnection method of the IDTExtensibility2 interface.
   59:          ///     Receives notification that the Add-in is being unloaded.
   60:          /// </summary>
   61:          /// <param term='disconnectMode'>
   62:          ///      Describes how the Add-in is being unloaded.
   63:          /// </param>
   64:          /// <param term='custom'>
   65:          ///      Array of parameters that are host application specific.
   66:          /// </param>
   67:          /// <seealso class='IDTExtensibility2' />
   68:          public void OnDisconnection(Extensibility.ext_DisconnectMode disconnectMode, ref System.Array custom)
   69:          {
   70:          }
   71:   
   72:          /// <summary>
   73:          ///      Implements the OnAddInsUpdate method of the IDTExtensibility2 interface.
   74:          ///      Receives notification that the collection of Add-ins has changed.
   75:          /// </summary>
   76:          /// <param term='custom'>
   77:          ///      Array of parameters that are host application specific.
   78:          /// </param>
   79:          /// <seealso class='IDTExtensibility2' />
   80:          public void OnAddInsUpdate(ref System.Array custom)
   81:          {
   82:          }
   83:   
   84:          /// <summary>
   85:          ///      Implements the OnStartupComplete method of the IDTExtensibility2 interface.
   86:          ///      Receives notification that the host application has completed loading.
   87:          /// </summary>
   88:          /// <param term='custom'>
   89:          ///      Array of parameters that are host application specific.
   90:          /// </param>
   91:          /// <seealso class='IDTExtensibility2' />
   92:          public void OnStartupComplete(ref System.Array custom)
   93:          {
   94:          }
   95:   
   96:          /// <summary>
   97:          ///      Implements the OnBeginShutdown method of the IDTExtensibility2 interface.
   98:          ///      Receives notification that the host application is being unloaded.
   99:          /// </summary>
  100:          /// <param term='custom'>
  101:          ///      Array of parameters that are host application specific.
  102:          /// </param>
  103:          /// <seealso class='IDTExtensibility2' />
  104:          public void OnBeginShutdown(ref System.Array custom)
  105:          {
  106:          
  107:          }
  108:          
  109:          private void myInspColl_NewInspector(Outlook.Inspector inspector)
  110:          {
  111:              Microsoft.Vbe.Interop.Forms.ControlClass mc;
  112:              Microsoft.Vbe.Interop.Forms.CommandButton cb;
  113:  // Here we wire up the click event of the CommandButton1 on the "P.2" of the Outlook Custom Form    
  114:              try
  115:              {
  116:                  Microsoft.Vbe.Interop.Forms.UserForm userform;
  117:                  
  118:                  object obTemp = ((Outlook.Pages) (Inspector.ModifiedFormPages))["P.2"];
  119:                  
  120:                  userform = (Microsoft.Vbe.Interop.Forms.UserForm) obTemp;
  121:                  
  122:                  mc = (ControlClass) userform.Controls._GetItemByName("CommandButton1");
  123:                  
  124:                  cb = (CommandButton) mc;
  125:                  
  126:                  cb.Click+=new CommandButtonEvents_ClickEventHandler(cb_Click);
  127:                  
  128:              }
  129:              catch (Exception)
  130:              {
  131:                  //MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
  132:                  mc = null;
  133:              }
  134:          }
  135:      
  136:  //This is event handler of the CommandButton1 Click's event
  137:          private void cb_Click()
  138:          {
  139:              MessageBox.Show("cb");
  140:          }
  141:      }
  142:  }

We can refer to the following KB as in case of some issue related to using Microsoft.Vbe.Introp.Forms :
BUG: "Attempt to Access the Method Failed" Error Message When You Use a Reference to the Wrong Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/824009