Creating Outlook Items by Using MAPI

Applies to: Office 2010 | Outlook 2010 | Visual Studio

The topics in this section demonstrate how to create Outlook items using MAPI.

• How to: Install the Samples Used in This Section

  This topic shows how to install and view the samples discussed in this section.

• How to: Create a Simple Mail Item

  This topic shows how to create a simple mail item that requests a read receipt.

• How to: Create a Simple Recurrent Task Item

  This topic shows how to create a simple task item that occurs every week.

• How to: Create a Complex Recurrent Appointment Item

  This topic shows how to create a weekly-recurrent appointment item, that also takes into consideration issues related to time zones.

• How to: Read and Parse a Recurrence Pattern

  This topic shows how to read and parse a recurrence pattern for an appointment item.