OEAPI description
This library will enable you to build your own plugins in Outlook Express and Windows Mail.

OEAPI - Outlook Express Application Program Interface is the ONLY library that lets you add your own functions to Outlook Express.

It brings the interface to add your own plugin to Outlook Express from high-level languages as VB, Delphi or Python.

OEAPI is a program that helps you create Outlook plugins.

OEAPI enables your software to reach more than 400 million users worlwide with Outlook Express and Windows Mail already installed.
Our customers have been using OEAPI for a wide range of applications:
· Anti Spam & Anti Phishing
· Automatic encryption of emails
· Anti Virus
· Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (i.e: Salesforce AppExchange)
· Contacts synchronization & backup

Microsoft isn't offering any official SDK, automation tools or OE extension to the popular Outlook Express.

Any customization must be done using application hooks written in C.
We at Nektra presented this Outlook Express API to let you integrate your product with or within Outlook Express in a easy way.

Here are some key features of "OEAPI":

· All the functionality is implemented in a COM object.
· A demo application written in Visual Basic is included in the package.
· A demo application written in Visual C++ is included in the package (NEW).
· Plugin support as a dll that run in the same space of the OE. You will be able to run inside the OE.
· Multi toolbars support. Create more than one toolbar from your plugin.
· Toolbars can have large buttons.
· Add your own menus and sub-menus to Outlook Express.
· Handle the click events of the buttons and menu items.
· Folders and Message API working without OE running.
· Folders
· Browse all the folders of Outlook Express.
· Rename a folder.
· Move a folder.
· Delete a folder.
· Move a folder.
· Create a folder.
· Handle the events OnNewMessage and OnMessageDeleted in a folder.
· Handle general events OnFolderCreated, OnFolderDeleted, OnFolderRenamed, OnFolderMoved, OnFolderUnreadChanged and OnFolderSelectionChanged.
· Browse messages in a folder.
· Get Header / Body / Source.
· Get message state.
· Get priority.
· Get display from, to and subject.
· Delete message.
· Mark as Read.
· Mark as Unread.
· Copy messages (Not in the Evaluation version).
· Move messages (Not in the Evaluation version).
· Create new message (Not in the Evaluation version).
· Get Selected message/s (NEW. Not in the Evaluation version).
· Set Selected message/s (NEW. Not in the Evaluation version).
· Event: Message Selection changed (NEW. Not in the Evaluation version).


Requirements:

· Outlook Express / Windows Mail


Limitations:

· 15 days trial