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Multiple MailBoxes - Access "drafts" folder of "outlook" email account without using the folder name as a string

I develop an outlook add-in using Visual studio 2013 and Add-in express v.7.7.4087.
I have to deal with multiple email accounts (stores). Please see following snapshot and code
private void timerSendFromDraftsFolder_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Outlook.Stores stores = null; // CC and OL accounts,
Outlook.Store store = null;
Outlook.MAPIFolder rootFolder = null;
Outlook.Folders rootFolderFolders = null;
Outlook.MAPIFolder draftsFolder = null;
Outlook.Items items = null;
Outlook.MailItem mailItem = null;
bool itemSent = true;
bool allMailItemsSent = true;
try
{
if (Helper.IsOnline())
{
Debug.DebugMessage(3, "AddinModule : timerSendFromSaleswingsFolder_Tick : Fired");
string version = OutlookApp.Version;
if (String.Compare(version, "13") > 0)
{
stores = Globals.ObjNS.Stores;
for (int i = 1; i <= stores.Count; i++)
{
try
{
store = stores[i];
string storeName = store.DisplayName;
if (store.ExchangeStoreType != Outlook.OlExchangeStoreType.olExchangePublicFolder)
{
rootFolder = store.GetRootFolder();
rootFolderFolders = rootFolder.Folders;
if (rootFolderFolders != null)
{
try
{
draftsFolder = rootFolderFolders["drafts"]; // not working for "xxxxxxx#outlook.com" type email accounts
}
catch (Exception )
{
Debug.DebugMessage(3, "AddinModule : timerSendFromSaleswingsFolder_Tick : Excep");
draftsFolder = rootFolderFolders["Drafts (This computer only)"];
}
}
I need to access the drafts folder of each mail account, but the email account of “xxxxxxx#outlook.com“ shows drafts folder as "Drafts (This computer only)" instead of "drafts".
I works fine for me. But I don’t like to introduce this to the production version. Becaues I think this will not work for non-English environments.
Can you please suggest me a solution for that
In redemption (http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/home.htm), is there a solution for that?
P.S
I have used this code in some of my projects
oFolder = oNS.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderDrafts);
But it gives the drafts folder of primary mail account. In my code there is no such method for the “store” object here.

Use the GetDefaultFolder method of the Store class instead. It allows to get a Folder object that represents the default folder in the store and that is of the type specified by the FolderType argument.
This method is similar to the GetDefaultFolder method of the NameSpace object. The difference is that this method gets the default folder on the delivery store that is associated with the account, whereas NameSpace.GetDefaultFolder returns the default folder on the default store for the current profile.
The Redemption library provides the GetDefaultFolder method of the RDOStore class.

GetSharedDefaultFolder is the way to go - call Namespace.CreateRecipient / Recipient.Resolve / Namespace.GetSharedDefaultFolder.

Mapped drivelabel windows 7 issue

I am going crazy with an issue with LABEL of mapping a drive to windows with windows 7 OS. Scenario;
We need to map the drive as soon as user logs in to the machine. That seems to be working fine with other os versions except windows 7. Steps for windows 7;
EXE (c# made by us) launched in windows 7
EXE has mapped drive correctly
User logged out
Logged in back
Again exe is trying to map drive (Its registered as a startup exe)
The mapped drive label becomes "Network Drive" (Not sure how)
We are setting the proper values in registry as well as shown in below figure;
Problem is here;
Issue is only occurring when we do logout and login. If we manually launch exe, it works fine...
I have also tried to DELETE all these registry before mapping driving assuming it might be cache or something but nothing helped..
We are using zMapDrive to map a drive;
//create struct data
structNetResource stNetRes = new structNetResource();
stNetRes.iScope = 2;
stNetRes.iType = RESOURCETYPE_DISK;
stNetRes.iDisplayType = 3;
stNetRes.iUsage = 1;
stNetRes.sRemoteName = ls_ShareName;
stNetRes.sLocalName = ls_Drive;
//prepare params
int iFlags = 0;
if (lf_SaveCredentials) { iFlags += CONNECT_CMD_SAVECRED; }
if (lf_Persistent) { iFlags += CONNECT_UPDATE_PROFILE; }
if (ls_PromptForCredentials) { iFlags += CONNECT_INTERACTIVE + CONNECT_PROMPT; }
if (psUsername == "") { psUsername = null; }
if (psPassword == "") { psPassword = null; }
//if force, unmap ready for new connection
if (lf_Force) { try { zUnMapDrive(true); } catch { } }
//call and return
int i = WNetAddConnection2A(ref stNetRes, psPassword, psUsername, iFlags);
if (i > 0) { throw new System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception(i); }

Maybe a simple powershell script, renaming network drive will work for you? You can then use Task Scheduler to run it every time a user logs in.
$Rename = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
$Net = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Network
# map the drive if the path doesn't exist
If (!(Test-Path Z:))
{
$Net.MapNetworkDrive("Z:", '\\SERVER_ADDRESS\Directory', $false, "user", "password")
}
# change the drive name
$Rename.NameSpace("Z:\").Self.Name = "MyNetDriveLabel"
From my experience, support for network mapped drives is somewhat buggy in Windows 7, so I use similar workaround on a few of our Win7 machines.

WinForm settings not saving on Windows Shut down

I have a Winform program I wrote for a university so they could run test files.
The program is targeted at .NET 4.5 and was developed and run on Windows 7.
To make the running of files easy for the technicians I added the ability to save the paths to the test files. The file path is stored in a settings file (ProgSettings.settings) under the variable "RunNames".
When the save button is pressed I run a validation to ensure the test file at the end of the path exists and is valid before adding it to the RunNames list:
/*
*Function: SaveButton_Click(sender, e)
*Notes: responds to the button click "Save"
* tries to save file (if valid) to settings
*/
private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (ValidateFile(TrackFileName.Text))
{
string displayName = updateLinkNames(TrackFileName.Text).ToUpper();
if (!ListOfTracks.Items.Contains(displayName))
{
ListOfTracks.Items.Add(displayName);
runNames.Add(TrackFileName.Text);
}
updateSettings();
}
}
/*
*Function: ValidateFile(fileName)
*Notes: called from save button click
* checks validity of the file path
*/
private bool ValidateFile(string fileName)
{
fileName = fileName.ToUpper();
FileToRun.FileName = fileName;
validFile = System.IO.File.Exists(fileName);
if(fileName != null && fileName != "" && fileName.EndsWith(".TXT") && validFile)
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
/*
*Function: updateSettings()
*Notes: updates the settings with the valid path
*/
private void updateSettings()
{
string value = String.Join(",", runNames.Select(i => i.ToString()).ToArray());
ProgSettings.Default.RunNames = value;
ProgSettings.Default.Save();
}
(For those of you unfamiliar with .settings they store the basic types available on C#, there are ways to include arrays as well but the simplest solution is to concatenate the different parts of the array in a string with a separator - in my case ",").
Then when I load the program again I populate a list of checkboxes using the a getSavedFiles() function below.
private List<string> getSavedFiles()
{
string localRunNames = ProgSettings.Default.RunNames.ToUpper();
string[] arr = localRunNames.Split(',').Select(s => Convert.ToString(s)).ToArray();
return arr.Cast<String>().ToList();
}
The settings works correctly on both my work computer and my personal laptop I did testing on. However, now the program is in use at the university they are saying that after shutting down the computer the next time the run the program all the saved file paths are gone.
Is this due to how to how the university managers users accounts on the computer? Or is there some other reason for this?
Was there another alternative to storing setting information for cases where .settings files don't work? (The only other solution I can think of is having the program write a config.txt file which I would prefer not to do encase the application is used somewhere it won't having writing permissions)
Below is a link to a question about the best practice to save application settings:
Best practice to save application settings

creating notify icon in system tray and adding shortcut to startup using .net setup creation wizard

I have searched a lot but still not able to find the right solution.
I want to create a setup using .net setup wizard and add 2 checkbox in the setup wizard.
1st checkbox will ask user to "add program in startup". If it is checked then it will add software to startup.
2nd checkbox will ask for "create system tray notify icon". If checked then it will create a notify icon in system tray. The notify icon must be displayed permanently not only when application runs).
I know it had to do with custom actions but still not able to figure it out. Please provide me some article or code for this with proper explanation.

Actually, the custom actions is the right place to do this. Here's the code I use to create two custom checkboxes during the installation process.
[RunInstaller(true)]
public class DeploymentManager : Installer{
public override void Install(IDictionary stateSaver) {
base.Install (stateSaver);
const string DESKTOP_SHORTCUT_PARAM = "DESKTOP_SHORTCUT";
const string QUICKLAUNCH_SHORTCUT_PARAM = "QUICKLAUNCH_SHORTCUT";
const string ALLUSERS_PARAM = "ALLUSERS";
// The installer will pass the ALLUSERS, DESKTOP_SHORTCUT and QUICKLAUNCH_SHORTCUT
// parameters. These have been set to the values of radio buttons and checkboxes from the
// MSI user interface.
// ALLUSERS is set according to whether the user chooses to install for all users (="1")
// or just for themselves (="").
// If the user checked the checkbox to install one of the shortcuts, then the corresponding
// parameter value is "1". If the user did not check the checkbox to install one of the
// desktop shortcut, then the corresponding parameter value is an empty string.
bool allusers = true; // Context.Parameters[ALLUSERS_PARAM] != string.Empty;
bool installDesktopShortcut = true; //Context.Parameters[DESKTOP_SHORTCUT_PARAM] != string.Empty;
bool installQuickLaunchShortcut = true;// Context.Parameters[QUICKLAUNCH_SHORTCUT_PARAM] != string.Empty;
if (installDesktopShortcut){
// If this is an All Users install then we need to install the desktop shortcut for
// all users. .Net does not give us access to the All Users Desktop special folder,
// but we can get this using the Windows Scripting Host.
string desktopFolder = null;
if (allusers){
try{
// This is in a Try block in case AllUsersDesktop is not supported
object allUsersDesktop = "AllUsersDesktop";
WshShell shell = new WshShellClass();
desktopFolder = shell.SpecialFolders.Item(ref allUsersDesktop).ToString();
}
catch {}
}
if (desktopFolder == null)
desktopFolder = Environment.GetFolderPathEnvironment.SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory);
CreateShortcut(desktopFolder, ShortcutName, Path.Combine(TargetAssemblyFolder, TargetAssembly), ShortcutDescription, Path.Combine(TargetAssemblyFolder, "your.ico"));
}
if (installQuickLaunchShortcut){
CreateShortcut(QuickLaunchFolder, ShortcutName, ShortcutFullName, ShortcutDescription, Path.Combine(TargetAssemblyFolder, "your.ico"));
}
}
private void CreateShortcut(string folder, string name, string target, string description, string targetIcon){
string shortcutFullName = Path.Combine(folder, name + ".lnk");
try{
WshShell shell = new WshShellClass();
IWshShortcut link = (IWshShortcut)shell.CreateShortcut(shortcutFullName);
link.TargetPath = target;
link.Description = description;
FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(targetIcon);
link.IconLocation = Path.Combine(fi.Directory.FullName, fi.Name);
link.Save();
}catch (Exception ex){
MessageBox.Show(string.Format("The shortcut \"{0}\" could not be created.\n\n{1}", shortcutFullName, ex.ToString()),
"Create Shortcut", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
}
}
}
After you have this code, you can add the Custom Action to the installer to the Install Custom Actions area.
The notification code would be similar for the install process but needs to be added to the registry.

Uploading files to file server using webclient class

Currently I have an application that receives an uploaded file from my web application. I now need to transfer that file to a file server which happens to be located on the same network (however this might not always be the case).
I was attempting to use the webclient class in C# .NET.
string filePath = "C:\\test\\564.flv";
try
{
WebClient client = new WebClient();
NetworkCredential nc = new NetworkCredential(uName, password);
Uri addy = new Uri("\\\\192.168.1.28\\Files\\test.flv");
client.Credentials = nc;
byte[] arrReturn = client.UploadFile(addy, filePath);
Console.WriteLine(arrReturn.ToString());
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
The machine located at 192.168.1.28 is a file server and has a share c:\Files.
As of right now I am receiving an error of Login failed bad user name or password, but I can open explorer and type in that path login successfully. I can also login using remote desktop, so I know the user account works.
Any ideas on this error?
Is it possible to transfer a file directly like that? With the webclient class or maybe some other class?

Just use
File.Copy(filepath, "\\\\192.168.1.28\\Files");
A windows fileshare exposed via a UNC path is treated as part of the file system, and has nothing to do with the web.
The credentials used will be that of the ASP.NET worker process, or any impersonation you've enabled. If you can tweak those to get it right, this can be done.
You may run into problems because you are using the IP address instead of the server name (windows trust settings prevent leaving the domain - by using IP you are hiding any domain details). If at all possible, use the server name!
If this is not on the same windows domain, and you are trying to use a different domain account, you will need to specify the username as "[domain_or_machine]\[username]"
If you need to specify explicit credentials, you'll need to look into coding an impersonation solution.

namespace FileUpload
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
string fileName = "";
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string path = "";
OpenFileDialog fDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
fDialog.Title = "Attach customer proposal document";
fDialog.Filter = "Doc Files|*.doc|Docx File|*.docx|PDF doc|*.pdf";
fDialog.InitialDirectory = #"C:\";
if (fDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
fileName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(fDialog.FileName);
path = Path.GetDirectoryName(fDialog.FileName);
textBox1.Text = path + "\\" + fileName;
}
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
WebClient client = new WebClient();
NetworkCredential nc = new NetworkCredential("erandika1986", "123");
Uri addy = new Uri(#"\\192.168.2.4\UploadDocs\"+fileName);
client.Credentials = nc;
byte[] arrReturn = client.UploadFile(addy, textBox1.Text);
MessageBox.Show(arrReturn.ToString());
}
catch (Exception ex1)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex1.Message);
}
}
}
}

when you manually open the IP address (via the RUN command or mapping a network drive), your PC will send your credentials over the pipe and the file server will receive authorization from the DC.
When ASP.Net tries, then it is going to try to use the IIS worker user (unless impersonation is turned on which will list a few other issues). Traditionally, the IIS worker user does not have authorization to work across servers (or even in other folders on the web server).