Add a Category to the MCL?

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Andrew Cushen

Hi all,

I wanted to get some feedback from those of you who have
written code to add a Category to the Master Category List.


My plan is to read the string holding the MCL from the
Registry, add my Category to the end, then write it back
to the Registry.

Any problems with this approach? Is there a better way?

I am aware of the issues with later versions of Outlook
using binary and/or unicode strings in the Registry, and
with the list being semi-colon-delimited, and have taken
that into account.

I am currently reading the MCLs for Outlook 2000 and
2002/XP with no problems. I just want to know if my
approach to adding a Category to the MCL is the correct
and/or best one.

In a related issue, does anyone know how often Outlook
reads the MCL? Is it just at Outlook startup? Is it just
at Profile Logon?

Thanks for your help,


-Andrew
 
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