BUG: ToDoList not opening Outlook links

[Jeffrey Minnerly]

When I copy the URL from an email in outlook and paste it into the 'File Link' field in ToDoList, I would expect to be able to click on that link and open the email from ToDoList, however instead I get the following message:

"Outlook must be installed before 'outlook:' links will work"

However, outlook is installed, and if I copy the URL from the same email to a different application like Microsoft OneNote I am able to open the email.

Here are the steps:

1. Run a macro in Outlook that copies the URL of the selected email.

1.a. example URL:  outlook:0000000086C84FD55DFB7347A4E389C560DAFCB30700C3B68E10F77511CEB4CD00AA00BBB6E600000000000C0000D9539C2261A6BB45B9DAB62C7081B3C101000E0300000000

2. Paste the URL into the File Link field in ToDoList

3. Click on the File Link

4. Get the error message above

I have experienced this issue in ToDoList 7.1.5 and 7.2. When i launch a 7.1.3.4 version of ToDoList I do not experience this issue and am able to open the email.

I think Outlook is installed in an unusual location:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16

Also I have added a gmail account to Outlook which might be the issue...

[.dan.g.]

Hi Jeffrey

Sorry I seemed to have missed this post.

Clearly TDL thinks Outlook is not installed, and it tests for this by looking for the app responsible for opening '.msg' files, a possibly inadequate heuristic.

I'll find a better method for 7.2.

[.dan.g.]

Fixed in 7.2.B13

On Monday, 7 May 2018 00:19:35 UTC+10, Jeffrey Minnerly wrote: