Create New Outlook 365 Email in PowerShell

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Create New Outlook 365 Email in PowerShell

I'm trying to create an Outlook email in PowerShell, and I've found the same code everywhere to do it:

$ol = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application

$mail = $ol.CreateItem(0)
$mail.Subject = "<Subject>"
$mail.Body = "<Body>"

and then either

$inspector = $mail.GetInspector
$inspector.Display()

Or

$mail.Display()

to show the email.

However, at the very first line I get this error:

New-Object : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {0006F03A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} failed due to the following error: 80080005 Server execution failed (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80080005 (CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE)).

I've tried it without the -comObject and get a different error:

New-Object : Cannot find type [Outlook.Application]: verify that the assembly containing this type is loaded.

I've tried loading the assembly with

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialname("Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook") | out-null

but still get the same error messages when running the previous commands.

In case it matters, we are using Office 365, but I do have a local copy of Office installed. Is there a different type of object I need to use with Office 365?

Also, it looks like it's trying to reach out to a server to create the object. Is there a way for me to force it to do so locally?

powershell

email

outlook

office365

asked on Stack Overflow Feb 3, 2020 by

Randy

1 Answer

CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE means Outlook is running in a security context different from that of your app. COM system refuses to marshal calls between processes running in different security contexts.

answered on Stack Overflow Feb 3, 2020 by

Dmitry Streblechenko

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