Updated MSLMS Sample Posted

A while back, I posted an article about the fixes Jason and I had to make to the MSLMS sample message store to get it to load under Outlook 2003. Since then, I've received numerous requests that I post the changes. I wasn't ignoring the requests - I've just been busy adding features to MFCMAPI (more on that later).

Before I posted the code, I wanted to scrub it once more for obvious defects. We have some tools here which can point out potential bugs in your code, like dereferencing a pointer without first checking that it's not NULL. I was amazed at the volume of errors these scripts found in the sample. Even though most of these errors were trivial to fix, the number of them made for slow goings.

Anyway, here's the updated code. Fair warning: There's no warrenty whatsoever implied in this code. USE THIS CODE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Todo list:

• Scrub each individual function for coding errors - make sure all parameters are checked and all variables properly initialized
• Remove all old tracing code and replace it with something more modern
• Remove all code wrapped in assert/verify macros and replace with real error handling
• Remove all gotos
• Remove dead code
• Add error handling for all function calls
• Replace all string handling functions with equivalent StrSafe functions
• Revisit my fix for the heap management issues

I'll post updates as I make major changes and bug fixes. I may create a workspace for this on gotdotnet if I see enough interest in it. Until I do, send any bug reports to me.

[edit - crediting JasonJoh for the work he did on this]