Q174141: HOWTO: Display Outlook Folder Names

Article: Q174141
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
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Keyword(s): kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The following code sample demonstrates how to print the names of all folders
grouped under a specified Outlook folder. The sample assumes that the Microsoft
Outlook mail client is installed.

MORE INFORMATION
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The code below uses a recursive routine to iterate through a mail folder to
produce a list of all its sub-folders in the Immediate Window.

Step-by-Step Example
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1. Install Microsoft Outlook if it is not already installed.

2. Open a Standard EXE project in Microsoft Visual Basic.

3. Add a reference to the Microsoft Outlook 8.0 Object Library (msoutl8.olb)
  using the Project item on the References menu.

4. Set the Startup Object to "Sub Main" from the Project Properties dialog.

5. Add a Standard Module (.BAS) file to the project.

6. Insert the following code into the module: (Modify the FOLDER_TO_OPEN
  constant in the code below as appropriate and Execute.)

        Option Explicit

        Private Sub Main()
          Dim olMAPI As Outlook.NameSpace
          Dim Folder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
          '// Modify as appropriate.
          Const FOLDER_TO_OPEN = "Mailbox - John Doe"

          Set olMAPI = GetObject("",
     "Outlook.application").GetNamespace("MAPI")
          Call PrintFolderNames(olMAPI.Folders(FOLDER_TO_OPEN), "-
     >")
          Set olMAPI = Nothing
        End Sub

        Sub PrintFolderNames(tempfolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder, a$)
          Dim i As Integer
          If tempfolder.Folders.Count Then
            Debug.Print a$ & " " & tempfolder.Name
            For i = 1 To tempfolder.Folders.Count
              Call PrintFolderNames(tempfolder.Folders(i), a$ & "-
     >")
            Next i
          Else
            Debug.Print a$ & " " & tempfolder.Name
          End If
        End Sub

7. Run the project.

NOTE: The sample code in this article works only when the FOLDER_TO_OPEN is set
to a folder you can open, such as your own folder or the public folder.
Otherwise a runtime error is generated.

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