DOCUMENT:Q174141  26-SEP-1997  [vbwin]
TITLE   :HOWTO:: Display Outlook Folder Names
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:vb5all vb5howto

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning,
Professional, and
   Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0
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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
        Const FOLDER_TO_OPEN = "Mailbox - John Doe"  '// Modify as
   appropriate
   
        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

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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Keywords          : vb5all vb5howto
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

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