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Outlook: Custom Script Needed to Filter Email Messages in Place of Rules Wizard

Zones: Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook Groupware Software, Microsoft Applications

Tags: outlook, script, rules

Script needed to replace Outlook Rules Wizard

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Description of Problem
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I would like to obtain a script that performs the following actions :

I've created a custom rule with the Rules Wizard that has a list of entries in it. The rule is that, when these phrases appear in the email header, the message should be moved to another folder.

Apply this rule after the message arrives
with __________ in the message header

When you click on the area of text after "with", the entries appear in a scrollable dialog box with a text box which allows you to add or remove items. When this list gets above 100 items, however, it gets unmanageable and difficult to see what entries are invalid or duplicates.

If I had a script to replace the Rules Wizard, I could edit those entries all I want.

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My Question
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Can someone please help me write this script and explain what tools I need to edit and run it? I've never worked with MS Office scripts before, except in Excel. I know some C/C++ but my Visual Basic is not good and I don't have a lot of time to learn it.

Here is a link to the Microsoft Tech Net that outlines how to write a script for Outlook. It should be helpful in getting started:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/officetips/aug05/tips0818.mspx

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Question Stats

Zone: Software

Question Asked By: WizeOwl

Solution Provided By: BlueDevilFan

Participating Experts: 2

Solution Grade: A

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