VB6, Outlook Object Model Read Inbox

Hi There,

We currently use the following code to read an Inbox to find a specific email based on the messageid.  Once found we extract information about the Outlook mail item like the subject, message text etc.  Pretty stock standard stuff.

            For iTemp = 1 To fol.Items.Count
                If fol.Items(iTemp).EntryID = sMessageId Then
                    'Ok, we have our first match.
                    sMessageId = fol.Items(iTemp).EntryID
                    'Bring back all the variables
                    sTo = fol.Items(iTemp).To
                    sCC = fol.Items(iTemp).CC
                    sBCC = fol.Items(iTemp).BCC
                    
                    sSubject = fol.Items(iTemp).subject

                    sText = fol.Items(iTemp).Body
                   sRecvDate = fol.Items(iTemp).ReceivedTime
                    sPriority = fol.Items(iTemp).Importance
                    sReadReceipt = IIf(fol.Items(iTemp).ReadReceiptRequested = False, 0, 1)
            
                    Set fol = Nothing
                    Set mainfolder = Nothing
            
                    ReadMessage = "SUCCESS"
                    GoTo EXITFUNCTION
                End If
            Next

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As it is reading the properties of the email based on the number sequence it is found in the inbox - if a new email then arrives in the middle of this action - the wrong data then gets retrieved.  e.g  in the inbox I am reading email fol.Items(3).EntryID if another email then comes in, email 3 now becomes email 4 but the code is getting the properties of email 3 still which has just changed.

Is there a more robust way of doing this without the design flaw we have - seems a bit flaky if fol.items changes as emails come in ?

I recognise that changing the inbox view to sort ascending may resolve this but looking for a programmatical method because we cannot guarantee sort order.

Thanks in advance.