vb outlook script
I am running a vb outlook script to move emails to a personal folder. Currently, the vb script calls a recursive complicated function to do this. I want to hard code the actual personal path to replace the function call ( getfolderbyname("test"). What is the syntax to move an email to a particular folder.
current code:
Item.Move GetFolderByName("test")
Item.Save
want to replace with item.move "folder path/test" ?
current code:
Item.Move GetFolderByName("test")
Item.Save
want to replace with item.move "folder path/test" ?
Unfortunately there is no short cut to what you want. The Outlook object model does not have a function where you can tell it the "full path" to a folder and it can find it. So you either have to use what you have, or assemble the pieces yourself like Rgonzo1971 showed.
I personally like the method you are using already, I find the ability to reference a folder as "Mailbox - John Doe\Inbox\Memos\Project1" fairly easy. Yes, you need to helper function, but it's actually not that complicated. And while I can imagine a recursive approach, most of the ones I have seen (and the one I am using) is an iterative approach. It just breaks the folder "path" down into the sub folders, and then walks the list of subfolders find each child until it reaches the final folder that you want. Typically these GetFolder() functions look something like this example, which while it is more than a couple of lines of code, it isn't too complex to follow.
To get a MAPIFolder object in Microsoft Outlook (VBA or VBScript)
I get that you are trying to reduce the 'extra' stuff in your code project, but in this case I think you may be better off in the main parts of your code using that small function. I find this easier to read:
than this:
There is no way in Outlook to get to the bottom folder without going through each of the parents involved, that's just the way it is...
»bp
I personally like the method you are using already, I find the ability to reference a folder as "Mailbox - John Doe\Inbox\Memos\Project1" fairly easy. Yes, you need to helper function, but it's actually not that complicated. And while I can imagine a recursive approach, most of the ones I have seen (and the one I am using) is an iterative approach. It just breaks the folder "path" down into the sub folders, and then walks the list of subfolders find each child until it reaches the final folder that you want. Typically these GetFolder() functions look something like this example, which while it is more than a couple of lines of code, it isn't too complex to follow.
To get a MAPIFolder object in Microsoft Outlook (VBA or VBScript)
I get that you are trying to reduce the 'extra' stuff in your code project, but in this case I think you may be better off in the main parts of your code using that small function. I find this easier to read:
Item.Move GetFolderByName("Mailbox - John Doe\Inbox\Memos\Project1")
than this:
Item.Move ns.Folders("Mailbox - John Doe").Folders("Inbox").Fol
There is no way in Outlook to get to the bottom folder without going through each of the parents involved, that's just the way it is...
»bp
NFP:
I totally agree with Bill. If you do want to do it the second way, then I would lay it out like this:
Item.Move ns.Folders _
("Mailbox - John Doe").Folders _
("Inbox").Folders
("Memos").Folders
("Project1")
as I think it is easier to read, but not as easy as Bill's first example.
Alan.
I totally agree with Bill. If you do want to do it the second way, then I would lay it out like this:
Item.Move ns.Folders _
("Mailbox - John Doe").Folders _
("Inbox").Folders
("Memos").Folders
("Project1")
as I think it is easier to read, but not as easy as Bill's first example.
Alan.
ASKER
So if the mailbox is shen@test.com, and i want to move the emails to folder "test" in personal file: "PersonalFile1" the code syntax should be:
Dim moveToFolder As String
Set ns = Application.GetNamespace("
Set moveToFolder = ns.Folders("Mailbox - Shen").Folders ("PersonalFile1").Folders(
Item.Move moveToFolder
item.save
Dim moveToFolder As String
Set ns = Application.GetNamespace("
Set moveToFolder = ns.Folders("Mailbox - Shen").Folders ("PersonalFile1").Folders(
Item.Move moveToFolder
item.save
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this worked. excellent.
thanks,
thanks,
Welcome, glad that was helpful.
»bp
»bp
pls try something like this
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