How to: Programmatically Create Custom Folder Items
This example creates a new folder in Microsoft Office Outlook. The name of the user who is logged on is used for the folder name.
Applies to: The information in this topic applies to application-level projects for Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010. For more information, see Features Available by Office Application and Project Type.
Example
Private Sub CreateNewFolder()
Dim inBox As Outlook.MAPIFolder = Me.Application.ActiveExplorer().Session. _
GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox)
Dim userName As String = Me.Application.ActiveExplorer() _
.Session.CurrentUser.Name
Dim customFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Try
customFolder = inBox.Folders.Add(userName, Outlook _
.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox)
MsgBox("You have created a new folder named " _
& userName & ".")
inBox.Folders(userName).Display()
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox("The following error occurred: " & ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
private void CreateCustomFolder()
{
Outlook.MAPIFolder inBox = (Outlook.MAPIFolder)
this.Application.ActiveExplorer().Session.GetDefaultFolder
(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox);
string userName = (string)this.Application.ActiveExplorer()
.Session.CurrentUser.Name;
Outlook.MAPIFolder customFolder = null;
try
{
customFolder = (Outlook.MAPIFolder)inBox.Folders.Add(userName,
Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox);
MessageBox.Show("You have created a new folder named " +
userName + ".");
inBox.Folders[userName].Display();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("The following error occurred: " + ex.Message);
}
}
See Also
Tasks
How to: Programmatically Add an Entry to Outlook Contacts
How to: Programmatically Create Appointments