NameSpace.GetFolderFromID method (Outlook)

Artikkeli
09/13/2021

Returns a Folder object identified by the specified entry ID (if valid).

Syntax

expression.GetFolderFromID (EntryIDFolder, EntryIDStore)

expression A variable that represents a NameSpace object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
EntryIDFolder	Required	String	The EntryID of the folder.
EntryIDStore	Optional	Variant	The StoreID for the folder.

Return value

A Folder object that represents the specified folder.

Remarks

This method is used for ease of transition between MAPI and OLE/Messaging applications and Microsoft Outlook.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example obtains the EntryID and StoreID for the default Tasks folder, and then calls the GetFolderFromID method by using these values to obtain the same folder. The folder is then displayed.

Sub GetWithID() 
 
 Dim myFolder As Outlook.Folder 
 
 Dim myEntryID As String 
 
 Dim myStoreID As String 
 
 Dim myNewFolder As Outlook.Folder 
 
 
 
 Set myFolder = Application.Session.GetDefaultFolder (olFolderTasks) 
 
 myEntryID = myFolder.EntryID 
 
 myStoreID = myFolder.StoreID 
 
 Set myNewFolder = Application.Session.GetFolderFromID (myEntryID, myStoreID) 
 
 myNewFolder.Display 
 
End Sub

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