How to: Programmatically Move Items in Outlook
This example moves unread e-mail messages from the Inbox to a folder named Test. The example only moves messages that have the word Test in the Subject field.
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 ThisApplication_NewMail() Handles Application.NewMail
Dim inBox As Outlook.MAPIFolder = Me.Application.ActiveExplorer() _
.Session.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook _
.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox)
Dim items As Outlook.Items = inBox.Items
Dim moveMail As Outlook.MailItem = Nothing
items.Restrict("[UnRead] = true")
Dim destFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder = inBox.Folders("Test")
Try
For Each eMail As Object In items
moveMail = TryCast(eMail, Outlook.MailItem)
If Not moveMail Is Nothing Then
If InStr(moveMail.Subject, "Test") > 0 Then
moveMail.Move(destFolder)
End If
End If
Next eMail
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
this.Application.NewMail += new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.
ApplicationEvents_11_NewMailEventHandler
(ThisAddIn_NewMail);
}
private void ThisAddIn_NewMail()
{
Outlook.MAPIFolder inBox = (Outlook.MAPIFolder)this.Application.
ActiveExplorer().Session.GetDefaultFolder
(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox);
Outlook.Items items = (Outlook.Items)inBox.Items;
Outlook.MailItem moveMail = null;
items.Restrict("[UnRead] = true");
Outlook.MAPIFolder destFolder = inBox.Folders["Test"];
foreach (object eMail in items)
{
try
{
moveMail = eMail as Outlook.MailItem;
if (moveMail != null)
{
string titleSubject = (string)moveMail.Subject;
if (titleSubject.IndexOf("Test") > 0)
{
moveMail.Move(destFolder);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
}
Compiling the Code
This example requires:
An Outlook mail folder named Test.
An e-mail message that arrives with the word Test in the Subject field.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Programmatically Retrieve a Folder by Name
How to: Programmatically Search Within a Specific Folder
How to: Programmatically Perform Actions When an E-Mail Message Is Received