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SyncObject.Start method (Outlook)

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Begins synchronizing a user's folders using the specified Send\Receive group.

Syntax

expression.Start

expression An expression that returns a 'SyncObject' object.

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example displays all the Send\Receive groups set up for the user and starts the synchronization based on user's response.

Public Sub Sync() 
 Dim nsp As Outlook.NameSpace 
 Dim sycs As Outlook.SyncObjects 
 Dim syc As Outlook.SyncObject 
 Dim i As Integer 
 Dim strPrompt As Integer 
 Set nsp = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI") 
 Set sycs = nsp.SyncObjects 
 For i = 1 To sycs.Count 
Set syc = sycs.Item(i) 
strPrompt = MsgBox( _ 
 "Do you wish to synchronize " & syc.Name &"?", vbYesNo) 
If strPrompt = vbYes Then 
 syc.Start 
End If 
 Next 
End Sub

See also

SyncObject Object

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