ViewCtl Members (Outlook View Control)
The Microsoft Outlook View Control displays information about a specific folder and can be integrated into solutions that provide access to Outlook data. The ViewCtl object provides programmatic access to the View Control. The control can be placed in any container that supports ActiveX® controls, including an HTML page that is hosted in Outlook as a Folder Home Page, or a custom Outlook form. If the View Control is placed in an HTML page that is hosted in a browser such as Internet Explorer, some functions of the control are disabled for security.
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AddressBook | Displays the Microsoft Outlook Address Book dialog box. |
| AddToPFFavorites | Adds the current public folder to the user's Microsoft Exchange Server Favorites public folder. |
| AdvancedFind | Displays the Microsoft Outlook Advanced Find dialog box. |
| Categories | Displays the Microsoft Outlook Categories dialog box for the currently selected item or items in the control. |
| CollapseAllGroups | Collapses (closes) all groups that are displayed in the control. |
| CollapseGroup | Collapses (closes) the group that is currently selected in the control. |
| CustomizeView | Displays the Microsoft Outlook View Summary dialog box. |
| Delete | After prompting the user to confirm, deletes the groups or items that are currently selected in the control. |
| ExpandAllGroups | Expands (opens) all groups that are displayed in the control. |
| ExpandGroup | Expands (opens) the group that is currently selected in the control. |
| FlagItem | Displays the Microsoft Outlook Flag for Follow Up dialog box for the selected item. |
| ForceUpdate | Refreshes the view in the control, applying any property changes made since the DeferUpdate property was set to True. |
| Forward | Executes the Forward action for the item or items that are selected in the control. |
| GoToDate | Opens a calendar view of a specific date. |
| NewAppointment | Creates and displays a new appointment. |
| NewContact | Creates and displays a new contact. |
| NewDefaultItem | Creates and displays a new Microsoft Outlook item. |
| NewDistributionList | Creates and displays a new distribution list. |
| NewForm | Displays the Microsoft Outlook Choose Form dialog box. |
| NewJournalEntry | Creates and displays a new journal entry. |
| NewMeetingRequest | Creates and displays a new meeting request. |
| NewMessage | Creates and displays a new email message. |
| NewNote | Creates and displays a new note item. |
| NewPost | Creates and displays a new post item. |
| NewTask | Creates and displays a new task. |
| NewTaskRequest | Creates and displays a new task request. |
| Open | Opens the item or items that are currently selected in the control. |
| OpenSharedDefaultFolder | Displays a specified user's default folder in the control. |
| PrintItem | Prints the items that are currently selected in the control. |
| Reply | Executes the Reply action for the item or items selected in the control. |
| ReplyAll | Executes the ReplyAll action for the item or items that are selected in the control. |
| ReplyInFolder | Creates a post item for each message that is currently selected in the control. |
| SaveAs | Saves the items that are selected in the control as a single file. |
| SendAndReceive | Sends all messages that are in the Outbox folder and checks for new messages. |
| ShowFields | Displays the Microsoft Outlook Show Fields dialog box. |
| Sort | Displays the Microsoft Outlook Sort dialog box. |
| SynchFolder | Synchronizes the online and offline folders that are displayed in the control. |
Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ActiveFolder | Returns an object that represents the folder displayed in the control. Read-only. |
| DeferUpdate | Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates whether property changes affect the control display. Read/write. |
| EnableRowPersistance | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the View Control retains state information about the last selected row. Read/write. |
| Filter | Gets or sets a String that represents the Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV) Searching and Locating (DASL) statement used to restrict the display to a specified subset of data. Read/write. |
| FilterAppend | Gets or sets a String that represents the additional criteria to add to the filter settings. Read/write. |
| Folder | Gets or sets a String that represents the path of the folder displayed by the control. |
| ItemCount | Returns a Long that indicates the count of objects in the current folder displayed in the control. Read-only. |
| Namespace | Returns or sets a String that represents the namespace property of the control. Read/write. |
| OutlookApplication | Returns an object that represents the container object for the control. Read-only. |
| Restriction | Sets or returns a String that represents a filter to the items that are displayed in the control. As a result, the control displays only those items that match the filter. Read/write. |
| SelectedDate | Returns or sets the selected date. Read-only. |
| Selection | Returns a Selection object that consists of one or more items that are selected in the current view. Read-only. |
| View | Returns or sets a String that represents the name of the view in the control. Read/write. |
| ViewXML | Returns or sets a String that represents the view implementation via XML. Read/write. |
Events
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Activate | Occurs when a View Control becomes the active element on the page, either as a result of user action or through program code. |
| BeforeViewSwitch | Occurs before Microsoft Outlook changes the view that is applied to the folder displayed in the View Control element, either as a result of user action or through program code. |
| SelectionChange | Occurs when the selection of the current view changes. |
| ViewSwitch | Occurs when Microsoft Outlook changes the view that is applied to the folder displayed in the View Control element, either as a result of user action or through program code. |
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