MailItem.ExpiryTime Property

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Outlook Developer Reference

Returns or sets a Date indicating the date and time at which the item becomes invalid and can be deleted. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.ExpiryTime

expression   A variable that represents a MailItem object.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example uses the MailItem.Send event and sends an item with an automatic expiration date.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Public WithEvents myItem As MailItem
  
Sub SendMyMail()
    Set myItem = Outlook.CreateItem(olMailItem)
    myItem.To = "Laura Jennings"
    myItem.Subject = "Data files information"
    myItem.Send
End Sub

Private Sub myItem_Send(Cancel As Boolean)
myItem.ExpiryTime = #2/2/2003 4:00:00 PM#
End Sub

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