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DistListItem.AddMembers Method

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Outlook Developer Reference

Adds new members to a distribution list.

Syntax

expression.AddMembers(Recipients)

expression   A variable that represents a DistListItem object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Recipients Required Recipients The members to be added to the distribution list.

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example creates a new distribution list and adds the current user and 'Dan Wilson' to the list. If the specified recipient is not valid, the AddMember method will fail. Therefore, to run this example, replace 'Dan Wilson' with a valid recipient name.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub AddNewMembers()
    Dim myNameSpace As Outlook.NameSpace
    Dim myDistList As Outlook.DistListItem
    Dim myTempItem As Outlook.MailItem
    Dim myRecipients As Outlook.Recipients

Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI
Set myDistList = Application.CreateItem(olDistributionListItem
Set myTempItem = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem
Set myRecipients = myTempItem.Recipients
myDistList.DLName = _
    InputBox("Enter the name of the new distribution list
myRecipients.Add myNameSpace.CurrentUser.Name
myRecipients.Add "Dan Wilson
myRecipients.ResolveAll
myDistList.<strong class="bterm">AddMembers</strong> myRecipients
myDistList.Save
myDistList.Display



End Sub

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