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DistListItem.MemberCount Property

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Outlook Developer Reference

Returns a Long indicating the number of members in a distribution list. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.MemberCount

expression   A variable that represents a DistListItem object.

Remarks

The value returned represents all members of the distribution list, including member distribution lists. Each member distribution list is counted as a single member. That is, MemberCount is not an aggregate sum of the recipients in the distribution list plus recipients in member distribution lists. For example, if a distribution list contains 10 recipients plus one distribution list containing 15 recipients, MemberCount returns 11.

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual Basic for Applications example steps through the default Contacts folder, and if it finds a distribution list with more than 20 members it displays the item.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub CheckDLs()
    Dim myOlFolder As Outlook.Folder
    Dim myOlItems As Outlook.Items
    Dim myOlDistList As Outlook.DistListItem
    Dim x as Integer

Set myOlFolder = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts)
Set myOlItems = myOlFolder.Items
For x = 1 To myOlItems.Count
    If TypeName(myOlItems.Item(x)) = "DistListItem" Then
        Set myOlDistList = myOlItems.Item(x)
            If myOlDistList.<strong class="bterm">MemberCount</strong> &gt; 20 Then
                MsgBox myOlDistList.DLName &amp; " has more than 20 members."
                myOlDistList.Display
            End If
    End If
Next x



End Sub

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