_NameSpace.OpenSharedItem Method

Opens a shared item from a specified path or URL.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<DispIdAttribute()> _
Function OpenSharedItem ( _
    Path As String _
) As Object
'Usage
Dim instance As _NameSpace
Dim Path As String
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.OpenSharedItem(Path)

[DispIdAttribute()]
Object OpenSharedItem(
    string Path
)

Parameters

• Path
  Type: System.String

  The path or URL of the shared item to be opened.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
An Object representing the appropriate Outlook item for the shared item.

Remarks

This method is used to open iCalendar appointment (.ics) files, vCard (.vcf) files, and Outlook message (.msg) files. The type of object returned by this method depends on the type of shared item opened, as described in the following table.

Shared item type	Outlook item
iCalendar appointment (.ics) file	AppointmentItem
vCard (.vcf) file	ContactItem
Outlook message (.msg) file	Type corresponds to the type of the item that was saved as the .msg file

Note

This method does not support iCalendar calendar (.ics) files. To open iCalendar calendar files, you can use the OpenSharedFolder method of the NameSpace object.

See Also

Reference

_NameSpace Interface

_NameSpace Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Open and Display the Contents of an iCalendar File

How to: Create a Contact Item from a vCard file and Save the Item in a Folder