How to: Programmatically Retrieve a Folder by Name
This example gets a reference to a named custom folder and then displays the contents of the folder.
Applies to: The information in this topic applies to application-level projects for Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010. For more information, see Features Available by Office Application and Project Type.
Example
Private Sub SetCurrentFolder()
Dim folderName As String = "TestFolder"
Dim inBox As Outlook.MAPIFolder = Me.Application.ActiveExplorer().Session. _
GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox)
Try
Me.Application.ActiveExplorer().CurrentFolder = inBox.Folders(folderName)
Me.Application.ActiveExplorer().CurrentFolder.Display()
Catch
MsgBox("There is no folder named " & folderName & _
".", "Find Folder Name")
End Try
End Sub
private void SetCurrentFolder()
{
string folderName = "TestFolder";
Outlook.MAPIFolder inBox = (Outlook.MAPIFolder)
this.Application.ActiveExplorer().Session.GetDefaultFolder
(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox);
try
{
this.Application.ActiveExplorer().CurrentFolder = inBox.
Folders[folderName];
this.Application.ActiveExplorer().CurrentFolder.Display();
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("There is no folder named " + folderName +
".", "Find Folder Name");
}
}
Compiling the Code
This example requires:
- A folder named TestFolder.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Programmatically Search Within a Specific Folder
How to: Programmatically Search for a Specific Contact
How to: Programmatically Create Custom Folder Items