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How to: Programmatically retrieve a folder by name

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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 VSTO Add-in projects for Outlook. For more information, see Features available by Office application and project type.

Example

private void SetCurrentFolder()
{
    string folderName = "TestFolder";
    Outlook.Folder inBox = (Outlook.Folder)
        Application.ActiveExplorer().Session.GetDefaultFolder
        (Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox);
    try
    {
        Application.ActiveExplorer().CurrentFolder = inBox.
            Folders[folderName];
        Application.ActiveExplorer().CurrentFolder.Display();
    }
    catch
    {
        MessageBox.Show("There is no folder named " + folderName +
            ".", "Find Folder Name");
    }
}

Compile the code

This example requires:

  • A folder named TestFolder.

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