Getting a folder give a path

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Paddy

Hello,

I am asking the folder path from the user as input in my progam via a
config file. So the user enters something like "\\Mailbox -
User\Inbox\TestMessageFolder". I then take this folder and
analyse/filter the messages in "TestMessageFolder"

I am stuck trying to access the folder via the obvious API in .NET. I
tried
1. GetDefaultFolder <- (Obviously) fails because the user entered
folder, "TestMessageFolder", may not be default.
2. GetFolderFromID <- Very confusing as the first parameter
entryIDFolder can be passed as a string i.e.
"\\Mailbox\Inbox\TestmessageFolder" but how can I get the second
parameter ,entryIDStore.

Thanks for any help that you can offer.

- K.
 
Sorry, forgotto add the following
Language used - C# using Visual Studio .NET 2003 and using Outlook 2003.
 
Sorry, forgot to add the following
Language used - C# using Visual Studio .NET 2003 and using Outlook 2003.
 
Sorry, forgot to add the following
Language used - C# using Visual Studio .NET 2003 and using Outlook 2003.
 
You need to parse the folder path and then walk the folder hierarchy, starting with Namespace.Folders, getting each subfolder in turn from its parent Folders collection. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/getfolder.htm

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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