Determining Outlook folder type:   Return to List

' Since Users can create new folders of certain types, you don't want to rely on the Folder
' name to determine the folder type. Instead, you should determine the "DefaultItemType"
' property of the folder selected -- to determine what kind of folder it is.

Dim olApp as New Outlook.Application
Set myContactExpl = olApp.ActiveExplorer' Use Explorer object to read screen
If myContactExpl.CurrentFolder.DefaultItemType = olMailItem Then
    ' you've identified a Mail folder
    ' do whatever
End If
' Other choices are:
    ' olContactItem
    ' olAppointmentItem
    ' olNoteItem
    ' olPostItem
    ' olDistributionListItem
    ' olTaskItem
    ' olJournalItem



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