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Rob - 05 Mar 2008 13:14 GMT

I was wondering how I would get a macro within Outlook 2003 to prompt the
user for a folder/sub-folder for the macro to use in the script? This is a
snipit of what I am working with.

Set MySubFolder = InputBox,,, ' Select the folder to work in.

As you can see I don't have much.

Thanks,
Rob

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Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook] - 05 Mar 2008 14:16 GMT

What you want is the NameSpace.PickFolder() method. That returns a
MAPIFolder object for the folder the user selected.

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>I was wondering how I would get a macro within Outlook 2003 to prompt the
> user for a folder/sub-folder for the macro to use in the script? This is a
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> Thanks,
> Rob

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Rob - 05 Mar 2008 14:58 GMT

OK, I'm trying to test it by the below method and I am doing it wrong because
of the errors I'm getting.

Dim ns As NameSpace
Dim MyMessage As MAPIFolder

Set MyMessage = ns.PickEmailFolders
MsgBox MyMessage

> What you want is the NameSpace.PickFolder() method. That returns a
> MAPIFolder object for the folder the user selected.
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> > Thanks,
> > Rob

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Rob - 05 Mar 2008 15:15 GMT

I also did try your suggested format as well and still got the error.

Set MyMessage = ns.PickFolder

> OK, I'm trying to test it by the below method and I am doing it wrong because
> of the errors I'm getting.
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> > > Thanks,
> > > Rob

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Rob - 05 Mar 2008 15:19 GMT

Nevermind! I fugured it out... I forgot to set the ns param. like such,

Set ns = GetNamespace("MAPI")

Thanks Tons!!

> I also did try your suggested format as well and still got the error.
>
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> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Rob

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