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Code level: intermediate Code area: Basic Outlook Printer Friendly Version
Title: Add new PST file (revised)
Description: This revised version enhances an earlier sample to refresh the folder list to show the new store's display name and double-check the new store's EntryID against those of existing stores to identify with certainty which one is the new store.
Date: 11-Jul-2005 01:32
Code level: intermediate
Code area: Basic Outlook
Posted by: Sue Mosher
Body: Function SetNewStore2(strFileName As String, strDisplayName As String) As Outlook.MAPIFolder Dim objOL As Outlook.Application Dim objNS As Outlook.NameSpace Dim objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder Dim arr() As String Dim i As Integer On Error Resume Next Set objOL = Application ' intrinsic Application object in Outlook VBA Set objNS = objOL.GetNamespace("MAPI") ' build array of all the information store IDs ReDim arr(objNS.Folders.Count - 1) i = 0 For Each objFolder In objNS.Folders arr(i) = objFolder.EntryID i = i + 1 Next Set objFolder = Nothing objNS.AddStore strFileName ' make "best guess" that new store is the last one in the collection Set objFolder = objNS.Folders.GetLast ' but confirm against array If FolderEntryIDIsInArray(objFolder, arr()) Then ' check all top-level store folders against array ' until we find the one that doesn't have an ' EntryID in the array For i = 1 To (objNS.Folders.Count - 1) Set objFolder = objNS.Folders.GetPrevious If Not FolderEntryIDIsInArray(objFolder, arr()) Then Exit For End If Next End If ' give the newly added PST store a display name ' This should be unique to make it easier to distinguish ' it from other stores. objFolder.Name = strDisplayName ' these statements refresh the folder name objNS.RemoveStore objFolder Set objFolder = Nothing objNS.AddStore strFileName ' repeat the earlier process to get the newly added store ' make "best guess" that new store is the last one in the collection Set objFolder = objNS.Folders.GetLast ' but confirm against array If FolderEntryIDIsInArray(objFolder, arr()) Then ' check all top-level store folders against array ' until we find the one that doesn't have an ' EntryID in the array For i = 1 To (objNS.Folders.Count - 1) Set objFolder = objNS.Folders.GetPrevious If Not FolderEntryIDIsInArray(objFolder, arr()) Then Exit For End If Next End If Set SetNewStore2 = objFolder Set objOL = Nothing Set objNS = Nothing End Function Function FolderEntryIDIsInArray(fld As Outlook.MAPIFolder, arr() As String) As Boolean Dim blnInArray As Boolean For i = 0 To UBound(arr) If arr(i) = fld.EntryID Then blnInArray = True Exit For End If Next FolderEntryIDIsInArray = blnInArray End Function
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	Sue Mosher 11-Jul-2005 08:34 Note that if the .pst file named strFileName does not already exist, Outlook will create it. To demonstrate this function, you can use this test procedure: Sub TestSetNewStore2() Dim newStore As Outlook.MAPIFolder On Error Resume Next Set newStore = SetNewStore2("C:\MyNewStore.pst", "My New Store Folders") Debug.Print newStore.Name Debug.Print newStore.Folders("Deleted Items").Items.Count Set newStore = Nothing End Sub
	Graham 07-Jun-2006 08:05 Thanks Sue
	Rich 04-Jul-2006 20:06 Hi Sue thanks for you help, these are the samples i have been working with... but i've started from clean again and just used your samples... the problem im, having is with the SetNewStore2 When it gets to: ' give the newly added PST store a display name ' This should be unique to make it easier to distinguish ' it from other stores. objFolder.Name = strDisplayName objfolder is not longer a vlaid object.. and i cant see why that is, its unchanged from your sample and i think it should always be a MAPIFOLDER object. otherwise it will never retrun the FolderObject from the function. Any ideas?
	Rich 04-Jul-2006 21:21 It seems to die in this part: For i = 1 To (objNS.Folders.Count - 1) Set objFolder = objNS.Folders.GetPrevious If Not FolderEntryIDIsInArray(objFolder, arr()) Then Exit For End If Next the first runthrough is fine but after that "Set objFolder = objNS.Folders.GetPrevious" objfolder is no longer a valid object.
	Sue Mosher 07-Jul-2006 07:49 I would try commenting out the On Error Resume Next statement and step through the code. You can also throw in a MsgBox objFolder.Name statement to help you see which store you're working with an any given point.
	James 08-Sep-2006 03:38 Hi All, The Application is not named properly if you are using this code from outside of Outlook, such as calling from MS Access Try ths instead Set objOL = Outlook.Application ' intrinsic Application object in Outlook VBA Set objNS = objOL.GetNamespace("MAPI")
	Sue Mosher 08-Sep-2006 06:19 James, you need to use CreateObject or GetObject or New to instantiate the Outlook.Application object. See http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=83
	deekay 27-Oct-2006 11:01 Ok now is it possible to view a list of pst stores that already have been added to outlook (through file >open > .pst) and to put these into a combo box by the name they have in the outlook folderlist. Then is is possible to retrieve the email address of the selected pst file in the combo?
	Sue Mosher 27-Oct-2006 12:21 deekay, you can use the Namespace.Folders collection to iterate all the stores in the current Outlook profile. A PST file itself has no email address.
	donald kleinsmidt 28-Oct-2006 05:14 Ok thanks. So If I can get the pst file in my folders list which is being used on another users computer is there anyway i can get the email address that they have setup on their computer or is that on setup on their local copy of outlook?
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