How can I create a new MailItem inside a user folder?

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Hello All,

I am developing an Outlook 2007 addin using VisualStudio 2008 and C#. My goal

is to create an email inside a user created folder.

I successfully create the folder and a message. However, I cannot get the

message placed in the user created folder. Instead it always ends up in the

default "Drafts" folder. Is there an outlook object model call that can solve

this problem?

My code looks like this (a bit simplified):

using Outlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook;

Outlook.Folder olFolder = olParentFolder.Folders.Add("AUserFolder",

OlDefaultFolders.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox);

Outlook.MailItem olMail = (Outlook.MailItem)olFolder.Items.Add(OlItemType.

olMailItem);

olMail.Subject = "Message Subject";

olMail.Body = "Message Unformatted Body";

foreach (string fromAddress in fromAddresses)

{

Outlook.Recipient olRecipient = olMail.Recipients.Add(fromAddress);

olRecipient.Type = OlMailRecipientType.olOriginator;

olRecipient.Resolve();

}

foreach (string toAddress in toAddresses)

{

Outlook.Recipient olRecipient = olMail.Recipients.Add(fromAddress);

olRecipient.Type = OlMailRecipientType.olTo;

olRecipient.Resolve();

}

olMail.Close(OlInspectorClose.olSave);

 
New messages are always created in Drafts. If you want to move it to the

desired folder after the message is created in Drafts you can do so.

"cbukeo " <u59160@uwe> wrote in message

news:a673768e8b499@uwe...
> Hello All,

> I am developing an Outlook 2007 addin using VisualStudio 2008 and C#. My
> goal
> is to create an email inside a user created folder.

> I successfully create the folder and a message. However, I cannot get the
> message placed in the user created folder. Instead it always ends up in
> the
> default "Drafts" folder. Is there an outlook object model call that can
> solve
> this problem?

> My code looks like this (a bit simplified):

> using Outlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook;

> Outlook.Folder olFolder = olParentFolder.Folders.Add("AUserFolder",
> OlDefaultFolders.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox);

> Outlook.MailItem olMail = (Outlook.MailItem)olFolder.Items.Add(OlItemType.
> olMailItem);

> olMail.Subject = "Message Subject";
> olMail.Body = "Message Unformatted Body";

> foreach (string fromAddress in fromAddresses)
> {
> Outlook.Recipient olRecipient = olMail.Recipients.Add(fromAddress);
> olRecipient.Type = OlMailRecipientType.olOriginator;
> olRecipient.Resolve();
> }

> foreach (string toAddress in toAddresses)
> {
> Outlook.Recipient olRecipient = olMail.Recipients.Add(fromAddress);
> olRecipient.Type = OlMailRecipientType.olTo;
> olRecipient.Resolve();
> }

> olMail.Close(OlInspectorClose.olSave);

> >
>
 
Thanks! Very simple solution. Can't help but smile and wonder how come I

could not think about this?


 
Ken,

Now I am able to move messages around within folders. However, the messages

stay as drafts. How can I set their sent status to true? This is also causing

problems if I try to set them as tasks. OOM throws an exception complaining

that a draft message cannot be set as a task.

Many thanks again

Buke
- wrote:
> New messages are always created in Drafts. If you want to move it to the
> desired folder after the message is created in Drafts you can do so.
>
> > Hello All,
> >

> [quoted text clipped - 37 lines]
>

>> olMail.Close(OlInspectorClose.olSave);



 
What do you mean "set a message as a task"? They are 2 different objects and

MessageClass's. If you want to create a task item create one and copy any

property values from your email message item to the task that you want (such

as Subject or body text, etc.).

You cannot use the Outlook object model to create an item that looks sent.

You can use Extended MAPI or a 3rd party library, Redemption

(www.dimastr.com/redemption) to do that. You'd have to set various

properties such as sender addresses and so on to the values you want as well

as the Sent property before the new item you create is saved the first time.

There's a code sample showing that at the Redemption Web site.

"cbukeo " <u59160@uwe> wrote in message

news:a6a004c1c7866@uwe...
> Ken,
> Now I am able to move messages around within folders. However, the
> messages
> stay as drafts. How can I set their sent status to true? This is also
> causing
> problems if I try to set them as tasks. OOM throws an exception
> complaining
> that a draft message cannot be set as a task.
> Many thanks again
> Buke
 
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