VB Referring to a custom contacts folder

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Rodemberry

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Been using this VB code for months to access a custom contacts folder called "clients". Suddenly yesterday it stopped working.

Set MySession = GetObject(, "Outlook.application")

Set myNS = MySession.GetNamespace("MAPI")

Set MyFolder = myNS.folders(2).folders("Clients")

Set myitems = MyFolder.items

I got it working again by changing myNS.folders(2).folders("Clients") to myNS.folders(1).folders("Clients")

1. Can you shed some light on why this may have changed?

2. Is there a better, more general way to point to this folder that would address a change in the future?

Thanks
 
Is the folder in your mailbox or is it shared or public folder?

The correct way to reference is either by name:

Set myFolder = myNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts).Folders("Clients")



or by index #

Set myFolder = myFolder.Folders(1)
 
The folder is in my mailbox.

It is at the same hierarchy as 'Contacts", it is not a child so this does not work:

Set myFolder = myNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts).Folders("Clients")
 
This worked

Set MyFolder = myNS.GetDefaultFolder(10).Parent.Folders ("Clients")

Using VBS, not VBA so I had to use GetDefaultFolder(10)
 
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