Thread: Loop through folders in Outlook

I'm trying to write a macro in Outlook that will loop through all the folders until it finds one with a specific name. But, I can't seem to figure out the logic to ensure it keeps looping until it gets to the end of each branch structure. For example, the folder could be like this:-

Code:

Inbox
   - Some Folder
        - Folder I want

or like this:-

Code:

Inbox
   - Folder I want

Basically, I just need to know the logic to keep a For Each or While loop going all the way down a tree structure, which I don't know the possible length of.

Any ideas?

I have an example someplace that I can dig out later -- but think RECURSION.

1. For each folder, get a list of it's subfolders
2. For each folder in that list, do 1.

Originally Posted by Wolffy

I have an example someplace that I can dig out later -- but think RECURSION.

1. For each folder, get a list of it's subfolders
2. For each folder in that list, do 1.

Yeah, but then how many times do you do it? It would be based on individual's Outlook so they could place the folder anywhere in the hierarchy. So, if you did it, 4 times and the folder you wanted was 5 levels down, you wouldn't get it. I was thinking there was a way of doing it without knowing how far down to go.

I think I may have come up with a way of the the mail server handling this, so maybe hang fire for the moment...

Thanks though Wolffy.

Look at my recursive menu function in the .net code samples forum. Notice how I call it there. I never know how many levels down it goes, it handles it automagically.

Originally Posted by jmurrayhead

Look at my recursive menu function in the .net code samples forum. Notice how I call it there. I never know how many levels down it goes, it handles it automagically.

Will do J...

I got the mail server to handle it in the end, thank god. Offers various event handlers, one of which is OnFailedMessage, so managed to do everything I needed in this event handler.

Not sure I fancied having to rely on a macro in Outlook to sort it...