How can I create a script to move the currently active email in the Inbox to another folder in Outlook 2007

Question

I sometimes get emails that I want to keep but to move them into the appropriate folder can be a pain. How can I execute a script that will move (like using C-S-v) the email I'm looking at into a certain folder called "buffer", for instance?

I'm using Outlook 2007.

thanks.

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EDIT: there isn't any criteria that can be created to automate this process like through a rule. it is merely a judgment call I make as i'm staring at it.

Answer 1

This code may work better.

In your code, objFolder may be equal to Nothing, yet you continue the procedure. Also, the For Each loop assumes that each item is a mail item.

Sub MoveSelectedMessagesToFolder()
  Dim objNS As Outlook.NameSpace
  Dim objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
  Dim obj As Object
  Dim msg As Outlook.mailItem

  Set objNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
  On Error Resume Next
  Set objFolder = objNS.Folders.item("Personal Folders").Folders.item("Buffer")
  On Error GoTo 0

  If objFolder Is Nothing Then
    MsgBox "This folder doesn't exist!", vbOKOnly + vbExclamation, "INVALID FOLDER"
    Exit Sub
  End If

  For Each obj In ActiveExplorer.Selection
    If TypeName(obj) = "MailItem" Then
      Set msg = obj
      msg.Move objFolder
    End If
  Next obj

End Sub