CreateRecipient Method

Creates and returns a Recipient object. This method is most commonly used to create a Recipient object for use with the GetSharedDefaultFolder method, for example, to open a delegator's folder. It can also be used to verify a given name against an address book.

expression.CreateRecipient(RecipientName)

expression     Required. An expression that returns a NameSpace object.

RecipientName    Required String. The display name of the recipient.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example uses the GetSharedDefaultFolder method to resolve the Recipient object representing Dan Wilson, and then returns Dan's shared default Calendar folder. To run this example, replace 'Dan Wilson' with a valid recipient name and make sure the calendar is shared and you have permissions to view the calendar.

Sub ResolveName()
	Dim myOlApp As Outlook.Application
	Dim myNamespace As Outlook.NameSpace
	Dim myRecipient As Outlook.Recipient
	Dim CalendarFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
	Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
	Set myNamespace = myOlApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
	Set myRecipient = myNamespace.CreateRecipient("Dan Wilson")
	myRecipient.Resolve
	If myRecipient.Resolved Then
		Call ShowCalendar(myNamespace, myRecipient)
	End If
End Sub

Sub ShowCalendar(myNamespace, myRecipient)
	Dim CalendarFolder As MAPIFolder
	Set CalendarFolder = _
        myNamespace.GetSharedDefaultFolder _
        (myRecipient, olFolderCalendar)
	CalendarFolder.Display
End Sub
		

If you use Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) in a Microsoft Outlook form, you do not create the Application object, and you cannot use named constants. This example shows how to perform the same task using VBScript code.

Sub CommandButton1_Click()
 Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
 Set myRecipient = myNameSpace.CreateRecipient("Dan Wilson")
 myRecipient.Resolve
 If myRecipient.Resolved Then
     Set CalendarFolder = _
        myNameSpace.GetSharedDefaultFolder _
        (myRecipient, 9)
      CalendarFolder.Display
 End If
End Sub