Returns a MAPIFolder object identified by the specified entry ID (if valid). This method is used for ease of transition between MAPI and OLE/Messaging applications and Microsoft Outlook.
expression.GetFolderFromID(EntryIDFolder, EntryIDStore)
expression Required. An expression that returns a NameSpace object.
EntryIDFolder Required String. The EntryID of the folder.
EntryIDStore Optional Variant. The StoreID for the folder.
Example
This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example obtains the EntryID and StoreID for the default Tasks folder and then calls the GetFolderFromID method using these values to obtain the same folder. The folder is then displayed.
Sub GetWithID()
Dim myOlApp As Outlook.Application
Dim myFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Dim myEntryID As String
Dim myStoreID As String
Dim myNewFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set myFolder = myOlApp.Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderTasks)
myEntryID = myFolder.EntryID
myStoreID = myFolder.StoreID
Set myNewFolder = myOlApp.Session.GetFolderFromID(myEntryID, myStoreID)
myNewFolder.Display
End Sub
If you use Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) in an 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.
Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(13)
myEntryID = myFolder.EntryID
myStoreID = myFolder.StoreID
Set myNewFolder = myNameSpace.GetFolderFromID(myEntryID, myStoreID)
myNewFolder.Display