RemoveStore Method

Microsoft Outlook Visual Basic

expression.RemoveStore(Folder)

expression    Required. An expression that returns a Namespace object.

Folder   Required MAPIFolder object. The Personal Folders file (.pst) to be deleted from the list.

Remarks

This method removes a store only from the Microsoft Outlook user interface. You cannot remove a store from the main mailbox on the server or from a user's hard disk using the Outlook object model.

Example

The following Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) examples removes a folder called Personal Folders from the list of folders.

Sub RemovePST()
	Dim objOL As New Outlook.Application
	Dim objName As Outlook.NameSpace
	Dim objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
	Set objName = objOL.GetNamespace("MAPI")
	Set objFolder = objName.Folders.Item("Personal Folders")
	'Prompt the user for confirmation
	Dim strPrompt As String
	strPrompt = "Are you sure you want to remove the Personal Folders file?"
	If MsgBox(strPrompt, vbYesNo + vbQuestion) = vbYes Then
		objName.RemoveStore objFolder
	End If
End Sub