Returns or sets an OlImportance constant indicating the relative importance level for the Outlook item. This property corresponds to the MAPI property PR_IMPORTANCE. Read/write.
| OlImportance can be one of these OlImportance constants. |
| olImportanceHigh |
| olImportanceLow |
| olImportanceNormal |
expression.Importance
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
Example
This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example checks if the item displayed in the topmost inspector is sent by 'Dan Wilson' with 'High' importance. If it is, then it displays a message box to the user. Before running this example, replace 'Dan Wilson' with a valid name in your address book.
Sub CheckSenderName
Dim myOlApp As Outlook.Application
Dim myItem As Outlook.MailItem
Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set myItem = myOlApp.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
If myItem.Importance = 2 And myItem.SenderName = "Dan Wilson" Then
MsgBox "This message is sent by your manager with High importance."
End If
End Sub