Target Property

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Returns a Variant indicating the target of the specified shortcut in a Shortcuts pane group. Read-only**.**

expression**.Target**

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns an OutlookBarShortcut object.

Remarks

The return type depends on the shortcut type. If the shortcut represents a Microsoft Outlook folder, the return type is MAPIFolder. If the shortcut represents a file-system folder, the return type is an Object. If the shortcut represents a file-system path or URL, the return type is a String.

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example steps through the shortcuts in the first Shortcuts pane group. It counts the number of shortcuts that are Outlook folders and displays the count.

Sub DeleteShortcuts()
Dim myOlApp As New Outlook.Application
Dim myOlBar As Outlook.OutlookBarPane
Dim myolGroup As Outlook.OutlookBarGroup
Dim myOlShortcuts As Outlook.OutlookBarShortcuts
Dim myOlShortcut As Outlook.OutlookBarShortcut
Dim myTop As Integer
Dim x As Integer
Dim count As Integer
Set myOlBar = myOlApp.ActiveExplorer.Panes.Item("OutlookBar")
Set myolGroup = myOlBar.Contents.Groups.Item(1)
Set myOlShortcuts = myolGroup.Shortcuts
myTop = myOlShortcuts.Count

For x = myTop To 1 Step -1
    Set myOlShortcut = myOlShortcuts.Item(x)
    If TypeName(myOlShortcut.Target) = "MAPIFolder" Then
        count = count + 1
    End If
Next x

MsgBox ("Number of shortcuts that are Outlook folders:" & count)

End Sub

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

Sub CommandButton1_Click()
 Set myOlBar = _
    Application.ActiveExplorer.Panes.Item("OutlookBar")
 Set myolGroup = myOlBar.Contents.Groups.Item(1)
 Set myOlShortcuts = myolGroup.Shortcuts
 myTop = myOlShortcuts.Count 
 count = 0

    For x = myTop To 1 Step -1
         Set myOlShortcut = myOlShortcuts.Item(x)
        If TypeName(myOlShortcut.Target) = "MAPIFolder" Then
            count = count + 1
        End If
    Next

 MsgBox ("Number of shortcuts that are Outlook folders:" & count)
End Sub

Applies to | OutlookBarShortcut Object