NameSpace.GetDefaultFolder Method

  • Article
Outlook Developer Reference

Returns a Folder object that represents the default folder of the requested type for the current profile, for example, obtains the default Calendar folder for the user who is currently logged on.

Syntax

expression.GetDefaultFolder(FolderType)

expression   A variable that represents a NameSpace object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
FolderType Required OlDefaultFolders The type of default folder to return.

Return Value
A Folder object that represents the default folder of the requested type for the current profile. If the default folder of the requested type does not exist, for example, because olFolderManagedEmail is specified as the

FolderType

but the Managed Folders group has not been deployed, then GetDefaultFolder will return Null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

To return a specific non-default folder, use the Folders collection.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example uses the CurrentFolder property to change the displayed folder to the user's default Calendar folder.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub ChangeCurrentFolder()
    Dim myNamespace As Outlook.NameSpace
	
    Set myNamespace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
    Set Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = _
    myNamespace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar)
End Sub

This VBA example returns the first folder in the Tasks Folders collection.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub DisplayATaskFolder()
    Dim myNamespace As Outlook.NameSpace
    Dim myTasks As Outlook.Folder
    Dim myFolder As Outlook.Folder

Set myNamespace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myTasks = myNamespace.<strong class="bterm">GetDefaultFolder</strong>(olFolderTasks)
Set myFolder = myTasks.Folders(1)
myFolder.Display



End Sub

See Also