To select an Opportunity object, use the Collection.Find method to select an item from the MAPI Folder. The Find method accepts as input a String query and filters items based on the query. If there are more than one items matching the query, only the first match is returned.
The following C# and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) examples show how to select an Opportunity object.
private void SelectOpportunity()
{
Outlook.ApplicationClass _app = new Outlook.ApplicationClass();
Outlook.Application olApp = (Outlook.Application)_app;
Outlook.NameSpace olNameSpace = _app.GetNamespace("MAPI");
Outlook.Folders folders = olNameSpace.Session.Folders;
Outlook.Folder bcmRootFolder = (Outlook.Folder)folders["Business Contact Manager"];
Outlook.Folder oppFolder = (Outlook.Folder)bcmRootFolder.Folders["Opportunities"];
string strQuery = "[Subject] = 'Sales Opp with Wide World Importers'";
Outlook.TaskItem taskItem = (Outlook.TaskItem)oppFolder.Items.Find(strQuery);
if (taskItem != null)
{
Console.WriteLine("Opportunity Found");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Opportunity Not Found");
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
Sub SelectOpportunity()
Dim olApp As Outlook.Application
Dim objNS As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim bcmRootFolder As Outlook.Folder
Dim olFolders As Outlook.Folders
Dim bcmOppFolder As Outlook.Folder
Dim existOpportunity As Outlook.TaskItem
Set olApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set objNS = olApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set olFolders = objNS.Session.Folders
Set bcmRootFolder = olFolders("Business Contact Manager")
Set bcmOppFolder = bcmRootFolder.Folders("Opportunities")
Set existOpportunity = bcmOppFolder.Items.Find("[Subject] = 'Opportunity for Wide World Importers to enter into Retail Field'")
If Not TypeName(existOpportunity) = "Nothing" Then
MsgBox ("Opportunity Found")
Else
MsgBox ("Failed to find the Opportunity with Subject Opportunity for Wide World Importers to take over the Spring Sales")
End If
Set existOpportunity = Nothing
Set bcmOppFolder = Nothing
Set bcmRootFolder = Nothing
Set olFolders = Nothing
Set bcmRootFolder = Nothing
Set objNS = Nothing
Set olApp = Nothing