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Explorers.Add Method

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Outlook Developer Reference

Creates a new instance of the explorer window.

Syntax

expression.Add(Folder, DisplayMode)

expression   A variable that represents an Explorers object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Folder Required Variant The Variant object to display in the explorer window when it is created.
DisplayMode Optional Long The display mode of the folder. Can be one of the OlFolderDisplayMode constants.

Return Value
An Explorer object that represents a new instance of the window.

Remarks

The

Folder

argument can represent either a Folder object or the URL to that folder.

The explorer window is initially hidden. You must call the Display method of the Explorer object to make it visible.

Example

The following Visual Basic/VBA example displays the Drafts folder in an explorer window without a Navigation Pane or Folder List.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub DisplayDrafts()
    Dim myExplorers As Outlook.Explorers
    Dim myOlExpl As Outlook.Explorer
    Dim myFolder As Outlook.Folder
 
    Set myExplorers = Application.Explorers
    Set myFolder = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").GetDefaultFolder _
        (olFolderDrafts)
    Set myOlExpl = myExplorers.Add _
        (myFolder, olFolderDisplayNoNavigation)
    myOlExpl.Display
End Sub

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