Explorer.FolderSwitch Event

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Outlook Developer Reference

Occurs when the explorer goes to a new folder, either as a result of user action or through program code.

Syntax

expression.FolderSwitch

expression   A variable that represents an Explorer object.

Remarks

This event is not available in Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript).

Example

The following Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example displays the Inbox folder in "Messages" view whenever the user switches to the Inbox folder. The sample code must be placed in a class module, and the Initialize_handler routine must be called before the event procedure can be called by Microsoft Outlook.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Public WithEvents myOlExp As Outlook.Explorer

Public Sub Initialize_handler()
Set myOlExp = Application.ActiveExplorer
End Sub


Private Sub myOlExp_FolderSwitch()
Select Case myOlExp.CurrentFolder.Name
Case "Inbox"
myOlExp.CurrentView = "Messages"
Case Else
End Select
End Sub

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