StorageItem.Delete Method (Outlook)
Permanently removes the StorageItem object from the parent folder.
Version Information
Version Added: Outlook 2007
Syntax
expression .Delete
expression A variable that represents a StorageItem object.
Remarks
This call allows a solution to clean up or reset the storage for its private data. Attempting to delete a StorageItem that has been removed by a prior StorageItem.Delete call will result in the error, "Could not complete the deletion."
For more information on deleting solution data stored in a StorageItem object, see Updating and Deleting Solution Storage.
Example
The following code sample in Visual Basic for Applications shows how to clean up any existing StorageItem object that has the specified subject, create a new instance with the same subject, assign a value to a custom property, and save the new instance.
Sub AssignStorageData()
Dim oInbox As Outlook.Folder
Dim myStorage As Outlook.StorageItem
Set oInbox = Application.Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
' Remove and reset any existing instance of StorageItem of the specified subject
Set myStorage = oInbox.GetStorage("My Private Storage", olIdentifyBySubject)
myStorage.Delete
Set myStorage = Nothing
' Get a new instance of StorageItem
Set myStorage = oInbox.GetStorage("My Private Storage", olIdentifyBySubject)
myStorage.UserProperties.Add "Order Number", olNumber
myStorage.UserProperties("Order Number").Value = 1000
myStorage.Save
End Sub