JournalItem Members (Outlook)

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Represents a journal entry in a Journal folder.

Events

Name

Description

AfterWrite

Occurs after Microsoft Outlook has saved the item.

AttachmentAdd

Occurs when an attachment has been added to an instance of the parent object.

AttachmentRead

Occurs when an attachment in an instance of the parent object has been opened for reading.

AttachmentRemove

Occurs when an attachment has been removed from an instance of the parent object.

BeforeAttachmentAdd

Occurs before an attachment is added to an instance of the parent object.

BeforeAttachmentPreview

Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is previewed.

BeforeAttachmentRead

Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is read from the file system, an attachment stream, or an Attachment object.

BeforeAttachmentSave

Occurs just before an attachment is saved.

BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile

Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is written to a temporary file.

BeforeAutoSave

Occurs before the item is automatically saved by Outlook.

BeforeCheckNames

Occurs just before Microsoft Outlook starts resolving names in the recipient collection for an item (which is an instance of the parent object).

BeforeDelete

Occurs before an item (which is an instance of the parent object) is deleted.

BeforeRead

Occurs before Microsoft Outlook begins to read the properties for the item.

Close

Occurs when the inspector associated with an item (which is an instance of the parent object) is being closed.

CustomAction

Occurs when a custom action of an item (which is an instance of the parent object) executes.

CustomPropertyChange

Occurs when a custom property of an item (which is an instance of the parent object) is changed.

Forward

Occurs when the user selects the Forward action for an item, or when the Forward method is called for the item, which is an instance of the parent object.

Open

Occurs when an instance of the parent object is being opened in an Inspector.

PropertyChange

Occurs when an explicit built-in property (for example, Subject) of an instance of the parent object is changed.

Read

Occurs when an instance of the parent object is opened for editing by the user.

ReadComplete

Occurs when Outlook has completed reading the properties of the item.

Reply

Occurs when the user selects the Reply action for an item, or when the Reply method is called for the item, which is an instance of the parent object.

ReplyAll

Occurs when the user selects the ReplyAll action for an item, or when the ReplyAll method is called for the item, which is an instance of the parent object.

Send

Occurs when the user selects the Send action for an item (which is an instance of the parent object).

Unload

Occurs before an Outlook item is unloaded from memory, either programmatically or by user action.

Write

Occurs when an instance of the parent object is saved, either explicitly (for example, using the Save or SaveAs methods) or implicitly (for example, in response to a prompt when closing the item's inspector).

Methods

Name

Description

Close

Closes and optionally saves changes to the Outlook item.

Copy

Creates another instance of an object.

Delete

Removes the item from the folder that contains the item.

Display

Displays a new Inspector object for the item.

Forward

Executes the Forward action for an item and returns the resulting copy as a MailItem object.

GetConversation

Obtains a Conversation object that represents the conversation to which this item belongs.

Move

Moves a Microsoft Outlook item to a new folder.

PrintOut

Prints the Outlook item using all default settings. The PrintOut method is the only Outlook method that can be used for printing.

Reply

Creates a reply, pre-addressed to the original sender, from the original message.

ReplyAll

Creates a reply to all original recipients from the original message.

Save

Saves the Microsoft Outlook item to the current folder or, if this is a new item, to the Outlook default folder for the item type.

SaveAs

Saves the Microsoft Outlook item to the specified path and in the format of the specified file type. If the file type is not specified, the MSG format (.msg) is used.

ShowCategoriesDialog

Displays the Show Categories dialog box, which allows you to select categories that correspond to the subject of the item.

StartTimer

Starts the timer on the journal entry. This method allows programmatic control of the timer function.

StopTimer

Stops the timer on the journal entry. This method allows programmatic control of the timer function.

Properties

Name

Description

Actions

Returns an Actions collection that represents all the available actions for the item. Read-only.

Application

Returns an Application object that represents the parent Outlook application for the object. Read-only.

Attachments

Returns an Attachments object that represents all the attachments for the specified item. Read-only.

AutoResolvedWinner

Returns a Boolean that determines if the item is a winner of an automatic conflict resolution. Read-only.

BillingInformation

Returns or sets a String representing the billing information associated with the Outlook item. Read/write.

Body

Returns or sets a String representing the clear-text body of the Outlook item. Read/write.

Categories

Returns or sets a String representing the categories assigned to the Outlook item. Read/write.

Class

Returns an OlObjectClass constant indicating the object's class. Read-only.

Companies

Returns or sets a String representing the names of the companies associated with the Outlook item. Read/write.

Conflicts

Returns the Conflicts object that represents the items that are in conflict for any Outlook item object. Read-only.

ContactNames

Returns or sets a String representing the contact names associated with the Outlook item. Read/write.

ConversationID

Returns a String that uniquely identifies a Conversation object that the JournalItem object belongs to. Read-only.

ConversationIndex

Returns a String that indicates the relative position of the item within the conversation thread. Read-only.

ConversationTopic

Returns a String representing the topic of the conversation thread of the Outlook item. Read-only.

CreationTime

Returns a Date indicating the creation time for the Outlook item. Read-only.

DocPosted

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the journalized item was posted as part of the journalized session. Read/write.

DocPrinted

Returns a Boolean value that indicates wheter the journalized item was printed as part of the journalized session. Read/write.

DocRouted

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the journalized item was routed as part of the journalized session. Read/write.

DocSaved

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the journalized item was saved as part of the journalized session. Read/write.

DownloadState

Returns a constant that belongs to the OlDownloadState enumeration indicating the download state of the item. Read-only.

Duration

Returns or sets a Long indicating the duration (in minutes) of the JournalItem Read/write.

End

Returns or sets a Date indicating the end date and time of a Journal entry. Read/write.

EntryID

Returns a String representing the unique Entry ID of the object. Read-only.

FormDescription

Returns the FormDescription object that represents the form description for the specified Outlook item. Read-only.

GetInspector

Returns an Inspector object that represents an inspector initialized to contain the specified item. Read-only.

Importance

Returns or sets an OlImportance constant indicating the relative importance level for the Outlook item. Read/write.

IsConflict

Returns a Boolean that determines if the item is in conflict. Read-only.

ItemProperties

Returns an ItemProperties collection that represents all standard and user-defined properties associated with the Outlook item. Read-only.

LastModificationTime

Returns a Date specifying the date and time that the Outlook item was last modified. Read-only.

MarkForDownload

Returns or sets an OlRemoteStatus constant that determines the status of an item once it is received by a remote user. Read/write.

MessageClass

Returns or sets a String representing the message class for the Outlook item. Read/write.

Mileage

Returns or sets a String representing the mileage for an item. Read/write.

NoAging

Returns or sets a Boolean value that is True to not age the Outlook item. Read/write.

OutlookInternalVersion

Returns a Long representing the build number of the Outlook application for an Outlook item. Read-only.

OutlookVersion

Returns a String indicating the major and minor version number of the Outlook application for an Outlook item. Read-only.

Parent

Returns the parent Object of the specified object. Read-only.

PropertyAccessor

Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent JournalItem object. Read-only.

Recipients

Returns a Recipients collection that represents all the recipients for the Outlook item. Read-only.

Saved

Returns a Boolean value that is True if the Outlook item has not been modified since the last save. Read-only.

Sensitivity

Returns or sets a constant in the OlSensitivity enumeration indicating the sensitivity for the Outlook item. Read/write.

Session

Returns the NameSpace object for the current session. Read-only.

Size

Returns a Long indicating the size (in bytes) of the Outlook item. Read-only.

Start

Returns or sets a Date indicating the starting date and time for the Outlook item. Read/write.

Subject

Returns or sets a String indicating the subject for the Outlook item. Read/write.

Type

Returns or sets a String representing a free-form field, usually containing the display name of the journalizing application (for example, "MSWord".) Read/write.

UnRead

Returns or sets a Boolean value that is True if the Outlook item has not been opened (read). Read/write.

UserProperties

Returns the UserProperties collection that represents all the user properties for the Outlook item. Read-only.