TaskItem.Copy method (Outlook)

Creates another instance of an object.

Syntax

expression.Copy

expression A variable that represents a TaskItem object.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications example creates an email message, sets the Subject to "Speeches", uses the Copy method to copy it, then moves the copy into a newly created email folder named "Saved Mail" within the Inbox folder.

Sub CopyItem() 
 
 Dim myNameSpace As Outlook.NameSpace 
 
 Dim myFolder As Outlook.Folder 
 
 Dim myNewFolder As Outlook.Folder 
 
 Dim myItem As Outlook.MailItem 
 
 Dim myCopiedItem As Outlook.MailItem 
 
 
 
 Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI") 
 
 Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox) 
 
 Set myNewFolder = myFolder.Folders.Add("Saved Mail", olFolderDrafts) 
 
 Set myItem = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem) 
 
 myItem.Subject = "Speeches" 
 
 Set myCopiedItem = myItem.Copy 
 
 myCopiedItem.Move myNewFolder 
 
End Sub

See also

TaskItem Object

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