How to programmatically select a folder to view in Outlook 2010?
c#, outlook, outlook-2010, vsto
Solution
This should work for you...
Get access to your `Application` object (or from the main add-in class). And then
this.Application.ActiveExplorer().CurrentFolder = folder;
i.e. you can use `CurrentFolder` of the `ActiveExplorer`
Of course, always make sure to properly release your COM objects (the ones that need releasing) - and you should never do it like I did here (for simplicity) - i.e. chaining properties like that. Save each (property) into a variable, and release via `Marshal.ReleaseComObject` on your way out.
Problem
I am programmatically creating a search folder via Search.Save method. After I save the search (it creates a new folder in the Search Folders directory), I would like to set to focus on this newly created folder such that the view changes to this folder. This is the code I have thus far.... ``` searchFolders = inboxFolder.Store.GetSearchFolders(); foreach (Outlook.Folder folder in searchFolders) { if (folder.Name == "Expiring Retention Policy Mail") { folder.ShowItemCount = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlShowItemCount.olShowTotalItemCount; //folder.SetCustomIcon(new Bitmap(32, 32)); folder.Display(); } } ``` When I do folder.Display() it opens up an entirely new inspector window... I don't want this to happen, I simply want to select it (like via set focus?) and have it viewed in the same inspector window it exists in. Does anybody know how to do this? Thank you.