HI all

I've got a VB 6 app reading in messages from the Inbox.  The app scans the
inbox for messages with an attachment, and a identifier in the subject, and
then actions events.
The problem is that when I read any part of the message(title or body) , it
changes the status to Read.  If the message is not for my app,  I then can't
change the flag back to unread as it's read only.  Really annoying with a
busy inbox.

Solutions

1)  Is there some way to change the flag back to Unread?

or :

2) is there some way to read another folder other than the inbox?

3) other????

I'd prefer option 2 as then I can have a rule set up to have all the emails
moved to this folder, and makes history checking easier.

Thanks in advance.

Eric

Hi Eric,
You can read other folders then the Inbox.
You are using the standard folder options.
By setting the items collection to an other folder you can read and write from
and to that folder.
The folder name has to be speld from the root of your outlook.

Ex:

\\Personal Folder\Icomming WebMail\MailOrders
\\Exchange server\\Inbox\Mailorders

The item can be set by declaring an items object

Dim otlItems as Items
Dim moSelectedFolder As Outlook.MapiFolder
Set moSelectedFolder = "\\Personal Folder\Icomming WebMail\MailOrders"
Set otlItems = moSelectedFolder.Items

Now the folder is open.

Good Luck
RJ