Microsoft KB Archive/814554

= OL2002: &quot;Set ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolder)&quot; Does Not Work As Expected in the FolderSwitch Event =

Article ID: 814554

Article Last Modified on 4/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code to customize Microsoft Outlook, you may not be able to use the following code in the FolderSwitch event: Set ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderFolderName) (In this example,  is the name of the folder that you want to switch the focus to.) When you try to use this code, the focus does not switch to the correct folder.



Service Pack Information
This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Office XP service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date           Time  Version    Size       File name ---  24-Mar-2003  11:23                  3,226,844  Outlookop.msp (Client Patch) 24-Mar-2003 14:26                  6,985,728  Outlookff.msp (Full file Patch) After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.   Date           Time  Version    Size       File name ---  19-Sep-2002  18:23  10.0.4517.0       105,032  Envelope.dll 09-Jan-2003 19:31  10.0.4907.0       346,696  Exsec32.dll 09-Aug-2002 00:22  10.0.4406.0       137,800  Impmail.dll 27-Feb-2003 22:57  10.0.5025.0       543,304  Outlcm.dll 14-Mar-2003 04:55  10.0.5112.0       100,936  Outlctl.dll 22-Mar-2003 00:06  10.0.5119.0     6,318,664  Outllib.dll 11-Oct-2002 19:14  10.0.4608.0        92,744  Outlmime.dll 22-Mar-2003 00:06  10.0.5119.0        47,688  Outlook.exe 22-Mar-2003 00:06  10.0.5119.0       121,416  Outlph.dll 25-Nov-2002 15:50  10.0.4721.0        47,688  Recall.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.

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