Microsoft KB Archive/817890

= You can only create a search folder for an e-mail folder in Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2003 =

Article ID: 817890

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to create a new search folder, you can only create a search folder for an e-mail folder. For example, you cannot create a search folder in the Calendar folder.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because you can only create a search folder for e-mail folders when you use the menu method to create the search folder in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003.



WORKAROUND
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Important Note This method of creating a new search folder is not a supported method and is at your own risk.

To work around this behavior, you must create a macro solution if you want to create a new search folder in a folder other than an e-mail folder. For example, to create a new search folder for the Calendar folder, create a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro similar to the following sample macro:

Sub CreateNewSearchFolder

Dim objSch As Search

'Create a folder that shows all recurring calendar items Dim strF As String strF = &quot;http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/id/{00062002-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}/8223000b=1&quot;

Dim strS As String strS = &quot;Calendar&quot;

Dim strTag As String strTag = &quot;RecurSearch&quot;

Set objSch = Application.AdvancedSearch(Scope:=strS, Filter:=strF, _     SearchSubFolders:=True, Tag:=strTag)

If objSch Is Nothing Then MsgBox &quot;Sorry, the search folder could not be created.&quot; End If

objSch.Save (&quot;MyCal&quot;) 'Change MyCal to the search folder you want to create End Sub



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Outlook uses folders to contain collections of data. An Outlook folder contains items such as your new e-mail messages (Inbox), sent e-mail messages (Sent Items), or e-mail messages that you want to save are stored. E-mail messages are not stored in search folders. Search folders are virtual folders that contain views of all e-mail items that matches specific search criteria.

Additional query words: OL2007 OL2003

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