Microsoft KB Archive/218159

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OL2000: NoteItem.Move Actually Copies Item

Article ID: 218159

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q218159

SYMPTOMS

You use the Move method on a NoteItem object, but the item is copied instead of moved.

RESOLUTION

As a workaround, delete the original item after you use the Move method. For example:

oNoteItem.Move oDestFolder
oNoteItem.Delete
                

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem does not occur with other types of items, such as contacts or mail messages.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

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1. In your default Notes folder make sure you have at least one note item. Otherwise you will receive the following error when running the code below:

   Array index out of bounds.
   

   
   

2. Create a subfolder of your Inbox called Test. When creating the folder, make sure to specify that it contains Notes.
3. On the Tools menu, point to Forms and then click Design a Form. Click to select Message.
4. Click the P.2 tab.
5. On the Form menu, Click Control Toolbox.
6. From the Control Toolbox, drag a Command button to your new form.

7. On the Form menu, click View Code, enter the following Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) code and then close the Script Editor:

   Sub CommandButton1_Click()
   
      Set oNS = Application.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
   
      ' Set a reference to the Notes folder
      Set oFldSrc = oNS.GetDefaultFolder(12)
   
      ' Set a reference to the Test folder
      Set oFldDest = oNS.GetDefaultFolder(6).Folders("Test")
   
      ' Reference the first note in the folder
      Set oNoteItem = oFldSrc.Items(1)
   
      ' Move the note.
      oNoteItem.Move oFldDest
   
   End Sub
                       

8. On the Form menu, click Run this Form.
9. Click CommandButton1 on the P.2 tab.

The note will be copied to the Test folder, but will still exist in the default Notes folder.

Adding oNoteItem.Delete under the oNoteItem.Move oFldDest line will delete the item from the originating folder and simulate a move action.

REFERENCES

For additional information about available resources and answers to commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook 2000 solutions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Additional query words: OutSol OutSol2000 OL2K

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbprogramming KB218159

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