Article ID: 223745
Article Last Modified on 2/26/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q223745
SYMPTOMS
You use the Outlook object model to programmatically mark mail messages in the Outbox or Drafts folder as read or unread, but the messages are not changed.
CAUSE
The Outlook object model cannot change the Unread property of a MailItem object if the item has not been sent yet.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, use one of the following two methods.
Method 1
Use the Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) 1.21 object model to change the read/unread status of an item.
IMPORTANT: To change the Unread property of an item, you must also set the Sent and Submitted properties. Changes to these properties may result in negative side effects. Test this approach based on your needs and environment.
The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code illustrates how to use CDO to change the read/unread state of an item. Make sure that you reference the Microsoft CDO 1.21 Library.
Sub AddCDOMessages()
Dim objFolder As MAPI.Folder
Dim MI As MAPI.Message
Dim MI2 As MAPI.Message
'Create and Logon to the MAPI session
Set objSession = CreateObject("MAPI.Session")
objSession.Logon , , False, False
'Call the Inbox folder
Set objFolder = objSession.Inbox
'Add a Read message to the Messages Collection of the Inbox
Set MI = objFolder.Messages.Add
MI.Subject = "CDO Message 1 - Read"
MI.Submitted = True
MI.Sent = True
MI.UnRead = False
MI.Update makePermanent:=True
'Add an Unread message to the Messages Collection of the Inbox
Set MI = objFolder.Messages.Add
MI.Subject = "CDO Message 2 - Unread"
MI.Submitted = True
MI.Sent = True
MI.UnRead = True
MI.Update makePermanent:=True
End Sub
Method 2
If possible, change the read status of the message by using the Outlook user interface (UI). Right-click the message in a folder, and then click Mark As Read or Mark as Unread, depending on the state of the message.
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 posts or documents.
REFERENCES
For additional information about available resources and answersto frequently asked questions about Microsoft Outlook solutions, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions
Additional query words: OutSol OutSol2000 OutSol97 OutSol98 OutSol2002
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