How get the corresponding account from an selected addressbook folder

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How get the corresponding account from an selected addressbook folder
account the selected Folder are correspond 
Joachim Weber


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Hi,

for my application I want to know the corresponding account to an selected folder. For example: There are tow mail accounts the first "1@test.com" and the second "2@other.com". Each of the accounts contain their own addressbook. If the user have selected an folder I want to know, the name of the corresponding account. I have used the "ExplorerFolderSwitch" Event to get the information, but without success.
See my code: 

        private void adxOutlookAppEvents1_ExplorerFolderSwitch(object sender, object explorer)
        {
            Outlook.Explorer exp = (Outlook.Explorer)explorer;
            Outlook.Folder curFold = (Outlook.Folder)exp.CurrentFolder;
            Outlook.Account testAccount = exp.AccountSelector.SelectedAccount;

            MessageBox.Show("Account: " + testAccount.DisplayName);
            
        }


Do somebody know how I can get the corresponding account name?
Thanks for your answer.

Joachim
Posted 28 May, 2015 10:37:15 Top
Joachim Weber


Guest


Hello,

I have solved my problem, here is the code to get the corresponing account for an folder: 

        //For example:
        MessageBox.Show("Account for the currentFolder: "+ this.GetAccountForFolder(curFold).DisplayName);

        public Outlook.Account GetAccountForFolder(Outlook.Folder oFolder)
        {   
            Outlook.Account oReturn = null;
            Outlook.Store oFolderStore = oFolder.Store;

            foreach (Outlook.Account oAccount in OutlookApp.Session.Accounts)
            {
                if (oAccount.DeliveryStore.StoreID == oFolderStore.StoreID)
                {
                    oReturn = oAccount;
                }
            }
            return oReturn;
        }


Enjoy it!

Joachim
Posted 29 May, 2015 01:51:13 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Posts: 18821
 Joined: 2006-05-11
Thank you Joachim!

I'd use a for loop instead of foreach and release all COM objects. I don't know if the solution above creates a problem; I know that releasing COM object won't create any.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 29 May, 2015 07:33:58 Top
Joachim Weber


Guest


Thank you too Andrei,

I will try it and inform you. By the way I have another questions: a) How can I find out if the currentFolder is an contact, appointment or mail folder and b) I will compare folders by their type , do you have an example for me how I can do this.

Best Regards
Joachim
Posted 29 May, 2015 08:32:50 Top
Andrei Smolin


Add-in Express team


Posts: 18821
 Joined: 2006-05-11
Uou need to use MAPIFolder.DefaultItemType, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff865360%28v=office.15%29.aspx. We don't have such an example.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 29 May, 2015 08:52:07 Top