Vista - Outlook Folder tree

Hi,

I am really new to Powershell (discovered it yesterday), and here is my
question :

This is working:

$a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
$b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"]

where \\whatever is the folderpath of the whatever folder.
Now suppose \\whatever has a subfolder called subfolder1 whose folderpath is
\\whatever\subfolder1.

Why this doesn't work ??? :

$a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
$b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"].folders["subfolder1"]

as I was used to do in vb with () instead of [] and collection instead of
this folders object I don't know what it is made of and how to deal with it.


Thank you for your answers

Sometimes you can not use [] on a COM object (as it has no indexer)you also
can use the item() Method.

$b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders.item("Public Folders")

PoSH>,$b | gm

$a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["Public Folders"].folders.item("Favorites")

Greetings /\/\o\/\/

"Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:87560101-F6DA-4C8F-9876-1CA22BC8D20E@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I am really new to Powershell (discovered it yesterday), and here is my
> question :
>
> This is working:
>
> $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"]
>
> where \\whatever is the folderpath of the whatever folder.
> Now suppose \\whatever has a subfolder called subfolder1 whose folderpath
> is
> \\whatever\subfolder1.
>
> Why this doesn't work ??? :
>
> $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"].folders["subfolder1"]
>
> as I was used to do in vb with () instead of [] and collection instead of
> this folders object I don't know what it is made of and how to deal with
> it.
>
>
> Thank you for your answers

Thank you very much.
Is there a way to get a folder by specifying its folderpath instead of doing
something recursive ?

Cheers

"/\\/\\o\\/\\/ [MVP]" wrote:

> Sometimes you can not use [] on a COM object (as it has no indexer)you also
> can use the item() Method.
>
> $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders.item("Public Folders")
>
> PoSH>,$b | gm
>
> $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["Public Folders"].folders.item("Favorites")
>
> Greetings /\/\o\/\/
>
> "Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:87560101-F6DA-4C8F-9876-1CA22BC8D20E@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am really new to Powershell (discovered it yesterday), and here is my
> > question :
> >
> > This is working:
> >
> > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"]
> >
> > where \\whatever is the folderpath of the whatever folder.
> > Now suppose \\whatever has a subfolder called subfolder1 whose folderpath
> > is
> > \\whatever\subfolder1.
> >
> > Why this doesn't work ??? :
> >
> > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"].folders["subfolder1"]
> >
> > as I was used to do in vb with () instead of [] and collection instead of
> > this folders object I don't know what it is made of and how to deal with
> > it.
> >
> >
> > Thank you for your answers
>
>
>

I am also looking for the same thing in vba (if ever it exists) by the way.

"Fil" wrote:

> Thank you very much.
> Is there a way to get a folder by specifying its folderpath instead of doing
> something recursive ?
>
> Cheers
>
> "/\\/\\o\\/\\/ [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Sometimes you can not use [] on a COM object (as it has no indexer)you also
> > can use the item() Method.
> >
> > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders.item("Public Folders")
> >
> > PoSH>,$b | gm
> >
> > $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["Public Folders"].folders.item("Favorites")
> >
> > Greetings /\/\o\/\/
> >
> > "Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:87560101-F6DA-4C8F-9876-1CA22BC8D20E@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am really new to Powershell (discovered it yesterday), and here is my
> > > question :
> > >
> > > This is working:
> > >
> > > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> > > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"]
> > >
> > > where \\whatever is the folderpath of the whatever folder.
> > > Now suppose \\whatever has a subfolder called subfolder1 whose folderpath
> > > is
> > > \\whatever\subfolder1.
> > >
> > > Why this doesn't work ??? :
> > >
> > > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> > > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"].folders["subfolder1"]
> > >
> > > as I was used to do in vb with () instead of [] and collection instead of
> > > this folders object I don't know what it is made of and how to deal with
> > > it.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you for your answers
> >
> >
> >

nope,
but did you see this ?

$a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
$f = $a.GetNamespace("MAPI").PickFolder()
$f

gr /\/\o\/\/
"Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC3DCC70-3652-48BA-94F0-4F0E25435B7E@microsoft.com...
> Thank you very much.
> Is there a way to get a folder by specifying its folderpath instead of
> doing
> something recursive ?
>
> Cheers
>
> "/\\/\\o\\/\\/ [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Sometimes you can not use [] on a COM object (as it has no indexer)you
>> also
>> can use the item() Method.
>>
>> $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders.item("Public Folders")
>>
>> PoSH>,$b | gm
>>
>> $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["Public
>> Folders"].folders.item("Favorites")
>>
>> Greetings /\/\o\/\/
>>
>> "Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:87560101-F6DA-4C8F-9876-1CA22BC8D20E@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am really new to Powershell (discovered it yesterday), and here is my
>> > question :
>> >
>> > This is working:
>> >
>> > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
>> > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"]
>> >
>> > where \\whatever is the folderpath of the whatever folder.
>> > Now suppose \\whatever has a subfolder called subfolder1 whose
>> > folderpath
>> > is
>> > \\whatever\subfolder1.
>> >
>> > Why this doesn't work ??? :
>> >
>> > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
>> > $b =
>> > $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"].folders["subfolder1"]
>> >
>> > as I was used to do in vb with () instead of [] and collection instead
>> > of
>> > this folders object I don't know what it is made of and how to deal
>> > with
>> > it.
>> >
>> >
>> > Thank you for your answers
>>
>>
>>

If it's a user created folder, I don't know how to find it except for looping.
If it's one of the default folders, try the GetDefaultFolder() method:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms526181.aspx


According to MSDN, these should be the correct values, but they're not working
for me (with Outlook 2007):

$CdoDefaultFolderCalendar = 0
$CdoDefaultFolderContacts = 5
$CdoDefaultFolderDeletedItems = 4
$CdoDefaultFolderInbox = 1
$CdoDefaultFolderJournal = 6
$CdoDefaultFolderNotes = 7
$CdoDefaultFolderOutbox = 2
$CdoDefaultFolderSentItems = 3
$CdoDefaultFolderTasks = 8

$Outlook = New-Object -comObject "Outlook.Application"
$DeletedItems = $Outlook.Session.GetDefaultFolder($CdoDefaultFolderDeletedItems)
$DeletedItems.FolderPath

There might be an easier way to do it with a reference to CDO, something similar
to this:
$DeletedItems =
$Outlook.Session.GetDefaultFolder([CdoDefaultFolderTypes]::CDO.CdoDefaultFolderDeletedItems)



"Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:51BBB054-5445-416E-8C98-1B8E9B168FBA@microsoft.com...
>I am also looking for the same thing in vba (if ever it exists) by the way.
>
> "Fil" wrote:
>
>> Thank you very much.
>> Is there a way to get a folder by specifying its folderpath instead of doing
>> something recursive ?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> "/\\/\\o\\/\\/ [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>> > Sometimes you can not use [] on a COM object (as it has no indexer)you also
>> > can use the item() Method.
>> >
>> > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders.item("Public Folders")
>> >
>> > PoSH>,$b | gm
>> >
>> > $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["Public Folders"].folders.item("Favorites")
>> >
>> > Greetings /\/\o\/\/
>> >
>> > "Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:87560101-F6DA-4C8F-9876-1CA22BC8D20E@microsoft.com...
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > I am really new to Powershell (discovered it yesterday), and here is my
>> > > question :
>> > >
>> > > This is working:
>> > >
>> > > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
>> > > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"]
>> > >
>> > > where \\whatever is the folderpath of the whatever folder.
>> > > Now suppose \\whatever has a subfolder called subfolder1 whose folderpath
>> > > is
>> > > \\whatever\subfolder1.
>> > >
>> > > Why this doesn't work ??? :
>> > >
>> > > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
>> > > $b =
>> > > $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"].folders["subfolder1"]
>> > >
>> > > as I was used to do in vb with () instead of [] and collection instead of
>> > > this folders object I don't know what it is made of and how to deal with
>> > > it.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Thank you for your answers
>> >
>> >
>> >

Thank you.

That would have been nice :

$a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
$b =
$a.getNamespace("MAPI").getFolder("\\rootFolder1\subfolderr\...\subfolderN")



"/\\/\\o\\/\\/ [MVP]" wrote:

> nope,
> but did you see this ?
>
> $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> $f = $a.GetNamespace("MAPI").PickFolder()
> $f
>
> gr /\/\o\/\/
> "Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AC3DCC70-3652-48BA-94F0-4F0E25435B7E@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you very much.
> > Is there a way to get a folder by specifying its folderpath instead of
> > doing
> > something recursive ?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > "/\\/\\o\\/\\/ [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Sometimes you can not use [] on a COM object (as it has no indexer)you
> >> also
> >> can use the item() Method.
> >>
> >> $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders.item("Public Folders")
> >>
> >> PoSH>,$b | gm
> >>
> >> $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["Public
> >> Folders"].folders.item("Favorites")
> >>
> >> Greetings /\/\o\/\/
> >>
> >> "Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:87560101-F6DA-4C8F-9876-1CA22BC8D20E@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I am really new to Powershell (discovered it yesterday), and here is my
> >> > question :
> >> >
> >> > This is working:
> >> >
> >> > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> >> > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"]
> >> >
> >> > where \\whatever is the folderpath of the whatever folder.
> >> > Now suppose \\whatever has a subfolder called subfolder1 whose
> >> > folderpath
> >> > is
> >> > \\whatever\subfolder1.
> >> >
> >> > Why this doesn't work ??? :
> >> >
> >> > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> >> > $b =
> >> > $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"].folders["subfolder1"]
> >> >
> >> > as I was used to do in vb with () instead of [] and collection instead
> >> > of
> >> > this folders object I don't know what it is made of and how to deal
> >> > with
> >> > it.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for your answers
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Instead I see we have

$a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
$b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").getFolderFromID()



"Fil" wrote:

> Thank you.
>
> That would have been nice :
>
> $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> $b =
> $a.getNamespace("MAPI").getFolder("\\rootFolder1\subfolderr\...\subfolderN")
>
>
>
> "/\\/\\o\\/\\/ [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > nope,
> > but did you see this ?
> >
> > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> > $f = $a.GetNamespace("MAPI").PickFolder()
> > $f
> >
> > gr /\/\o\/\/
> > "Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:AC3DCC70-3652-48BA-94F0-4F0E25435B7E@microsoft.com...
> > > Thank you very much.
> > > Is there a way to get a folder by specifying its folderpath instead of
> > > doing
> > > something recursive ?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > "/\\/\\o\\/\\/ [MVP]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Sometimes you can not use [] on a COM object (as it has no indexer)you
> > >> also
> > >> can use the item() Method.
> > >>
> > >> $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders.item("Public Folders")
> > >>
> > >> PoSH>,$b | gm
> > >>
> > >> $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["Public
> > >> Folders"].folders.item("Favorites")
> > >>
> > >> Greetings /\/\o\/\/
> > >>
> > >> "Fil" <Fil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:87560101-F6DA-4C8F-9876-1CA22BC8D20E@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Hi,
> > >> >
> > >> > I am really new to Powershell (discovered it yesterday), and here is my
> > >> > question :
> > >> >
> > >> > This is working:
> > >> >
> > >> > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> > >> > $b = $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"]
> > >> >
> > >> > where \\whatever is the folderpath of the whatever folder.
> > >> > Now suppose \\whatever has a subfolder called subfolder1 whose
> > >> > folderpath
> > >> > is
> > >> > \\whatever\subfolder1.
> > >> >
> > >> > Why this doesn't work ??? :
> > >> >
> > >> > $a = New-Object -comObject Outlook.Application
> > >> > $b =
> > >> > $a.getNamespace("MAPI").folders["whatever"].folders["subfolder1"]
> > >> >
> > >> > as I was used to do in vb with () instead of [] and collection instead
> > >> > of
> > >> > this folders object I don't know what it is made of and how to deal
> > >> > with
> > >> > it.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Thank you for your answers
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >