wrote:

I recieve emails that start with a string "#23423 london" or #34890
Spain" and would like these to go to a folder that begins with that
string "#?????." I have about 300 unique strings and are added at the
rate of several a week.

Rules will do what you want, provided you precreate the folders. Outlook by
itself (no additional custom coding) can't create folders automatically
based on incoming messages.
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Brian Tillman