I am trying to reinvent the wheel. I'd like them to be simple files and or
folders in the filesystem, but still be viewable in Outlooks U/I. The PST
gets corrupted and has size limitations. The file system doesn't share those
problems (apart from obvious disk failures).

"Gordon" wrote in message
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"sstory" wrote in message
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I would like to write an add-in for Outlook 2003 in vb.net 2005.

1.) Is this possible?

2.) Here's what I'd like to do. I'd like to store outlook email messages
as .msg files in a folder in the users profile or mydocs. I'd like for
that folder to appear in the folder list on the right, and be able to
create folders in that, that would make file system folders. I'd like
any email drug into those folders to be moved to the file system as an
.msg file. I'd like those files to display in the outlook pane when
clicked on, just like the MAPI folders do. I'd like to be able to search
them.

Is this possible? I have done com add-in's before, in visual basic 6, and
have worked with Word and Excel object models some. Can anyone tell me
what would be involved, and a basic strategy of going about this, if it
can be done?

By all means if there is a cheap or free add in that already does this,
please let me know as well. I'd still like an idea as to how to do it.


Umm. Why are you moving messages OUT of Outlook, to store them on the HDD,
and have them re-appear IN Outlook?
Why not just keep them in the pst file? Seems you are trying to re-invent
the wheel here...