You need to parse the folder path and then walk the folder hierarchy, starting with Namespace.Folders, getting each subfolder in turn from its parent Folders collection. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/getfolder.htm

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"Paddy" wrote in message ups.com...
Hello,

I am asking the folder path from the user as input in my progam via a
config file. So the user enters something like "\\Mailbox -
User\Inbox\TestMessageFolder". I then take this folder and
analyse/filter the messages in "TestMessageFolder"

I am stuck trying to access the folder via the obvious API in .NET. I
tried
1. GetDefaultFolder - (Obviously) fails because the user entered
folder, "TestMessageFolder", may not be default.
2. GetFolderFromID - Very confusing as the first parameter
entryIDFolder can be passed as a string i.e.
"\\Mailbox\Inbox\TestmessageFolder" but how can I get the second
parameter ,entryIDStore.

Thanks for any help that you can offer.

- K.