You mean "folder" not "mailbox," right?

Does any VBA code run? Did you check the basics at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vbabasics.htm

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"Richard Lewis Haggard" HaggardAtWorldDotStdDotCom wrote in message ...
I've tried to set up a system wherein selected email automatically displays
but I've done something silly and it does not work.

In short, I've declared an Outlook.Items object which is created at start up
time and associated with a mailbox under the Inbox. An event handler for
has been added that is supposed to be invoked when an email is added to
the mail box and it will display the email. I've also created
a rule that moves selected emails into this mailbox. The idea is, email
comes in, the rule places the email in the special box and the event handler
gets triggered which displays the item. Good theory, bad practice. It
doesn't work.

Here's the VBA code:

Private WithEvents ItemsAutoDisplay As Outlook.Items


Private Sub Application_Startup()
Set ItemsAutoDisplay =
Application.Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox ).Folders("SDG").Items
End Sub


Private Sub ItemsAutoDisplay_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
If TypeOf Item Is Outlook.MailItem Then
Item.Display
End If
End Sub