Hi,
I am writing an C++COM add-in that will add improved spam filtering. I
have a toolbar with a "Mark as spam" button for this purpose. How do I
find out what is the name of the folder that acts as Junk e-mail
folder. I presume that the actual name and path to this folder can
differ based on the office localization and/or user language settings
and/or account settings ... It might as well be that no such folder
exists and it needs to be created (i.e. in pre-Office 2003 versions)

Please help.

Many thanks

NameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(OlDefaultFolders.olFold erJunk) will work for any
Outlook version that has a Junk folder. That's language independent.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


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Hi,
I am writing an C++COM add-in that will add improved spam filtering. I
have a toolbar with a "Mark as spam" button for this purpose. How do I
find out what is the name of the folder that acts as Junk e-mail
folder. I presume that the actual name and path to this folder can
differ based on the office localization and/or user language settings
and/or account settings ... It might as well be that no such folder
exists and it needs to be created (i.e. in pre-Office 2003 versions)

Please help.

Many thanks

Many thanks, mate!

Firstly thank you very much for your quick reply, I really appreciate
it! I found out that this solution is almost there but not quite...

In my environment I have these Outlook folders:
\Personal Folders\
\Personal Folders\Deleted Items
\Personal Folders\Drafts
\Personal Folders\Inbox
\Personal Folders\Junk E-mail
\Personal Folders\Sent Items
....
\Archive Folders
\
\Inbox


\Junk E-mail
....
The latter is my default data file or whatever it is called.
Now Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderJunk) points to \Private Folders
\Junk E-mail
but the REAL Junk E-mail folder (i.e. the one that Outlook uses for
this account) is \Junk E-mail

How do I find the path to that?

If that's the case Outlook is totally confused. GetDefaultFolder() will
always and only retrieve folders from your default PST file or Exchange
mailbox. It cannot retrieve folders from other mail stores that aren't the
default.

NameSpace.Folders has all your loaded PST files. You can iterate that
collection and its subfolders, etc. to find any loaded folder. The pattern
looks like this:
NameSpace.Folders.Item(1).Folders.Item("Inbox").Fo lders.Item("myInboxSubfolder"),
etc.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


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Firstly thank you very much for your quick reply, I really appreciate
it! I found out that this solution is almost there but not quite...

In my environment I have these Outlook folders:
\Personal Folders\
\Personal Folders\Deleted Items
\Personal Folders\Drafts
\Personal Folders\Inbox
\Personal Folders\Junk E-mail
\Personal Folders\Sent Items
...
\Archive Folders
\
\Inbox


\Junk E-mail
...
The latter is my default data file or whatever it is called.
Now Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderJunk) points to \Private Folders
\Junk E-mail
but the REAL Junk E-mail folder (i.e. the one that Outlook uses for
this account) is \Junk E-mail

How do I find the path to that?

On 14 kvì, 20:35, "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]"
wrote:
If that's the case Outlook is totally confused. GetDefaultFolder() will
always and only retrieve folders from your default PST file or Exchange
mailbox. It cannot retrieve folders from other mail stores that aren't the
default.

NameSpace.Folders has all your loaded PST files. You can iterate that
collection and its subfolders, etc. to find any loaded folder. The pattern
looks like this:
NameSpace.Folders.Item(1).Folders.Item("Inbox").Fo lders.Item("myInboxSubfolder"),
etc.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm

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...

Firstly thank you very much for your quick reply, I really appreciate
it! I found out that this solution is almost there but not quite...

In my environment I have these Outlook folders:
\Personal Folders\
\Personal Folders\Deleted Items
\Personal Folders\Drafts
\Personal Folders\Inbox
\Personal Folders\Junk E-mail
\Personal Folders\Sent Items
...
\Archive Folders
\
\Inbox


\Junk E-mail
...
The latter is my default data file or whatever it is called.
Now Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderJunk) points to \Private Folders
\Junk E-mail
but the REAL Junk E-mail folder (i.e. the one that Outlook uses for
this account) is \Junk E-mail

How do I find the path to that?

Thanks a lot. I have one more question regarding this:

Once a message is in a spam folder I guess there is no way to tell
where it came from? (in case I have implemented a more complex folder
logic instead of having just one Inbox folder)

What do you mean by where it came from? Do you mean the sender? Nothing
changes with that.

If a spam comes in and gets directed to the Junk folder it obviously was
originally delivered to the Inbox, that's the only folder where the Junk
filter is active and the only place where incoming emails are delivered.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


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Thanks a lot. I have one more question regarding this:

Once a message is in a spam folder I guess there is no way to tell
where it came from? (in case I have implemented a more complex folder
logic instead of having just one Inbox folder)

On 15 kvì, 15:04, "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]"
wrote:
What do you mean by where it came from? Do you mean the sender? Nothing
changes with that.

If a spam comes in and gets directed to the Junk folder it obviously was
originally delivered to the Inbox, that's the only folder where the Junk
filter is active and the only place where incoming emails are delivered.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm

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Thanks a lot. I have one more question regarding this:

Once a message is in a spam folder I guess there is no way to tell
where it came from? (in case I have implemented a more complex folder
logic instead of having just one Inbox folder)

What I meant is that I many people sort their incoming mail into
different folders based on some sort of a logic (say Inbox, Family,
Friends, Client1, Client2, ...) and when such message get marked as
spam by mistake then my "Not Spam" button handler can only move it
back into the Inbox (thus not placing it in the correct inbox context
folder (ie. Family)). Or am I getting it wrong and anything that lands
inside Inbox gets filtered based on the filtering rules anyway?

Anything that gets added to Inbox will fire the junk filter and any rules
you have set up. If something is classified as spam you normally whitelist
it and/or the sender, then you move it where you want if the rules don't do
it, or you manually run the rules.

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Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


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What I meant is that I many people sort their incoming mail into
different folders based on some sort of a logic (say Inbox, Family,
Friends, Client1, Client2, ...) and when such message get marked as
spam by mistake then my "Not Spam" button handler can only move it
back into the Inbox (thus not placing it in the correct inbox context
folder (ie. Family)). Or am I getting it wrong and anything that lands
inside Inbox gets filtered based on the filtering rules anyway?

Will it be possible to call

Store.GetSpecialFolder(olFolderJunk) to retrieve a junk folder for
every store instead of retrieving the generic one via
Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderJunk) ? And in a similar way marking
stuff as not spam would then move the item to Store.GetSpecialFolder
(olFolderInbox)

Does it make any sense?