Ken:

Declaring it as an object worked. I am including the code below which also
includes a browser supported function in case anyone has the same problem
they can find it. Thank you for your help.

Chris

'-----CODE START-----
Public Sub ExportSAR()

Dim TheEmail As Object
Dim ReportEmail As ReportItem
Dim eItem As Outlook.Items
Dim EmailNS As NameSpace
Dim fldrCount, EmailPath2, NbrItem, myfolder
Dim strSubj, strTime, mailClassCheck, EmailPath As String
Dim NewFileName, ReportHeader As String
Dim Cats
Dim CheckErr, Exists As Boolean

CheckErr = False
Set EmailNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myfolder = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder
NbrItem = myfolder.Items.Count
On Error GoTo Error_Handler

EmailPath = BrowseForFolderShell
MsgBox EmailPath
'EmailPath = InputBox("Enter the save folder location:", "Email Save
Path", CurDir)
For i = 1 To NbrItem
Set TheEmail = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder.Items.Ite m(i)
mailClassCheck = TheEmail.MessageClass
If Left(mailClassCheck, 6) = "REPORT" Then
Set ReportEmail =
Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder.Items.Ite m(i)
If ReportEmail.Subject = "" Then strSubj = "no subject"
If Right(ReportEmail.MessageClass, 2) = "DR" Then ReportHeader =
"DeliveryReport" Else ReportHeader = "Read Receipt"

strSubj = Replace(ReportEmail.Subject, "/", "-")
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "\", "-")
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, ":", "--")
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "?", sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, Chr(34), sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "", sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "", sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "|", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(ReportEmail.CreationTime, "/", "-")
strTime = Replace(strTime, "\", "-")
strTime = Replace(strTime, ":", ".")
strTime = Replace(strTime, "?", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, Chr(34), sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, "", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, "", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, "|", sReplace)
NewFileName = ReportHeader & "_" & strSubj & strTime & ".msg"

If NewFileName "" Then
ReportEmail.SaveAs EmailPath & NewFileName, olMSG
Else
MsgBox "No file name was entered. Operation aborted.", 64,
"Cancel Operation"
Exit Sub
End If
GoTo Step1
End If
If TheEmail.Subject = "" Then strSubj = "no subject"

strSubj = Replace(TheEmail.Subject, "/", "-")
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "\", "-")
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, ":", "--")
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "?", sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, Chr(34), sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "", sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "", sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "|", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(TheEmail.ReceivedTime, "/", "-")
strTime = Replace(strTime, "\", "-")
strTime = Replace(strTime, ":", ".")
strTime = Replace(strTime, "?", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, Chr(34), sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, "", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, "", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, "|", sReplace)
NewFileName = TheEmail.SenderName & "_" & strTime & "_" & strSubj &
".msg"

If NewFileName "" Then
TheEmail.SaveAs EmailPath & NewFileName, olMSG
Else
MsgBox "No file name was entered. Operation aborted.", 64,
"Cancel Operation"
Exit Sub
End If
Step1:
strSubj = ""
strTime = ""
Next i
GoTo Done

Error_Handler:
If TheEmail Is Nothing Then
MsgBox Err.Number & ":" & Err.Description Else
MsgBox TheEmail.MessageClass & Chr$(13) & TheEmail.Subject & Chr$(13) &
Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description
TheEmail.Categories = TheEmail.Categories & ";" & "Not Copied"
TheEmail.Save
End If
Resume Next

Done:
End Sub

Public Function BrowseForFolderShell(Optional Hwnd As Long = 0, Optional
sTitle As String = "Browse for Folder", Optional BIF_Options As Integer,
Optional vRootFolder As Variant) As String

Dim objShell As Object
Dim objFolder As Variant
Dim strFolderFullPath As String

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") Set objFolder =
objShell.BrowseForFolder(Hwnd, sTitle, BIF_Options, vRootFolder)

If (Not objFolder Is Nothing) Then
'// NB: If SpecFolder= 0 = Desktop then ....
On Error Resume Next
If IsError(objFolder.Items.Item.Path) Then strFolderFullPath =
CStr(objFolder): GoTo GotIt
On Error GoTo 0
'// Is it the Root Dir?...if so change
If Len(objFolder.Items.Item.Path) 3 Then
strFolderFullPath = objFolder.Items.Item.Path '&
Application.PathSeparator
Else
strFolderFullPath = objFolder.Items.Item.Path '& Application.
End If
Else
'// User cancelled
GoTo XitProperly
End If

GotIt:
BrowseForFolderShell = strFolderFullPath & "\"

XitProperly:
Set objFolder = Nothing
Set objShell = Nothing

End Function
'-----CODE END-----


"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

I'm wondering if possibly declaring TheEmail as Object rather than MailItem
would be helpful. Do you ever hit the error handler code? If you do it
could be because instantiating a MailItem object from a report item would
fire an exception.

--
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


"Chris" wrote in message
...
OK Ken,

It seems so close and yet so far away. I am doing the message class but
anytime it htis a delivery report or read receipt, I cannot get the
message
class. I have a check to add the category "Not Copied" (it exists in the
list) and it will change the category of the message prior to the receipt.
The message box never displays a "REPORT" message class just "IPM.NOTE"
and
the out of office one. I am including the code and am hoping a light will
shine on the error in the code. Thanks for your continued assistance.

Chris
-----CODE START-----
Dim TheEmail As Outlook.MailItem
Dim eItem As Outlook.Items
Dim EmailNS As NameSpace
Dim fldrCount, EmailPath2, NbrItem, myfolder
Dim strSubj, strTime, mailClassCheck, EmailPath As String
Dim NewFileName As String
Dim Cats
Dim CheckErr, Exists As Boolean

CheckErr = False
Set EmailNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myfolder = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder
NbrItem = myfolder.Items.Count
On Error GoTo Error_Handler

'EmailPath = InputBox("Enter the save folder location:", "Email Save
Path", CurDir)
EmailPath = "C:\users\CMPurdom\Desktop\Mail Burn\Tester\"
For i = 1 To NbrItem
Set TheEmail = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder.Items.Ite m(i)
mailClassCheck = TheEmail.MessageClass
MsgBox mailClassCheck
If Right(mailClassCheck, 6) = "REPORT" Then
SaveMailAsFile TheEmail, olSaveAsMsg,
"C:\users\CMPurdom\Desktop\Mail Burn\Testers\"
GoTo Step1
End If
If TheEmail.Subject = "" Then strSubj = "no subject"

strSubj = Replace(TheEmail.Subject, "/", "-")
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "\", "-")
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, ":", "--")
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "?", sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, Chr(34), sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "", sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "", sReplace)
strSubj = Replace(strSubj, "|", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(TheEmail.ReceivedTime, "/", "-")
strTime = Replace(strTime, "\", "-")
strTime = Replace(strTime, ":", ".")
strTime = Replace(strTime, "?", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, Chr(34), sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, "", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, "", sReplace)
strTime = Replace(strTime, "|", sReplace)
'SaveMailAsFile TheEmail, olSaveAsMsg, "C:\users\CMPurdom\Desktop\Mail
Burn\Testers\"
NewFileName = TheEmail.SenderName & "_" & strTime & "_" & strSubj &
".msg"

If NewFileName "" Then
TheEmail.SaveAs EmailPath & NewFileName, olMSG
Else
MsgBox "No file name was entered. Operation aborted.", 64,
"Cancel Operation"
Exit Sub
End If
Step1:
Next i
GoTo Done

Error_Handler:
MsgBox TheEmail.MessageClass & Chr$(13) & TheEmail.Subject & Chr$(13) &
Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description
TheEmail.Categories = TheEmail.Categories & ";" & "Not Copied"
TheEmail.Save
Resume Next

Done:
End Sub
-----CODE END-----

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