I have a simple procedure in ThisOutlookSession:

Sub MarkRead_CustomAction(Item As Outlook.MailItem)
Item.UnRead = False
Item.Save
End Sub

When I create a rule and click on "custom action," my subroutine
MarkRead_CustomAction is not an option. In fact, there are no options.
Even if I save the VBA and close and reopen Outlook, I still don't have
any custom actions as options.

When I go to Tools--Macros, I do get a "Security Warning" and I have
to select "Enable Macros." For Macros that need access to the Address
Book, I need to further click 'yes' (although the procedure above
obviously does not access the Address Book). Even after "Enablinng
Macros," I still have no options in the "custom action" dialog.

Any ideas why this isn't working?

I first raised this issue in this thread:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...47ecdedbf006fa

But I did not find any solutions, so I thought I would raise it here as
a separate thread.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Wrong rule action. The rule action you want is "run a script" not "custom action."

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Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
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I have a simple procedure in ThisOutlookSession:

Sub MarkRead_CustomAction(Item As Outlook.MailItem)
Item.UnRead = False
Item.Save
End Sub

When I create a rule and click on "custom action," my subroutine
MarkRead_CustomAction is not an option. In fact, there are no options.
Even if I save the VBA and close and reopen Outlook, I still don't have
any custom actions as options.

When I go to Tools--Macros, I do get a "Security Warning" and I have
to select "Enable Macros." For Macros that need access to the Address
Book, I need to further click 'yes' (although the procedure above
obviously does not access the Address Book). Even after "Enablinng
Macros," I still have no options in the "custom action" dialog.

Any ideas why this isn't working?

I first raised this issue in this thread:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...47ecdedbf006fa

But I did not find any solutions, so I thought I would raise it here as
a separate thread.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Oh, I see the problem now. You can "run a script" for incoming email,
but not for outbound email. Is there any way around this limitation? It
doesn't make any sense to me.

Actually, I can almost do what I want by creating an _ItemAdd
procedure. It seems fairly straightforward to create an _ItemAdd
procedure for the Default Folder for Sent Items, but what I want to do
is create an _ItemAdd procedure for messages that are routed to a
different folder by an outbound rule. Is there any way to do that?

You would need an ItemAdd handler for every possible Items collection where
the routing could send the message.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


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Actually, I can almost do what I want by creating an _ItemAdd
procedure. It seems fairly straightforward to create an _ItemAdd
procedure for the Default Folder for Sent Items, but what I want to do
is create an _ItemAdd procedure for messages that are routed to a
different folder by an outbound rule. Is there any way to do that?