Get reference to additional Inbox

Question

I'm using Outlook 2007 - and have my main mailbox: Tait, Mark

I have also added another mailbox to my profile: Procurement, Request

Both appear as top level folders within Outlook:

Mailbox - Tait, Mark> -Conversation History
-Deleted Items
-Drafts
-Inbox
-Junk E-Mail

Mailbox - Procurement, Request
--Conversation History
--Deleted Items
--Drafts
--Inbox
--Junk E-Mail

I can get a reference to my default Inbox (Tait, Mark) using:
Set Inbox = ns.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)

How do I get a reference to the Inbox in the "Procurement, Request" mailbox?

Answer 1

Something like this should do the trick

Dim objNS As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Set objNS = GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set objFolder = objNS.Folders("Procurement, Request")
Set objFolder = objFolder.Folders("Inbox")

This link has some useful code for handling different Inboxes - it may be of interest

Answer 2

Dim olNS As NameSpace
Dim InputFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Set olNS = Outlook.Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")

' Get reference to folder in users Mailbox for Input
Set InputFolder = olNS.Folders("Procurement, Request").Folders("Inbox")

' all the emails in the shared inbox are represented by:
InputFolder.Items

Answer 3

Use Namespace.GetSharedDefaultFolder. It will work even if the mailbox is not opened in the current profile. You still need to have the right to open the mailbox and access the folder in question of course:

Set vNamespace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
set vRecipient = vNamespace.CreateRecipient("Procurement, Request")
if vRecipient.Resolve Then
  set vFolder = vNamespace.GetSharedDefaultFolder(vRecipient, olFolderInbox)
End If

If you need to open the other user's mailbox (with all off its folders), you can use Redemption and its RDOSession.GetSharedMailbox method:

 set Session = CreateObject("Redemption.RDOSession")
 Session.MAPIOBJECT = Application.Session.MAPIOBJECT
 set Store = Session.GetSharedMailbox("Procurement, Request")
 set vFolder = Store.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
 MsgBox "The address of the mailbox owner: " & Store.Owner.Address