OL97: NoteItem.Move Actually Copies Item

ID: Q218168

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

You use the Move method on the NoteItem object, but the item is copied instead of moved.


RESOLUTION

As a workaround, delete the original item after you use the Move method. For example: 


oNoteItem.Move oDestFolder
oNoteItem.Delete


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

This problem does not occur with other types of items, such as contacts or mail messages.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

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  1. In your default Notes folder make sure you have at least one Note item. Otherwise you will receive the following error when running the code below:


    2. Array index out of bounds.
  2. Create a subfolder of your Inbox called Test. When creating the folder, make sure to specify that it contains Notes.


  3. Open a new mail message and on the Tools menu, click Design Outlook form.


  4. Click the P.2 tab.


  5. On the Form menu, click Control Toolbox.


  6. From the Control Toolbox, drag a Command button to your new form.


  7. On the Form menu, click View Code, enter the following Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) code and then close the Script Editor:


    8. 
Sub CommandButton1_Click()

   Set oNS = Application.GetNameSpace("MAPI")

   ' Set a reference to the Notes folder
   Set oFldSrc = oNS.GetDefaultFolder(12)

   ' Set a reference to the Test folder
   Set oFldDest = oNS.GetDefaultFolder(6).Folders("Test")

   ' Reference the first note in the folder
   Set oNoteItem = oFldSrc.Items(1)

   ' Move the note.
   oNoteItem.Move oFldDest

End Sub
  8. On the Form menu, click Design This Form to switch the form to run mode.


  9. Click CommandButton1 on the P.2 tab.


The note will be copied to the Test folder, but will still exist in the default Notes folder.

Adding oNoteItem.Delete under the oNoteItem.Move oFldDest line will delete the item from the originating folder and simulate a move action.


REFERENCES

For more information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook 97, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q166368 OL97: How to Get Help Programming with Outlook
Q170783 OL97: Q&A: Questions About Customizing or Programming Outlook

Additional query words: OutSol OutSol97 


Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 27, 1999