PRB: Personal Folders Do Not Support the COPY_SUBFOLDERS Flag

ID: Q181485

The information in this article applies to:

• Extended Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI), version 1.0
• Exchange Development Kit (EDK), version 5.0
• Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, version 5.0
• Microsoft Windows Messaging

SYMPTOMS

When calling IMAPIFolder::CopyFolder() on a folder in a Personal Folders message store, the COPY_SUBFOLDERS flag is not honored. The call to CopyFolder copies only the immediate subfolders.

CAUSE

The Personal Folders Service provider does not support the COPY_SUBFOLDERS flag.

RESOLUTION

The recommended workaround is to create a recursive function that traverses the folders and copies messages and subfolders on the destination as it goes.

Additional query words: CopyFolder PST Personal Folders COPY_SUBFOLDERS

Keywords          : kbMsg kbMAPI100 MAPIIMS 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 25, 1998