Scripting Blog [archived]

How Can I Connect to the Junk Mail Folder in Outlook?

October 24, 2006 Oct 24, 2006 10/24/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Over the past year or so you’ve answered several questions in which you use a script to connect to the Inbox in Microsoft Outlook. But how can I connect to the Junk Mail folder in Outlook?-- ME(image) (image) (image) Hey, ME. Let’s see, what time is it? OK good: we have enough time to answer this question ...

How Can I Get Access to a Mail Folder That Isn’t a Subfolder of My Outlook Inbox?

August 3, 2006 Aug 3, 2006 08/3/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I access a specified mail folder in my Outlook Mailbox, a folder that isn’t a subfolder of my Inbox?-- RT(image) (image) (image) Hey, RT. As you recall, in our last exciting episode – what do you mean you don’t recall any exciting episodes when it comes to this column? Come on: this is Hey, ...

How Can I Get a List of All the Senders’ Email Addresses in an Outlook Folder?

August 2, 2006 Aug 2, 2006 08/2/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the senders’ email addresses in an Outlook folder?-- CW(image) (image) (image) Hey, CW. You know, you must get email from a whole different set of people than we Scripting Guys do. For example, in looking through the Scripting Guys Inboxes it appears as though all our mail comes ...

How Can I Delete All the Email Sent From a Specific Person?

July 25, 2006 Jul 25, 2006 07/25/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete all the email sent from a specific person?-- VP(image) (image) (image) Hey, VP. Ah, yes, deleting email from a specific person; that’s something we Scripting Guys are all too familiar with. For example, the first time the Scripting Guys ever heard of such a thing was back in the early days of ...

How Can I Write a Script That Accesses All the Subfolders in My Outlook Inbox?

June 16, 2006 Jun 16, 2006 06/16/06

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that accesses all the subfolders in my Outlook Inbox?-- MB(image) (image) (image) Hey, MB. You know, after you’ve written a daily scripting column for nearly two years (have we mentioned the Hey, Scripting Guy 500th column celebration lately?) you learn that certain subjects are ...