HOW TO: Delete an Outlook Folder by Using Outlook Object Model in Visual Basic .NET

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Create Sample to Delete an Outlook Folder

1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project.
3. Click Visual Basic Projects under Project Types, and then click Console Application under Templates. By default, Module1.vb is created.
4. Add a reference to the Microsoft Outlook 10.0 Object Library. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. On the Project menu, click Add Reference.
   2. Click the COM tab.
   3. Click Microsoft Outlook 10.0 Object Library, and then click Select
   4. Click OK. If you are prompted to generate wrappers for the library that you selected, click Yes.
5. In the Code window, replace the default code with the following code:

   Imports System.Reflection
   
   Module Module1
   
       Sub Main()
           ' TODO: Replace with the folder name that you want to delete.
           Dim sName as string = "MyFolder"
   
           ' Create Outlook application.
           Dim oApp As Outlook.Application = New Outlook.Application()
   
           ' Get Mapi NameSpace and Logon.
           Dim oNS As Outlook.NameSpace = oApp.GetNamespace("mapi")
           oNS.Logon("YourValidProfile", Missing.Value, False, True) ' TODO:
   
           ' TODO: My Folder Structure
           ' Inbox
           '    MyFolder
           ' You will delete the MyFolder folder.
   
           ' Get the folder to be deleted.
           Dim oInbox As Outlook.MAPIFolder = oNS.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox)
           Dim oFolders As Outlook.Folders = oInbox.Folders
           Dim oFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder = oFolders.Item(sName)
   
           ' Delete the target folder.
           oFolder.Delete()
   
           ' Log off.
           oNS.Logoff()
   
           ' Clean up.
           oApp = Nothing
           oNS = Nothing
           oFolders = Nothing
           oFolder = Nothing
       End Sub
   
   End Module
   					

6. Modify the code where you see the TODO comments.
7. Press F5 to build and to run the application.
8. Verify that the MyFolder folder is deleted from the Inbox.

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