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You can only create a search folder for an e-mail folder in Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2003

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to create a new search folder, you can only create a search folder for an e-mail folder. For example, you cannot create a search folder in the Calendar folder.

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This behavior occurs because you can only create a search folder for e-mail folders when you use the menu method to create the search folder in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003.

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WORKAROUND

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Important Note This method of creating a new search folder is not a supported method and is at your own risk.

To work around this behavior, you must create a macro solution if you want to create a new search folder in a folder other than an e-mail folder. For example, to create a new search folder for the Calendar folder, create a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro similar to the following sample macro:

Sub CreateNewSearchFolder()

   Dim objSch As Search

   'Create a folder that shows all recurring calendar items
   Dim strF As String
   strF = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/id/{00062002-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}/8223000b=1"

   Dim strS As String
   strS = "Calendar"

   Dim strTag As String
   strTag = "RecurSearch"

   Set objSch = Application.AdvancedSearch(Scope:=strS, Filter:=strF, _
      SearchSubFolders:=True, Tag:=strTag)

   If objSch Is Nothing Then
      MsgBox "Sorry, the search folder could not be created."
   End If

   objSch.Save ("MyCal") 'Change MyCal to the search folder you want to create
 
End Sub

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MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Outlook uses folders to contain collections of data. An Outlook folder contains items such as your new e-mail messages (Inbox), sent e-mail messages (Sent Items), or e-mail messages that you want to save are stored. E-mail messages are not stored in search folders. Search folders are virtual folders that contain views of all e-mail items that matches specific search criteria.

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