AddMembers Method Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual Basic for Applications example creates a new distribution list and adds the current user to the list.

Dim myOlApp As New Outlook.Application
Dim myNameSpace As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim myDistList As Outlook.DistListItem
Dim myTempItem As Outlook.MailItem
Dim myRecipients As Outlook.Recipients
Set myNameSpace = myOlApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myDistList = myOlApp.CreateItem(olDistributionListItem)
Set myTempItem = myOlApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
Set myRecipients = myTempItem.Recipients
myDistList.DLName = _
    InputBox("Enter the name of the new distribution list")
myRecipients.Add myNameSpace.CurrentUser.Name
myDistList.AddMembers myRecipients
myDistList.Display

If you use VBScript, you do not create the Application object, and you cannot use named constants. This example shows how to perform the same task using VBScript.

Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myDistList = Application.CreateItem(7)
Set myTempItem = Application.CreateItem(0)
Set myRecipients = myTempItem.Recipients
myDistList.DLName = _
    InputBox("Enter the name of the new distribution list")
myRecipients.Add myNameSpace.CurrentUser.Name
myDistList.AddMembers myRecipients
myDistList.Display