Display Method Example

This Visual Basic for Applications example uses the Display method to display the default Inbox folder. This example will not return an error, even if there are no items in the Inbox, because you are not asking for the display of a specific item.

Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set myNameSpace = myOlApp.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
myFolder.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 myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(6)
myFolder.Display

This Visual Basic for Applications example displays the first item in the Inbox folder. This example will return an error if the Inbox is empty, because you are attempting to display a specific item. If there are no items in the folder, a message box will be displayed to inform the user.

Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set myNameSpace = myOlApp.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
myFolder.Items(1).Display
Exit Sub
ErrorHandler:
    MsgBox "There are no items to display! "