CreateItem Method

Applies To

Application object.

Description

Creates a new Outlook item and returns it.

Syntax

expression.CreateItem(ItemType)

expression An expression that returns an Application object.

ItemType Required Long. The Outlook item type for the new item. Can be one of the following OlItems constants: olAppointmentItem, olContactItem, olJournalItem, olMailItem, olNoteItem, olPostItem, or olTaskItem.

Example

This example creates a new contact in the default Contacts folder.

Set myItem = myOlApp.CreateItem(olContactItem)