Getting Advanced Find dialog results into VBA

[msielski]

Hello.

I am trying to find a way to be able to get the results of the Advanced
Find dialog in Outlook 2003 into VBA. I am aware that I could use
AdvancedSearch in VBA to get search results, however I am using the
Find all Related Messages feature, and like being able to offer the
user the sorting and filtering options with an interface that already
exists. I just want to be able to have access to the Results object
that surely must exist somewhere behind the scenes of the Advanced Find
dialog. My alternative is to remake most of the features of the
Advanced Find interface as a custom form, then use AdvancedSearch with
those options... seems like the wrong way. I know I could also have
the user save the results of an Advanced Find as an OSS, then deal with
it in VBA, however these are extra steps required by the user that I'd
like to avoid.

Any help would be appreciated,

Thank you,

M. Sielski

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Nothing about the Advanced Find dialog is exposed to programmers. You'll need to use AdvancedSearch.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers