Match Emails based on text in subject

[RebekahK20_pontiac via OfficeKB.com]

Hello. I have a rule in place to move all messages containing certain
subjects to a seperate folder. For the incoming task assignment, and the same
folder for the task acceptance notice. I know need to have outlook find the
matched emails applying to the same task id # and delete those, leaving only
the un assigned items?

Is there any easy way to do this?

 

[Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]]

This wouldn't be terribly difficult. You can probably code the move action
for incoming messages along with trapping the task assignments by calling a
script from a rule:

How to create a script for the Rules Wizard in Outlook:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q306108

Or code the entire thing and bypass the Rules Wizard altogether:

How to create a custom rule in Outlook 2000 by using Visual Basic for
Applications:
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=235852

You will most certainly need to obtain MAPIFolder references to your
destination folders to use with any Item.Move methods, and also to inspect
the Items collection to find related e-mails using matches on object property
values by way of the Restrict method.

Let me know if you have any more questions.