MSG Custom properties on right click custom tab

[Steph]

Hiya All

Firstly apologies for posting this in 2 groups, I'm just not sure which
is most relevant for this question!

I'm trying to set the custom properties on a message that is saved as
an .MSG file when you right click on the .MSG file in explorer
and go to properties. There is a custom tab there, like all other
office documents, but I cannot seem to get access to this using VBA.

I know you can use 'ActiveDocument.CustomDocumentProperties' for word
documents and other office programs, but this does not work for outlook
(version 2000 SP-3).

Thanks in advance

Stephanie

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko]

You cannot even access MSG files using the Outlook Object Model, much less
access the MSG file custom properties.
These attributes are stored as alternate file streams if you are using the
NTFS file system; they are not available on FAT parttions. Word (and other
Office apps) can store this properties as alternate storage streams (that's
what DOC files are - you can open them with a DocFile Viewer) in the files
themselves.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool