Outlook categories lost when moving IMAP emails

[KIFulgore]

Hi all, I'm using categories with an IMAP email account in Outlook 2007. I
can add categories to emails using the "Categories" field, though I
understand the category functionality is limited with IMAP.

When I move a categorized email message from one folder to another, the
category is lost. I assume this is because the original email is deleted and
the "moved" email is actually another sent copy synced to the server.

Question: Is there a way to get the category of the current email applied
to the "moved" email in the folder I move it to? Possibly with a rule or
macro?

Thanks!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No, you'll have to reassign the category again since IMAP doesn't understand
"categories".
VBA might be helpful in this. You can check this with the developers down
the hall in the newsgroup called;
outlook.program_vba

 

[Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]]

Although IMAP actually doesn't support categories, here it works. You might
check your rules for that account: The default rule, which removes
categories from incoming emails, must be disabled.

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Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Category Manager - Manage and share your categories:
SAM - The Sending Account Manager:
<http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?lang=en>



Am Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:08:08 -0700 schrieb KIFulgore:

 

[KIFulgore]

Thanks Mr. Bauer -- I cleared the rule and unfortunately the categories are
still cleared when moving a message from one IMAP folder to another. I did
find a workaround though.

I assign categories in my IMAP inbox and then move the messages to a local
Personal folder. At the end of the day, I move all those messages from the
Personal folder to my IMAP archive folder and the categories are retained.
The categories aren't present on the server through webmail of course but are
still searchable in Outlook in the IMAP folder now.

Kind of a kludge, might try a VBA solution soon!