Programmatically add a .MSG file to an outlook folder

Question

I am attempting to create a PST with a sample of MSGs.

Rather than dragging and dropping into the desired folders, does the Outlook.MAPIFolder in (VBA) provide a way to add a .MSG file from the file system into an Outlook folder (I do not want to recreate the MSG, something akin to drag and drop into a folder).

My simple use case is

I have a file someEmail.msg on my local file system in a folder say c:/someLocalFileSystemFolder
In Outlook I have a pst folder say somePSTFolder
I want to import someEmail.msg into somePSTFolder such that the structure is

somPSTFolder
+ someLocalFileSystemFolder
+ + someEmail.msg

I have managed to recreate my local file system folder structure into the pst folder structure using VBA. Is it possible to import msgs programmatically?

Perhaps the `.Move` method? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff860683(v=office.15).aspx — David Zemens, Apr 26 '14 at 12:27
If you add this as an answer I will accept it. However I think the Msg is recreated no ? — sunny, Apr 27 '14 at 15:41

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 28 '14 at 14:36

Consider using the .Move method, documented here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff860683(v=office.15).aspx

Whether the message is re-created, I am not certain. If so, you could always simply delete it from the source if you no longer need it.

Programmatically add a .MSG file to an outlook folder

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