OL2000: (CW) Search Subfolders Not Available for Public Folders (196533)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q196533
NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the
Corporate Workgroup/Other option. This option allows you to use Messaging
Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your
installation type, on the Help Menu click About Microsoft Outlook. In
About Microsoft Outlook you should see "Corporate" if you have the
Corporate Workgroup installation.
SYMPTOMS
When you choose to search a set of public folders in Microsoft Outlook, the
option to search subfolders is not available.
CAUSEThe
Search Subfolders option is unavailable for public folders by design.
The Search Subfolders option is unavailable by design because it is possible to distribute public folders and subfolders over several different servers, and the Find Items function cannot perform distributed queries across multiple computers.
Note If the public folders and subfolders that you want to search are on a single computer, the Search Subfolders option is still unavailable for public folders.
MORE INFORMATION
The Find Items function can only search below one folder level when it is
assured that all lower level folders are on the same server. This condition
is true for Mailbox folders and local Personal Folders stores (PST) but not
for public folders.
WORKAROUND
You must search each public folder and its subfolders separately.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/5/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB196533 |
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