SYMPTOMS
When you use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code to
customize Microsoft Outlook, you may not be able to use the following code in the
FolderSwitch event:
Set ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderFolderName)
(In this example,
FolderName is the name of the folder that you want to switch the focus to.) When you try to use this code, the focus does not switch to the
correct folder.
RESOLUTION
Service Pack Information
This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack
Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available
from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in
this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific
problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product
quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft
recommends that you wait for the next Office XP service pack that contains this
fix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product
Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product
Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for
support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines
that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will
apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the
specific update in question.
The global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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24-Mar-2003 11:23 3,226,844 Outlookop.msp (Client Patch)
24-Mar-2003 14:26 6,985,728 Outlookff.msp (Full file Patch)
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix
will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following
table.
Date Time Version Size File name
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19-Sep-2002 18:23 10.0.4517.0 105,032 Envelope.dll
09-Jan-2003 19:31 10.0.4907.0 346,696 Exsec32.dll
09-Aug-2002 00:22 10.0.4406.0 137,800 Impmail.dll
27-Feb-2003 22:57 10.0.5025.0 543,304 Outlcm.dll
14-Mar-2003 04:55 10.0.5112.0 100,936 Outlctl.dll
22-Mar-2003 00:06 10.0.5119.0 6,318,664 Outllib.dll
11-Oct-2002 19:14 10.0.4608.0 92,744 Outlmime.dll
22-Mar-2003 00:06 10.0.5119.0 47,688 Outlook.exe
22-Mar-2003 00:06 10.0.5119.0 121,416 Outlph.dll
25-Nov-2002 15:50 10.0.4721.0 47,688 Recall.dll