How do I select an archive folder? - vba

Question

I have an email account "Fred.Smith#domain.co.uk" (domain being made up).
Outlook shows an archive named " Archive - Fred.Smith#domain.co.uk" where Outlook automatically moves emails after a certain period.
Current code:
Set olRecip = olNS.CreateRecipient("Archive - Fred.Smith#domain.co.uk")
olRecip.Resolve
Set olFolder = olNS.GetSharedDefaultFolder(olRecip, olFolderInbox)
This opens the main inbox. How do I select the archive folder?

Answer 1

"Archive" folder is usually at the root level - like inbox
in that case:
Sub ArchiveItems()
' Moves each of the selected items on the screen to an Archive folder.
Dim olApp As New Outlook.Application
Dim olExp As Outlook.Explorer
Dim olSel As Outlook.Selection
Dim olNameSpace As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim olArchive As Outlook.Folder
Dim intItem As Integer
Set olExp = olApp.ActiveExplorer
Set olSel = olExp.Selection
Set olNameSpace = olApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set olArchive = olNameSpace.Folders("myMail#mail.com").Folders("Archive")
For intItem = 1 To olSel.Count
olSel.Item(intItem).Move olArchive
Next intItem
End Sub
to get Inbox you could use default access:
Dim olInbox As Outlook.Folder
Set olInbox = olNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
Note - This will get you the default Inbox folder, if you have a few accounts in outlook you should verify it's really the folder you want - or use the mail specific approach like in Archive folder above
For Debugging - if you want to check all available subfolders
For i = 1 To olInbox.Folders.Count
Debug.Print olInbox.Folders(i).Name
Next i

Answer 2

Should be
Dim ARCHIVE_FOLDER As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Set ARCHIVE_FOLDER = olNs.Folders("Archive - Fred.Smith#domain.co.uk")
Full Example
Option Explicit
Public Sub Example()
Dim olNs As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim ARCHIVE_FOLDER As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Dim Items As Outlook.Items
Dim i As Long
Set olNs = Application.Session
Dim ARCHIVE_FOLDER As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Set ARCHIVE_FOLDER = olNs.Folders("Archive - Fred.Smith#domain.co.uk") _
.Folders("Inbox")
Debug.Print ARCHIVE_FOLDER.Name
Debug.Print ARCHIVE_FOLDER.FolderPath
Debug.Print ARCHIVE_FOLDER.Store.DisplayName
ARCHIVE_FOLDER.Display
Set Items = ARCHIVE_FOLDER.Items
For i = Items.Count To 1 Step -1
DoEvents
Debug.Print Items(i).Subject
Next
End Sub
MAPIFolder Object