Folder.BeforeFolderMove Event

Outlook Developer Reference

Occurs when a folder is about to be moved or deleted, either as a result of user action or through program code.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Outlook 2007

Syntax

expression.BeforeFolderMove(MoveTo, Cancel)

expression   A variable that represents a Folder object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
MoveTo Required Folder Represents the folder to which the item is being moved.
Cancel Required Boolean Set this to True to cancel the move or delete action.

Remarks

This event fires when the folder is about to be moved to another folder (including the Deleted Items folder) or when the folder is about to be permanently deleted. It does not fire during auto-archiving or synchronizing operations.

If the action is a permanent delete, the

MoveTo

folder returned in the event will be Null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

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