Message Object

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Message Object

The Message object represents a single message, item, document, or form in a folder.

At a Glance

Specified in type library:

CDO.DLL

First available in:

CDO Library version 1.0.a

Parent objects:

Messages collection

Child objects:

Attachments collection Fields collection Recipients collection

Default property:

Subject

Properties

Name

Available since version

Type

Access

Application

1.0.a

String

Read-only

Attachments

1.0.a

Attachment object or Attachments collection object

Read-only

Categories

1.2

String array

Read/write

Class

1.0.a

Long

Read-only

Conversation

1.0.a

(Obsolete. Do not use.)

Read/write

ConversationIndex

1.0.a

String

Read/write

ConversationTopic

1.0.a

String

Read/write

DeliveryReceipt

1.0.a

Boolean

Read/write

Encrypted

1.0.a

Boolean

Read/write

Fields

1.0.a

Field object or Fields collection object

Read-only

FolderID

1.0.a

String

Read-only

ID

1.0.a

String

Read-only

Importance

1.0.a

Long

Read/write

MAPIOBJECT

1.0.a

IUnknown object

Read/write (Note: Not available to Visual Basic applications)

Parent

1.0.a

Messages collection object

Read-only

ReadReceipt

1.0.a

Boolean

Read/write

Recipients

1.0.a

Recipients object or Recipients collection object

Read/write

Sender

1.0.a

AddressEntry object

Read/write

Sensitivity

1.2

Long

Read/write

Sent

1.0.a

Boolean

Read/write

Session

1.0.a

Session object

Read-only

Signed

1.0.a

Boolean

Read/write

Size

1.0.a

Long

Read-only

StoreID

1.0.a

String

Read-only

Subject

1.0.a

String

Read/write

Submitted

1.0.a

Boolean

Read/write

Text

1.0.a

String

Read/write

TimeCreated

1.2

Variant (vbDate format)

Read-only

TimeExpired

1.2

Variant (vbDate format)

Read/write

TimeLastModified

1.2

Variant (vbDate format)

Read-only

TimeReceived

1.0.a

Variant (vbDate format)

Read/write

TimeSent

1.0.a

Variant (vbDate format)

Read/write

Type

1.0.a

String

Read/write

Unread

1.0.a

Boolean

Read/write

Methods

Name

Available since version

Parameters

CopyTo

1.1

folderID as String, (optional) storeID as String

Delete

1.0.a

(optional) DeletedItems as Boolean

Forward

1.2

(none)

IsSameAs

1.1

objMessage2 as Object

MoveTo

1.1

folderID as String, (optional) storeID as String

Options

1.0.a

(optional) parentWindow as Long

Reply

1.2

(none)

ReplyAll

1.2

(none)

Send

1.0.a

(optional) saveCopy as Boolean, (optional) showDialog as Boolean, (optional) parentWindow as Long

Update

1.0.a

(optional) makePermanent as Boolean, (optional) refreshObject as Boolean

Remarks

Microsoft® Visual Basic® programmers can create new Message objects using the Messages collection’s Add method.

C/C++ programmers can create new Message objects with the OLE function CoCreateInstance.

A message can be obtained from its parent Messages collection using the collection’s Item property. To get to the Messages collection in a folder, use the Folder object’s Messages property. If you know a message’s unique identifier, you can obtain it directly from the Session object’s GetMessage method.

A Message object can be rendered into HTML hypertext using the CDO Rendering ObjectRenderer object. To specify this, set the object renderer's DataSource property to the Message object itself. The individual properties that can be rendered with the RenderProperty method are indicated in the Message object property descriptions.

A Message object can also be rendered as the parent of a Recipients collection, using the ContainerRenderer object. The individual properties that can be rendered with the RenderProperty method are indicated in the Message object property descriptions.