vb.net Outlook Interop (Inbox item types) How many are there and how to tell difference?

[Roger]

I have a program that goes through an outlook inbox.

Dim myItem as Outlook.MailItem

For i = 1 to items.count
myItem = myolap.items(i)
...
....
....
Next

I get a cast error exception when I get to a "Undeliverable:" in the inbox.
How do I look at the type of item before assigning?

Also what type is an Undeliverable?

Thanks,

Roger

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

It's a ReportItem. You should never assume that all the items in any Outlook folder are the same item type. You can use TypeOf to determine the type of a generic Object variable, then cast to a specific variable appropriately.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
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I have a program that goes through an outlook inbox.

Dim myItem as Outlook.MailItem

For i = 1 to items.count
myItem = myolap.items(i)
...
....
....
Next

I get a cast error exception when I get to a "Undeliverable:" in the inbox.
How do I look at the type of item before assigning?

Also what type is an Undeliverable?

Thanks,

Roger