What is NameSpace MAPI?

Use GetNameSpace (“MAPI”) to return the Outlook NameSpace object from the Application object. The only data source supported is MAPI, which allows access to all Outlook data stored in the user’s mail stores.

What is MAPI VBA?

MAPI provides the messaging architecture for Microsoft Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016. Applications and transports use MAPI to manipulate email data, to create email messages and the folders to store them in, and to support notifications of changes to existing MAPI-related data.

What is an Outlook NameSpace?

The NameSpace object’s Folders property returns a Folders collection, allowing you to iterate over all the root folders that are open within Outlook. Each root folder is the root of what is called a Store. A root folder could correspond to an Exchange account or some other e-mail account.

Can VBA interact with Outlook?

As an alternative to creating and automating a separate instance of Outlook, you can use VBA to implement a macro that automates the current instance of Outlook.

Does Outlook use MAPI?

MAPI is a client protocol that lets users access their mailbox by using Outlook or other MAPI email clients. By default, MAPI access to a user mailbox is enabled. Disabling MAPI access to a mailbox prevents the user from using Outlook to access their mailbox in Exchange mode.

What do you mean by namespace?

A namespace is a declarative region that provides a scope to the identifiers (the names of types, functions, variables, etc) inside it. Namespaces are used to organize code into logical groups and to prevent name collisions that can occur especially when your code base includes multiple libraries.

Does Office 365 use MAPI?

MAPI/ HTTP is slowly replacing RPC/ HTTP. Office 365 has already implemented it and Outlook 2016 use this protocol by default.

What is the difference between IMAP and MAPI?

IMAP and MAPI are similar in many terms. However, IMAP is a common internet standard working for retrieval of emails. On the other hand, MAPI is a proprietary Microsoft product which provides the facility to Microsoft Outlook email client to fully utilize the functionality of an exchanger server.

What is MAPI used for?

Why is reference greyed out VBA?

You must make sure you press the stop button before you go to tools and references. If the macro keeps running or if the error is highlighted, the references part will still be grayed out and none of the measures described above would work.

How do I connect Excel to Outlook VBA?

Step 1: Go to Visual Basic Editor. Step 2: Go to Tools > Reference. Step 3: In the below references, object library, scroll down, and select “MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 14.0 OBJECT LIBRARY”. Check the box of “MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 14.0 OBJECT LIBRARY” to make it available for Excel VBA.

What happens if you disable MAPI?

When MAPI is enabled, a user’s mailbox can be accessed by Outlook or other MAPI email clients. When MAPI is disabled, it can’t be accessed by Outlook or other MAPI clients.

What is the name of the namespace in VBA?

A NameSpace object that represents the specified namespace. The only supported name space type is “MAPI”. The GetNameSpace method is functionally equivalent to the Session property. This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example uses the CurrentFolder property to change the displayed folder to the user’s Calendar folder.

Where are the MAPI files stored in outlook?

All information is stored in MAPI folders by Outlook. You can interact with the data stored in Outlook by setting a Namespace object to MAPI. The Namespace object provides methods to access data sources, and the only supported data source is MAPI.

How to access the outlook namespace in Excel?

The Namespace object provides methods to access data sources, and the only supported data source is MAPI. Use the Application.GetNamespace Method to return the Outlook NameSpace object of type “MAPI”: ApplicationObjectVariable.GetNameSpace (“MAPI”). Doing this will allow access to all Outlook data.

How to return the namespace object in outlook?

Use GetNameSpace (“MAPI”) to return the Outlook NameSpace object from the Application object. The only data source supported is MAPI, which allows access to all Outlook data stored in the user’s mail stores. Have questions or feedback about Office VBA or this documentation?