Monitor for Outlook Folder Rename/Add/Delete with Add-In

Question

I have a c# outlook add-in and I would like to monitor for folder rename/changes.

After some searching, it looks like I need to monitor for the even, FoldersEvents_FolderChangeEventHandler

private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
  ...
  // monitor for folder changes
  var folders = Application.Session.DefaultStore.GetRootFolder().Folders;
  folders.FolderChange += Folders_FolderChange;
}

...
private void Folders_FolderChange(Outlook.MAPIFolder folder)
{
  //
}

But the code is not called when I rename any folders, (or I move them and so on).

So, how can I monitor for changes in any of the folders?

I would like to monitor, Rename, Delete and Add, how can this be done?

Dmitry Streblechenko · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-20 16:56:24Z

1

You are setting up an event sink on a local variable (folders) that gets released by the GC next time it runs. Make it a global (class) member.

answered Aug 20, 2017 at 16:56

Dmitry Streblechenko

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