VBA snippet to delete outlook messages from a user created folder that are 6 months or older

Question

title says it all

Answer 1

Find a folder: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/635558/accessing-another-maibox-in-outlook-using-vba/638173#638173

Delete items: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1782498/outlook-macro-why-doesnt-this-delete-all-items-from-deleted-folder/1783634#1783634

Restrict: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1927799/iterating-quickly-through-outlook-appointment-items/1927979#1927979

I am fairly sure there are more.

Answer 2

Here is a example script

Sub DeleteOlderThan6months()

Dim oFolder As Folder
Dim Date6months As Date
Dim ItemsOverMonths As Outlook.Items

Dim DateToCheck As String

Date6months = DateAdd("d", -182, Now())
Date6months = Format(Date6months, "mm/dd/yyyy")


Set oFolder = Application.Session.PickFolder 'or set your folder

DateToCheck = "[Received] <= """ & Date6months & """"

Set ItemsOverMonths = oFolder.Items.Restrict(DateToCheck)

For i = ItemsOverMonths.Count To 1 Step -1
    ItemsOverMonths.Item(i).Delete
Next


Set ItemsOverMonths = Nothing
Set oFolder = Nothing


End Sub