Here is the VB Script:

Function GetFolder(FolderPath)
‘ folder path needs to be something like
‘ “Public Folders\All Public Folders\Company\Sales”
Dim aFolders
Dim fldr
Dim i
Dim objNS

On Error Resume Next
strFolderPath = Replace(FolderPath, “/”, “”)
aFolders = Split(FolderPath, “”)

‘get the Outlook objects
‘ use intrinsic Application object in form script
Set objNS = Application.GetNamespace(“MAPI”)

‘set the root folder
Set fldr = objNS.Folders(aFolders(0))

‘loop through the array to get the subfolder
‘loop is skipped when there is only one element in the array
For i = 1 To UBound(aFolders)
Set fldr = fldr.Folders(aFolders(i))
‘check for errors
If Err <> 0 Then Exit Function
Next
Set GetFolder = fldr

‘ dereference objects
Set objNS = Nothing
End Function

and this is the VBA:

Public Function GetFolder(strFolderPath As String)As MAPIFolder
‘ strFolderPath needs to be something like
‘ “Public Folders\All Public Folders\Company\Sales” or
‘ “Personal Folders\Inbox\My Folder”

Dim objApp As Outlook.Application
Dim objNS As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim colFolders As Outlook.Folders
Dim objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Dim arrFolders() As String
Dim I As Long
On Error Resume Next

strFolderPath = Replace(strFolderPath, “/”, “”)
arrFolders() = Split(strFolderPath, “”)
Set objApp = Application
Set objNS = objApp.GetNamespace(“MAPI”)
Set objFolder = objNS.Folders.Item(arrFolders(0))
If Not objFolder Is Nothing Then
For I = 1 To UBound(arrFolders)
Set colFolders = objFolder.Folders
Set objFolder = Nothing
Set objFolder = colFolders.Item(arrFolders(I))
If objFolder Is Nothing Then
Exit For
End If
Next
End If

Set GetFolder = objFolder
Set colFolders = Nothing
Set objNS = Nothing
Set objApp = Nothing
End Function