AccountType

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Overview

The AccountType property of the Account class is used to get or set the type of the account. This property helps categorize the account into specific types such as email providers, which can affect how the account is managed and utilized within applications.

Syntax

vba

' To get the account type
Account.AccountType

' To set the account type
Account.AccountType = OlAccountType.olMailgun

Return Value

When accessed, the AccountType property returns an OlAccountType enumeration value that represents the type of the account.

Example

This example shows how to set and retrieve the account type for an account to ensure it is categorized correctly:

vba

Sub UpdateAndDisplayAccountType(acc As Account)
    ' Set the account type for the account
    acc.AccountType = OlAccountType.olMailgun

    ' Retrieve and display the account type
    Dim typeDescription As String
    Select Case acc.AccountType
        Case OlAccountType.olMailgun
            typeDescription = "Mailgun"
        Case OlAccountType.olGraphAPI
            typeDescription = "MS Graph API"
        Case Else
            typeDescription = "Unknown"
    End Select

    MsgBox "The account type is set to: " & typeDescription, vbInformation
End Sub

In this code snippet, AccountType is set to an example value olMailgun (assuming OlAccountType is an enumeration with predefined types such as olMailgun). The switch case is used to convert the enumeration value back to a readable description, which is then displayed.