writing outlook distribution lists through vba

Kaps_mr2

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I am trying to determine all the members of a distribution list - but get an error on the line in bold below - stating that you can't assign to a constant. Can somebody explain what I am doing wrong ? Thks

Kaps

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Option Explicit
 
Public olApp As Outlook.Application
Public olNs As Namespace
Public Fldr As Object
Public olCi As Object
Public objRecip As Object

Public Row As Long
Public No_Of_Items As Long
Public objContact As ContactItem
Public objDistList As DistListItem
Public Temp As String
Public Total_No_of_members_in_Dist_List As Long
Public No_Of_Dist_List As Long
Public All_Outlook_data As Range


Public Distribution_List_Names(1000) As String

'Number of member of distribution Lists

Public No_of_Members_Of_Distribution_list(1000) As Long


Public Sub Define_Ranges()

Set All_Outlook_data = Sheets("Front Sheet").Range("Data_Range")

With All_Outlook_data
    .Clear
End With


End Sub


Public Sub Get_Names_And_Size_Of_Distribution_Lists()


Dim i As Long

Total_No_of_members_in_Dist_List = 0

i = 1


Set olApp = New Outlook.Application
Set olNs = olApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set Fldr = olNs.GetDefaultFolder(10).Items



'Loop through the items




For Each olCi In Fldr
 
'Check if we have a distribution list

 If olCi.Class = olDistributionList Then
 
         'If so get the name of the distribution list
        
         Distribution_List_Names(i) = olCi.DLName
                 
         'Get the number of members of the distribution list
         
      No_of_Members_Of_Distribution_list(i) = olCi.MemberCount
     
    i = i + 1
    
Total_No_of_members_in_Dist_List = Total_No_of_members_in_Dist_List + No_of_Members_Of_Distribution_list(i)
 
 End If
 
 No_Of_Dist_List = i - 1
 
 
Next




End Sub


Public Sub Write_Out_Names_of_Distribution_Lists()
'writes out the names of all the distribution lists

Dim j As Long
Dim k As Long
Dim r As Long

Dim next_free_row As Long

'Loop through each distribution list

r = 1


For j = 1 To No_Of_Dist_List

        MsgBox j & " " & Distribution_List_Names(j) & " " & No_of_Members_Of_Distribution_list(j)
        
        
       
        
        'check if there are any members in the list
        
        'Deal with those distribution lists that have members
        
        
        If No_of_Members_Of_Distribution_list(j) > 0 Then
        
                For k = 1 To No_of_Members_Of_Distribution_list(j)
                
                    next_free_row = Sheets("Front Sheet").Range("B13").End(xlDown).Row
                     
                     'Write out the name of the distribution list
                     
                     
                    With Sheets("Front Sheet").Range("B" & next_free_row + 1).Offset(r, 0)
                        .Value = Distribution_List_Names(j)
                    End With
                          
                          
                    Set olDistList = Fldr(Distribution_List_Names(j))
                    
                    
                    r = r + 1
                    
                Next
       
        
        End If
        
        'Deal with the empty distribution lists
        
        
       If (No_of_Members_Of_Distribution_list(j) = 0) Then
            
            With Sheets("Front Sheet").Range("B" & next_free_row + 1).Offset(r, 0)
                        .Value = Distribution_List_Names(j)
            End With
                    
            r = r + 1
            
       
       End If
       


Next j


End Sub
 

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