Only the specific words -rule

Hello.
Can I create a rule in Outlook 2003 that filters messages by exact phrase in
the message subject like "Test message" but not like " Test Message".

I mean , if there is anything else in the message subject than the filter
phrase (e.g. "Test message" ), the rule is not taking the action to the
message.

-Hannu

"-Hannu" wrote in message
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Can I create a rule in Outlook 2003 that filters messages by exact phrase
in
the message subject like "Test message" but not like " Test Message".

Not really. Rules look for the string anywhere in the field you're
searching. Judicious use of the exceptions could mitigate this (use "except
with " test" in the subject for your example).
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

You could do that with VBA. In principle, the Run-a-Script-Rule would look
like this:

Public MyRule(Mail as Outlook.MailItem)
If Mail.Subject = "whatever" Then
....
Endif
End Sub

The rest depends on what you want the rule to do.

--
Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook

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Am Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:07:01 -0800 schrieb -Hannu:

Hello.
Can I create a rule in Outlook 2003 that filters messages by exact phrase
in
the message subject like "Test message" but not like " Test Message".

I mean , if there is anything else in the message subject than the filter
phrase (e.g. "Test message" ), the rule is not taking the action to the
message.

-Hannu