OL98: Collection of Items Does Not Appear to Sort

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   Sub SortContacts()
      Set ol = New Outlook.Application
      Set olns = ol.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
      Set MyFolder = olns.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts)
      ' Create a collection of items
      Set MyItems = MyFolder.Items
      ' Sort the collection
      MyItems.Sort "[CompanyName]", False
      '  Loop through the sorted collection
      For Each MyItem in MyItems
         MsgBox MyItem.CompanyName
      Next MyItem
   End Sub
				

For comparative purposes, the incorrect approach provided in the Help file is:

   Sub SortContacts()
      Set ol = New Outlook.Application
      Set olns = ol.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
      Set MyFolder = olns.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts)
      MyFolder.Items.Sort "[CompanyName]", False
      ' MyFolder.Items causes Outlook to re-fetch the collection.
      For Each MyItem in MyFolder.Items
         MsgBox MyItem.CompanyName
      Next MyItem
   End Sub
				

NOTE: This problem also existed in the Outlook 97 version of this Help file.