Send document as attachment in Outlook

[jeanmac]

I need to send a docoment directly from Word as an Outlook attachment with a
specific address in the cc field. I have managed to do this with help.
However, the users do not want to save the document before sending. Can I
amend the code to reflect that? Would really appreciate the help. The code I
have is:

Dim bStarted As Boolean
Dim oOutlookApp As Outlook.Application
Dim oItem As Outlook.MailItem

On Error Resume Next

If Len(ActiveDocument.Path) = 0 Then
MsgBox "Document needs to be saved first"
Exit Sub
End If

'Get Outlook if it's running
Set oOutlookApp = GetObject(, "Outlook.Application")

'Outlook wasn't running, start it from code
If Err <> 0 Then
Set oOutlookApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
bStarted = True
End If

'Create a new mailitem
Set oItem = oOutlookApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)

With oItem
'Set the recipient for a copy
.CC = "MyEmail.com"
'Add the document as an attachment; you can use the .displayname
property
'to set the description that's used in the message
.Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName,
Type:=olByValue, _
DisplayName:="Document as attachment"
.Display
End With

'If we started Outlook from code, then close it
If bStarted Then
oOutlookApp.Quit
End If

'Clean up
Set oItem = Nothing
Set oOutlookApp = Nothing

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

There is no way around that other than to amend the code Kill the document
after it has been sent.

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Hope this helps.

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[Graham Mayor]

Saving the document is essential to turn it into a file that can be
attached!

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[jeanmac]

Thanks for your reply. Can you give me an example of the code that would be
used to delete the document please? I'm a very rusty VBA user I'm afraid.
Thanks for your help

Jean

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Dim Doc As Document
Dim DocPathName As String
Set Doc = ActiveDocument
DocPathName = Doc.FullName
Doc.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges
Kill DocPathName

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[jeanmac]

Thank you very much, that really helps.

Jean

Dim Doc As Document
Dim DocPathName As String
Set Doc = ActiveDocument
DocPathName = Doc.FullName
Doc.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges
Kill DocPathName

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[jeanmac]

Hello again

Sorry to keep bothering you, however I have inserted this piece of code in
my document and it doesn't delete the document. It stays there. Am I
inserting the code at the wrong place? I know you must think I am really
stupid, but I do want to learn. My code now is:

Sub Send_As_Mail_Attachment()

' send the document as an attachment in an Outlook Email message
Dim bStarted As Boolean
Dim oOutlookApp As Outlook.Application
Dim oItem As Outlook.MailItem

On Error Resume Next

If Len(ActiveDocument.Path) = 0 Then
MsgBox "Document needs to be saved first"
Exit Sub
End If

'unprotect the two protected sections of the document (need to do this
before protecting all)
ActiveDocument.Unprotect Password:="secret"

'protect the document before sending
ActiveDocument.Sections(1).ProtectedForForms = True
ActiveDocument.Sections(2).ProtectedForForms = True
ActiveDocument.Sections(3).ProtectedForForms = True
ActiveDocument.Protect Password:="secret", NoReset:=False, Type:= _
wdAllowOnlyFormFields

ActiveDocument.Save

'Get Outlook if it's running
Set oOutlookApp = GetObject(, "Outlook.Application")

'Outlook wasn't running, start it from code
If Err <> 0 Then
Set oOutlookApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
bStarted = True
End If

'Create a new mailitem
Set oItem = oOutlookApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)

With oItem
'Set the recipient for a copy
.CC = "(e-mail address removed)"
'Add the document as an attachment, you can use the .displayname
property
'to set the description that's used in the message
.Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName,
Type:=olByValue, _
DisplayName:="Document as attachment"
.Display
End With

Dim DeleteDoc As String
DeleteDoc = MsgBox("Do you want to delete this document?", vbYesNo)

If DeleteDoc = vbYes Then

Dim Doc As Document
Dim DocPathName As String
Set Doc = ActiveDocument
DocPathName = Doc.FullName
Doc.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges
Kill DocPathName
End If


'If we started Outlook from code, then close it
If bStarted Then
oOutlookApp.Quit
End If

'Clean up
Set oItem = Nothing
Set oOutlookApp = Nothing


End Sub

 

[Graham Mayor]

See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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