Microsoft KB Archive/172719

= OL97: Programmatically-Created Attachment Loses Icon =

Article ID: 172719

Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q172719





SYMPTOMS
Using Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) or Visual Basic for Applications code, you can attach one Microsoft Outlook 97 item to another. If you send a mail message with such an attachment, the person who receives the message may not be able to see the icon for the attachment. The attached item however, is intact and functions correctly.



CAUSE
This problem is a result of how you write the code for the item attachment. Using an object variable results in the problem described above.



RESOLUTION
When attaching the second item to the first, use the ActiveInspector.CurrentItem object to reference the attached item. For an example of how to resolve this problem, see the Corrected Code section below.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
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Corrected Code
If you repeat the steps below but follow the comment instructions to use:

ItemToSend.Attachments.Add Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem, 4 instead of ItemToSend.Attachments.Add Item, 4 your e-mail message will include the attachment icon.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem
 Create a new mail message. On the Tools menu, click Design Outlook Form. Drag to resize the message control, creating enough space for a CommandButton. Click the Control Toolbox button to view the Control Toolbox and drag a CommandButton to the form.  On the Form menu, click View Code and type the following VBScript code in the Script Editor. Be sure to change the appropriate line to your e-mail name. Sub CommandButton1_Click

' Saves the current mailitem in the Inbox Item.Save

' Create a new mail message Set ItemToSend = Application.CreateItem(0)

' Change below to your emailname to send message ItemToSend.To = "Enter your e-mail name here!" ItemToSend.Subject = "test"

' The following line results in a blank icon for attachment. ' 4 is the olAttachmentType constant olByValue to create a link. ItemToSend.Attachments.Add Item, 4

' The following syntax will preserve the icon in the sent message ' if it's substituted for the line above. 'ItemToSend.Attachments.Add Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem, 4 ItemToSend.Send

End Sub </li> Close the VBScript editor.</li> On the Tools menu, click Design Outlook Form to exit design mode.</li> Click CommandButton1 to run the VBScript code. You should receive a new message in your Inbox that contains the blank attachment icon. If you single-click in the upper left portion of the message area, you will see the bounding box for the icon.</li></ol>

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