Article ID: 168022
Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q168022
SUMMARY
The topic, "SentOnBehalfOfName Property" in the Outlook Visual Basic Help file (Vbaoutl.hlp), incorrectly states that the SentOnBehalfOfName property is read-only.
When you use Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition with Outlook 97, you should use the SentOnBehalfOfName property to set the "From" field on a form.
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You can use Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) or Automation to populate various fields on a form. When you create a mail message (MailItem) form to send to someone, the "To" "CC" and "BCC" fields are set by using the Recipients collection.
The following sample code modified from the "Recipients Collection Object" topic in the Vbaoutl.hlp Help file demonstrates how to create a new Mail item and populate the CC: line.
Note: This code illustrates use of Automation from another program.
'Create an Outlook application object
Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
'Creates a new MailItem form
Set myItem = myOlApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
'Add Jon Grande to the Recipients collection
Set myRecipient = myItem.Recipients.Add("Jon Grande")
'Set the CC field to the Recipients collection defined above
myRecipient.Type = olCC
You can use the constants olTo, olCC, and olBCC to set the "To", "CC", and "BBC" address fields of the MailItem. However, olOriginator does not set the "From" field.
For security purposed, the From field is read-only. You cannot send mail directly specify someone else's name. However, if someone else has given you delegate permissions, you can use the SentOnBehalfOfName property to populate the From field of a mail message form.
The following example demonstrates the use of the SentOnBehalfOfName property:
'Create an Outlook application object
Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
'Creates a new MailItem form
Set myItem = myOlApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
'Set the "From" field
myItem.SentOnBehalfOfName = "Jon Grande"
REFERENCES
For more information on how to install the Vbaoutl.hlp file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
166738 OL97: How to Install Visual Basic Help
For more information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook 97, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
166368 OL97: How to Get Help Programming with Outlook
170783 OL97: Q&A: Questions about Customizing or Programming Outlook
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