Article ID: 223637
Article Last Modified on 3/1/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q223637
SYMPTOMS
If you programmatically add an attachment to an item using Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) in a custom form's Open event, you cannot see the attachment.
WORKAROUND
In addition to attaching a file in the Open event, set the Body property. However, this typically has the undesirable side effect of replacing the body with unformatted text.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Although the attachment is not displayed, if you send the mail message, the attachment is properly sent. This problem happens regardless of which mail format you use.
Steps to Reproduce the Problem
Create a custom mail message form with the following VBScript code:
Function Item_Open() If Not Item.Sent then Item.Attachments.Add "C:\Test.txt", 1 End If End Function- Either create a sample file called C:\Text.txt, or modify the preceding code to point to a valid file to attach to the mail message.
- Run the form.
The result is that the mail message is displayed, but the attachment is not visible.
REFERENCES
For additional information about available resources and answersto commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook solutions, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions
Additional query words: OL2K OutSol OutSol2000
Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB223637
