Microsoft KB Archive/224909

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OL2000: Remove Method Does Not Remove Attachments

Article ID: 224909

Article Last Modified on 3/19/2004

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q224909

SYMPTOMS

You use the Remove method to programmatically remove an attachment from an item, but the attachment is not actually deleted from the Attachments collection.

CAUSE

The Remove method was not fully implemented in the Outlook object model.

WORKAROUND

Instead of using the Remove method, use the Delete method of the Attachment object.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. Open an existing item that has one or more attachments.

2. Run the following Outlook Visual Basic for Applications code:

   Sub RemoveAttachments()
      Dim itm As Object
      Dim atts As Attachments
      Dim i As Integer
      Set itm = ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
      Set atts = itm.Attachments
      While atts.Count > 0
          atts.Remove 1
      Wend
      itm.Save
      Set atts = Nothing
      Set itm = Nothing
   End Sub
                       

3. Note that the attachments appear to be deleted.
4. Close, and then reopen the item.

Result: The attachments are still there.

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 vbscript

Keywords: kbbug kbpending kbdswnet2003swept KB224909

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