Sending email

I have seen an example of sending an email using CDO, MAPI and Outlook in the March number of "Visual Basic - Programmers Journal". Does any on have this source code, or an other example of sending emails using these options?

All of these example require outlook. Better to send using SMTP and winsock.

MAPI, by Arron Young

Code:

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Private Sub cmdSendMail_Click()
    ' Sign On using the Default MAPI Account
    MAPISession1.SignOn
   
    With MAPIMessages1
        ' Use the session we just started
        .SessionID = MAPISession1.SessionID
        ' Start Composing a New Email
        .Compose
        ' Who are we sending the email to?
        .RecipAddress = "[email protected]"
        ' What's the Subject Line of the Email?
        .MsgSubject = "MAPI SendMail Example"
        ' What's the content of the Message body?
        .MsgNoteText = _
        "This is an example of how To send emails with VB via the " & vbCrLf & _
        "MAPI Mail Controls." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
        "This example also includes Multiple Attachments..." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
        "- Aaron Young."
       
        ' Add the First attachment:
        ' First, Set the Attachment Index To the Next available Index Number
        .AttachmentIndex = .AttachmentCount
        ' Set the Name To display with the Attachment (usually the Filename)
        .AttachmentName = "SomeFile1.txt"
        ' Set the Path (Locally) To the File To attach
        .AttachmentPathName = "C:\SomeFile1.txt"
        ' Set the Type of Attachment (Data In most cases)
        .AttachmentType = mapData
       
        ' Repeat the process To add Multiple attachments:
        .AttachmentIndex = .AttachmentCount
        .AttachmentName = "SomeFile2.txt"
        .AttachmentPathName = "C:\SomeFile2.txt"
        .AttachmentType = mapData
       
        .AttachmentIndex = .AttachmentCount
        .AttachmentName = "SomeFile3.txt"
        .AttachmentPathName = "C:\SomeFile3.txt"
        .AttachmentType = mapData
       
        ' Finally, Send the Email:
        .Send
    End With
   
    ' Close the MAPI Session.
    MAPISession1.SignOff
   
End Sub

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Outlook:

Code:

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Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim objOutlook As New outlook.Application
    Dim objOutlookMsg As outlook.MailItem
           
    Set objOutlookMsg = objOutlook.CreateItem(olMailItem)   
   
    With objOutlookMsg
        .To = "[email protected]"
        .Subject = "Testing..."
        .Body = "Testing email example"
        .Attachments.Add "C:\Winzip.txt", olByValue, 1, "Hello"
        .Send
    End With
    Set objOutlookMsg = Nothing
End Sub

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Great, thanks!
What component do I have to add using Outlook? An error occurs running your source code.

Set a reference to outlook via project --> references. It will be there: Microsoft Outlook 9.0.

Also the MAPI fails, an RTE 424 appears. I have checked the MAPI in Components.

Have you drawn them on your form?

can you use this

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Const email = "[email protected]"

Private Sub Form_Load()
ShellExecute 0&, vbNullString, "mailto:" & email, vbNullString, "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL
Unload Me
End Sub

hi i have used exactly that code for outlook and went into reference and could only see microsoft outlook 10.0 object libary so i ticked this and when it trys and sends it says something is being sent do you want to allow this and you press yes and then you check in outlook outbbox and its there but hasnt been sent. why is this?

What if you don't have Outlook. I use Outlook Express which I can't see any reference to.

This little program does just as it says... it sends emails without the need for Outlook and any extra components...
All that is required is winsock...