reference current slected attachment of an email

[jamielawjen]

hi again

if my terminology is a little wrong, then please excuse me

i have the following code which registers inspector events with newly created items so i can use thier events

Private Sub objInspectors_NewInspector(ByVal Inspector As Inspector)

Set objInsp = Inspector

Select Case objInsp.CurrentItem.Class
    Case olMail
        Set objMailItem = objInsp.CurrentItem
    Case olAppointment
        Set objApptItem = objInsp.CurrentItem
    Case olContact
        Set objContactItem = objInsp.CurrentItem
    Case olDistribution
        Set objDistListItem = objInsp.CurrentItem
    Case olJournal
        Set objJournalItem = objInsp.CurrentItem
    Case olPost
        Set objPostitem = objInsp.CurrentItem
    Case olTask
        Set objTaskItem = objInsp.CurrentItem
        
End Select

End Sub

i also declare the holding objects (omailitem) with events, anyhow it works ok

one of these is the omailitem_open event which i add a few buttons to the tool bar of a new email.

one of these buttons is then used to digitally seal the attached document with our java classes. Integration with this ia done

what i need to know, is how to reference the a selected attachment from within oMailItem object

is there an event like oAttachmentSelection, so that i can capture the item selected.

many thanks

jamie

[RobDog888]

You would use the .Attachments collection of a MailItem object.

[jamielawjen]

hi there

thanks for the response

i know how to reference the attachments collection, but what i need to know, is how to reference the event of an attachment selection to capture the id of the selected attachment, whihc i woul then use to reference it in the attachment collection (after saving the new mail)

i have read since posting this that attachments are added using the lcip board and that vb cannot access these files as it cannot access the clip board functions (sorry, on another pc, cant provide a link at thsi time)

the only other alternaitve which i have found, is a drag and drop dll, which allows you to drag the required attachment onto the control, which then uses a c++ ocx to access the file properties on the clip board.

bu if any one knows a different way then i woudl love to know

jamie

[RobDog888]

If the email is already a saved one, you may be able to create a ItemChange event. Not sure if it will fire for each attachment added or only when its saved.

Public WithEvents AttachItems As Items
'Sync the item to AttachItems
 
'Then you can use its event.
Private Sub AttachItems_ItemChange(ByVal Item As Object)
 
End Sub

[jamielawjen]

cheers,

but can this be done with new emails?

i may have to get the user to first save the emial, then choose an attachment, but that is going to be a problem with the client

jamie

[RobDog888]

I'm not sure. You will probably have to test it to see.

[jamielawjen]

cheers,

i will test it once i have sorted all of my other problems, phew

many thanks

jamie

[RobDog888]

No problem. Could you post back with your findings so we will know too?