Add Multiple Attachments Sources using VBA in Word

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Hi,

How can this code be written to add multiple attachments using vba and Word

as my email editor. The first attachment is the active document itself, the

other 4 attachments have their full path names stored in a field in the

document. This is what I have but I'm getting a syntax error and I'm not sure

why. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue, _

> Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,

Type:=olByValue, _

> Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,

Type:=olByValue, _

> Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,

Type:=olByValue, _

> Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,

Type:=olByValue

> Send
 
You need a separate .Attachments.Add statement for each attachment, not one

long statement with multiple calls to the .Add method.

Sue Mosher

"JBark" <JBark> wrote in message

news:B6DFBA55-0410-444F-8A4B-1FE91DAD0B3C@microsoft.com...
> Hi,

> How can this code be written to add multiple attachments using vba and
> Word
> as my email editor. The first attachment is the active document itself,
> the
> other 4 attachments have their full path names stored in a field in the
> document. This is what I have but I'm getting a syntax error and I'm not
> sure
> why. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

> .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue, _
> .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,
> Type:=olByValue, _
> .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,
> Type:=olByValue, _
> .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,
> Type:=olByValue, _
> .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,
> Type:=olByValue
> .Send
>
 
Yes - I had tried that also like this, but I'm still getting syntax error.

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue, _

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,

Type:=olByValue, _

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,

Type:=olByValue, _

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,

Type:=olByValue, _

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,

Type:=olByValue

> Send

"Sue Mosher [MVP]" wrote:


> You need a separate .Attachments.Add statement for each attachment, not one
> long statement with multiple calls to the .Add method.
> > Sue Mosher
> > >

> "JBark" <JBark> wrote in message
> news:B6DFBA55-0410-444F-8A4B-1FE91DAD0B3C@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > How can this code be written to add multiple attachments using vba and
> > Word
> > as my email editor. The first attachment is the active document itself,
> > the
> > other 4 attachments have their full path names stored in a field in the
> > document. This is what I have but I'm getting a syntax error and I'm not
> > sure
> > why. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> > .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue, _
> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,
> > Type:=olByValue, _
> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,
> > Type:=olByValue, _
> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,
> > Type:=olByValue, _
> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,
> > Type:=olByValue
> > .Send
> >

>
 
This is still all one statement, because of the underscore continuation

characters at the end of the first four lines.

Sue Mosher

"JBark" <JBark> wrote in message

news:E7B89599-FD4F-4E32-9052-569B27FBB3CB@microsoft.com...
> Yes - I had tried that also like this, but I'm still getting syntax error.

> .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue, _
> .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,
> Type:=olByValue, _
> .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,
> Type:=olByValue, _
> .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,
> Type:=olByValue, _
> .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,
> Type:=olByValue
> .Send

> "Sue Mosher [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > You need a separate .Attachments.Add statement for each attachment, not
> > one
> > long statement with multiple calls to the .Add method.
>

>> "JBark" <JBark> wrote in message
> > news:B6DFBA55-0410-444F-8A4B-1FE91DAD0B3C@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> >> > How can this code be written to add multiple attachments using vba and
> > > Word
> > > as my email editor. The first attachment is the active document itself,
> > > the
> > > other 4 attachments have their full path names stored in a field in the
> > > document. This is what I have but I'm getting a syntax error and I'm
> > > not
> > > sure
> > > why. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> >>> > .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue, _
> > > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,
> > > Type:=olByValue, _
> > > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,
> > > Type:=olByValue, _
> > > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,
> > > Type:=olByValue, _
> > > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,
> > > Type:=olByValue
> > > .Send
> > >
>

>
>>
 
Thanks Sue. The code runs fine without any errors and attaches the original

doc but not the additional docs. Should I ask someone over in the Word Forum

about this? Or do you have a suggestion as to why the additional files will

not attach?
 
If you have already made the change I suggested -- removing the extraneous

underscore characters so that you have each Attachments.Add call in a

separate statement -- I would suggest looking at the actual value of what

you're getting from the ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result

expressions.

Sue Mosher

"JBark" <JBark> wrote in message

news:F602CE82-F4CD-4545-8F73-AC8A8BCC8A77@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Sue. The code runs fine without any errors and attaches the
> original
> doc but not the additional docs. Should I ask someone over in the Word
> Forum
> about this? Or do you have a suggestion as to why the additional files
> will
> not attach?

"Sue Mosher [MVP]" <suemvp@turtleflock.com> wrote in message

news:Obl0OZN%23JHA.2824@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> This is still all one statement, because of the underscore continuation
> characters at the end of the first four lines.

> "JBark" <JBark> wrote in message
> news:E7B89599-FD4F-4E32-9052-569B27FBB3CB@microsoft.com...
> > Yes - I had tried that also like this, but I'm still getting syntax
> > error.
>

>> .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue, _
> > .Attachments.Add
> > Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,
> > Type:=olByValue, _
> > .Attachments.Add
> > Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,
> > Type:=olByValue, _
> > .Attachments.Add
> > Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,
> > Type:=olByValue, _
> > .Attachments.Add
> > Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,
> > Type:=olByValue
> > .Send
>

>> "Sue Mosher [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> You need a separate .Attachments.Add statement for each attachment, not
> >> one
> >> long statement with multiple calls to the .Add method.
> >
>>> "JBark" <JBark> wrote in message
> >> news:B6DFBA55-0410-444F-8A4B-1FE91DAD0B3C@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >>>> > How can this code be written to add multiple attachments using vba and
> >> > Word
> >> > as my email editor. The first attachment is the active document
> >> > itself,
> >> > the
> >> > other 4 attachments have their full path names stored in a field in
> >> > the
> >> > document. This is what I have but I'm getting a syntax error and I'm
> >> > not
> >> > sure
> >> > why. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> >>>>>> > .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue,
> >> > _
> >> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,
> >> > Type:=olByValue, _
> >> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,
> >> > Type:=olByValue, _
> >> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,
> >> > Type:=olByValue, _
> >> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,
> >> > Type:=olByValue
> >> > .Send
 
Yes - I kept digging and I was declaring the fields as formfields but they're

really textboxes. It works now like this:

> .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBoxFile1.Value,

Type:=olByValue

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBoxFile2.Value,

Type:=olByValue

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBoxFile3.Value,

Type:=olByValue

> Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBoxFile4.Value,

Type:=olByValue

> Send

Thanks a bunch for your help!

"Sue Mosher [MVP]" wrote:


> If you have already made the change I suggested -- removing the extraneous
> underscore characters so that you have each Attachments.Add call in a
> separate statement -- I would suggest looking at the actual value of what
> you're getting from the ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result
> expressions.
> > Sue Mosher
> > >

> "JBark" <JBark> wrote in message
> news:F602CE82-F4CD-4545-8F73-AC8A8BCC8A77@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks Sue. The code runs fine without any errors and attaches the
> > original
> > doc but not the additional docs. Should I ask someone over in the Word
> > Forum
> > about this? Or do you have a suggestion as to why the additional files
> > will
> > not attach?

> "Sue Mosher [MVP]" <suemvp@turtleflock.com> wrote in message
> news:Obl0OZN%23JHA.2824@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > This is still all one statement, because of the underscore continuation
> > characters at the end of the first four lines.
> > "JBark" <JBark> wrote in message
> > news:E7B89599-FD4F-4E32-9052-569B27FBB3CB@microsoft.com...
> >> Yes - I had tried that also like this, but I'm still getting syntax
> >> error.
> >
> >> .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue, _
> >> .Attachments.Add
> >> Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,
> >> Type:=olByValue, _
> >> .Attachments.Add
> >> Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,
> >> Type:=olByValue, _
> >> .Attachments.Add
> >> Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,
> >> Type:=olByValue, _
> >> .Attachments.Add
> >> Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,
> >> Type:=olByValue
> >> .Send
> >
> >> "Sue Mosher [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >>> You need a separate .Attachments.Add statement for each attachment, not
> >>> one
> >>> long statement with multiple calls to the .Add method.
> >>
> >>> "JBark" <JBark> wrote in message
> >>> news:B6DFBA55-0410-444F-8A4B-1FE91DAD0B3C@microsoft.com...
> >>> > Hi,
> >>> >>> > How can this code be written to add multiple attachments using vba and
> >>> > Word
> >>> > as my email editor. The first attachment is the active document
> >>> > itself,
> >>> > the
> >>> > other 4 attachments have their full path names stored in a field in
> >>> > the
> >>> > document. This is what I have but I'm getting a syntax error and I'm
> >>> > not
> >>> > sure
> >>> > why. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> >>> >>> >>> > .Attachments.Add Source:=ActiveDocument.FullName, Type:=olByValue,
> >>> > _
> >>> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile1").Result,
> >>> > Type:=olByValue, _
> >>> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile2").Result,
> >>> > Type:=olByValue, _
> >>> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile3").Result,
> >>> > Type:=olByValue, _
> >>> > .Add Source:=ActiveDocument.TextBox("TextBoxFile4").Result,
> >>> > Type:=olByValue
> >>> > .Send

>
 
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