Outlook's button 'Attach File' does not work

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I am creating simple mail using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook. I do not

want to attach file in the code - I need simple mail without any attach. Mail

is successfully created and opened, but after this button 'Attach File' does

not work (it could be clicked, file could be selected but it is not

attached). Here is simple code:

Dim Outlook As New Outlook.Application

Dim OutlookMessage As Outlook.MailItem

OutlookMessage = Outlook.CreateItem(OlItemType.olMailItem)

OutlookMessage.Display()

I am using Outlook 2007.

Could anyone help me with this?
 
Where is this code running? Is it in an Outlook addin or standalone code or

what?

Do you get any errors when you try to attach something or does it just not

work?

Does the Attach File button in the Insert tab work?

Does Attach File work if you open an item yourself and not with code?

Offhand I can't see any reason why that code wouldn't allow an opened item

to attach things.

"Tanya" <Tanya> wrote in message

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> I am creating simple mail using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook. I do not
> want to attach file in the code - I need simple mail without any attach.
> Mail
> is successfully created and opened, but after this button 'Attach File'
> does
> not work (it could be clicked, file could be selected but it is not
> attached). Here is simple code:

> Dim Outlook As New Outlook.Application
> Dim OutlookMessage As Outlook.MailItem
> OutlookMessage = Outlook.CreateItem(OlItemType.olMailItem)
> OutlookMessage.Display()

> I am using Outlook 2007.

> Could anyone help me with this?
 
This code is running from standalone application. It is VB.Net code, you

could run it and then in opened Outlook window press Attach File button in

the Insert tab. As I said it works a bit funny - attached file is not shown

but will be sent. In case new mail is created from Outlook this button works

fine. Nevertherless, after opening saved .msg file - same strange behaviuor.

(Outlook must be closed before doing this).
 
Please leave some of the preceding thread, it makes it very hard to maintain

context otherwise.

I'm completely confused now. What do MSG files have to do with anything?

You're now saying if the new mail is created from Outlook the button works?

That's what you said didn't work before.

"Tanya" <Tanya> wrote in message

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> This code is running from standalone application. It is VB.Net code, you
> could run it and then in opened Outlook window press Attach File button
> in
> the Insert tab. As I said it works a bit funny - attached file is not
> shown
> but will be sent. In case new mail is created from Outlook this button
> works
> fine. Nevertherless, after opening saved .msg file - same strange
> behaviuor.
> (Outlook must be closed before doing this).
 
Here is code in VB.Net:

Dim Outlook As New Outlook.Application

Dim OutlookMessage As Outlook.MailItem

OutlookMessage = Outlook.CreateItem(OlItemType.olMailItem)

OutlookMessage.Display()

This code is running from standalone application. It creates empty mail.

This mail is opened in Outlook window. This window has tab 'Insert' which has

button 'Attach file'. If you run this code and press this button you will

see that it works strange - file can be selected but won't be shown.

In case new mail is created from Outlook this button works fine.
wrote:


> Please leave some of the preceding thread, it makes it very hard to maintain
> context otherwise.

> I'm completely confused now. What do MSG files have to do with anything?

> You're now saying if the new mail is created from Outlook the button works?
> That's what you said didn't work before.

> >

>

> "Tanya" <Tanya> wrote in message
> news:9277A80D-EA84-4F07-8716-44799E1C4FE5@microsoft.com...
> > This code is running from standalone application. It is VB.Net code, you
> > could run it and then in opened Outlook window press Attach File button
> > in
> > the Insert tab. As I said it works a bit funny - attached file is not
> > shown
> > but will be sent. In case new mail is created from Outlook this button
> > works
> > fine. Nevertherless, after opening saved .msg file - same strange
> > behaviuor.
> > (Outlook must be closed before doing this).


> .
>
 
I can't repro this here. Using code like yours produces an email where all

the buttons and menu items work correctly.

"Tanya" <Tanya> wrote in message

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> Here is code in VB.Net:

> Dim Outlook As New Outlook.Application
> Dim OutlookMessage As Outlook.MailItem
> OutlookMessage = Outlook.CreateItem(OlItemType.olMailItem)
> OutlookMessage.Display()

> This code is running from standalone application. It creates empty mail.
> This mail is opened in Outlook window. This window has tab 'Insert' which
> has
> button 'Attach file'. If you run this code and press this button you will
> see that it works strange - file can be selected but won't be shown.

> In case new mail is created from Outlook this button works fine.
 
Please leave part of the preceding thread in your posts.

So if Outlook wasn't already running you get this? Then start Outlook, use

GetNameSpace("MAPI") to logon and maybe wait a bit to let Outlook finish

starting up. Then do the rest of the code. If that isn't enough you might

need to display Explorer UI (using the GetExplorer method).

"Tanya" <Tanya> wrote in message

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> Bug is reproduced with closed Outlook only.
 
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