ItemAdd Macro - multiple emails

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Outlook 2010 64 bit
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IMAP
I have ItemAdd macro in ThisOutlookSession, which monitors a folder that is receiving emails based on a rule running on the inbox. The ItemAdd has code that a) edits the incoming email and saves it, b) creates an automated reply based on a template and c) triggers another macro in a Module which saves details to Excel.
This all works perfectly if one email comes in and is processed before another one arrives. The issue is that if more than one email arrives almost simultaneously, the first email is processed but the other ones are not (my work around is to drag the unprocessed ones to trash and then back to the relevant folder).
It would be neat to solve this issue.
For information, I have used error catching:
Private Sub objItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
On Error GoTo objItemsErr
......run code which also call another macro in a module
Exit Sub
objItemsErr:
MsgBox "objItemsError #: " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description
End Sub
Any thoughts/help would be appreciated?
 
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my work around is to drag the unprocessed ones to trash and then back to the relevant folder).
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Copy and paste in place. Ctr+C, V then Delete.


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The issue is that if more than one email arrives almost simultaneously,
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Itemadd should be able to handle 2 at a time - maybe not 4 or 5 though.


Instead of
Private Sub objItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
On Error GoTo objItemsErr
......run code which also call another macro in a module
[-- snip --]
End Sub

put the code in separate macros. If you are closing excel, leave it open - it will be faster.

Private Sub objItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
On Error GoTo objItemsErr
firstmacro item
[-- snip --]
End Sub

sub firstmacro (ByVal Item As Object)
'do whatever
secondmacro item
end sub
 
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my work around is to drag the unprocessed ones to trash and then back to the relevant folder).
>>
Copy and paste in place. Ctr+C, V then Delete.


>>
The issue is that if more than one email arrives almost simultaneously,
>>
Itemadd should be able to handle 2 at a time - maybe not 4 or 5 though.


Instead of
Private Sub objItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
On Error GoTo objItemsErr
......run code which also call another macro in a module
[-- snip --]
End Sub

put the code in separate macros. If you are closing excel, leave it open - it will be faster.

Private Sub objItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
On Error GoTo objItemsErr
firstmacro item
[-- snip --]
End Sub

sub firstmacro (ByVal Item As Object)
'do whatever
secondmacro item
end sub
Hi Diane
Itemadd was failing if more than one email arrived (i.e. 2 to 3 at a time) so if I can get it down to working for 2 that will be a great improvement.
My thinking had been to use Itemadd to trigger a loop through the folder being watched to identify emails needing processed, add the item.EntryID to a list in memory (so long as they are not moved the EntryID should work?), then process them individually.
I will try your recommendation. Will let you know how that goes.
Many thanks
 
Hi Diane
Itemadd was failing if more than one email arrived (i.e. 2 to 3 at a time) so if I can get it down to working for 2 that will be a great improvement.
My thinking had been to use Itemadd to trigger a loop through the folder being watched to identify emails needing processed, add the item.EntryID to a list in memory (so long as they are not moved the EntryID should work?), then process them individually.
I will try your recommendation. Will let you know how that goes.
Many thanks
Hi Diane
I sorted it by moving the code from Itemadd to a separate macro that processed the email and used EntryID to pass the details as follows:
Private Sub objItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
Dim EntryID As String
With Item
'use Entry ID so long as the item is not moved folders
EntryID = .EntryID
'Call Macro
End With
End Sub
In the macro I used GetItemFromID - the point to note is that I did not need StoreID to retrieve the details, only the item's EntryID.
The remaining issue was that this macro then called another macro to save the data to Excel and I had stupidly put a Msgbox to confirm that the data had been saved. Once I removed the Msgbox, it ran sweetly
Many thanks for your help
 
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