Items.ItemAdd event (Outlook)
Occurs when one or more items are added to the specified collection. This event does not run when a large number of items are added to the folder at once. This event is not available in Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript).
Syntax
expression. ItemAdd( Item )
expression A variable that represents an Items object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Required | Object | The item that was added. |
Example
In this Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example, when a new contact is added to the Contacts folder, the contact item is attached to an email message and sent to a distribution list named "Sales Team." The sample code must be placed in a class module, and the Initialize_handler routine must be called before the event procedure can be called by Microsoft Outlook.
Public WithEvents myOlItems As Outlook.Items
Public Sub Initialize_handler()
Set myOlItems = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts).Items
End Sub
Private Sub myOlItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
Dim myOlMItem As Outlook.MailItem
Dim myOlAtts As Outlook.Attachments
Set myOlMItem = myOlApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
myOlMItem.Save
Set myOlAtts = myOlMItem.Attachments
' Add new contact to attachments in mail message
myOlAtts.Add Item, olByValue
myOlMItem.To = "Sales Team"
myOlMItem.Subject = "New contact"
myOlMItem.Send
End Sub
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