MailItem.AttachmentAdd Event (Outlook)
Occurs when an attachment has been added to an instance of the parent object.
Syntax
expression .AttachmentAdd(Attachment)
expression A variable that represents a MailItem object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Attachment |
Required |
The Attachment that was added to the item. |
Example
This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example checks the size of the item after an attachment has been added and displays a warning if the size exceeds 500,000 bytes. The sample code must be placed in a class module such as ThisOutlookSession, and the TestAttachAdd() procedure should be called before the event procedure can be called by Microsoft Outlook.
Public WithEvents newItem As Outlook.MailItem
Private Sub newItem_AttachmentAdd(ByVal newAttachment As Attachment)
If newAttachment.Type = olByValue Then
newItem.Save
If newItem.Size > 500000 Then
MsgBox "Warning: Item size is now " & newItem.Size & " bytes."
End If
End If
End Sub
Public Sub TestAttachAdd()
Dim atts As Outlook.Attachments
Dim newAttachment As Outlook.Attachment
Set newItem = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem)
newItem.Subject = "Test attachment"
Set atts = newItem.Attachments
Set newAttachment = atts.Add("C:\Test.txt", olByValue)
End Sub