Attachments Property (CDONTS Message Object)

The Attachments property returns a single Attachment object or an Attachments collection object. Read-only.

Syntax

Set collAttachments = objMessage.Attachments 
Set objAttach = objMessage.Attachments(index) 
 

collAttachments

Object. An Attachments collection object.

objMessage

Object. The Message object.

objAttach

Object. A single Attachment object.

index

Long. Specifies the number of the attachment within the Attachments collection. Ranges from 1 to the value specified by the Attachments collection's Count property.

Data Type

Object (Attachment or Attachments collection)

Remarks

You can change individual Attachment objects within the Attachments collection, Add them to the collection, and Delete them from the collection.

Although the Attachments property itself is read-only, the collection it returns can be accessed in the normal manner through its Add and Delete methods, and the properties on its member Attachment objects retain their respective read/write or read-only accessibility.

The CDO for NTS Library does not permit any modifications to messages in the Inbox, other than deleting the entire message. Prohibited modifications include adding, deleting, or modifying any attachment; adding, deleting, or modifying any recipient; and modifying any message property, even one with read/write access.

Example

This code fragment uses the Attachments property to retrieve an attachment of the message:

Set collAttachments = objMessage.Attachments 
If collAttachments Is Nothing Then 
   MsgBox "Unable to set Attachments collection" 
   Exit Function 
Else 
   MsgBox "Attachments count for this message: " & collAttachments.Count 
   iAttachCollIndex = 0 ' reset global index variable 
End If 
' from the sample function Attachments_FirstItem 
iAttachCollIndex = 1 
Set objAttach = collAttachments.Item(iAttachCollIndex)