Platform SDK: CDO 1.2.1 |
Creating and sending a message is easy when you use the CDO Library.
To create and send a message
The following code fragment demonstrates each of these steps for a message sent to a single recipient:
' This also appears as the "QuickStart" example in "Overview" Function QuickStart() Dim objSession As Object ' or Dim objSession As MAPI.Session Dim objMessage As Object ' or Dim objMessage As Message Dim objOneRecip As Object ' or Dim objOneRecip As Recipient On Error GoTo error_olemsg ' create a session then log on, supplying username and password Set objSession = CreateObject("MAPI.Session") ' change the parameters to valid values for your configuration objSession.Logon 'profileName:="Jane Doe", _ 'profilePassword:="my_pword" ' create a message and fill in its properties Set objMessage = objSession.Outbox.Messages.Add objMessage.Subject = "Sample Message" objMessage.Text = "This is some sample message text." ' create the recipient Set objOneRecip = objMessage.Recipients.Add objOneRecip.Name = "John Doe" objOneRecip.Type = CdoTo objOneRecip.Resolve ' send the message and log off objMessage.Update objMessage.Send showDialog:=False MsgBox "The message has been sent" objSession.Logoff Exit Function error_olemsg: MsgBox "Error " & Str(Err) & ": " & Error$(Err) Resume Next End Function
Note When you edit an object other than the Message object, save your changes using the Update method before you clear or reuse the variable that refers to the object. If you do not use the Update method, your changes can be lost without warning.
After calling the Message object’s Send method, you should not try to access the Message object again. The Send method invalidates the Message object.
You can send a message on behalf of another messaging user by setting the Sender property twice. For more information, see the Sender property of the Message object.
Adding Attachments to a Message, Customizing a Folder or Message