PRB: Error 32002 Working with Attachments in MAPI Controls

• Microsoft Visual Basic Standard and Enterprise Editions for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

The following error may occur when trying to send a message with multiple attachments:

Error 32002: Unspecified Failure

CAUSE

If the AttachmentPosition property is not set for each attachment, it will default to 0. Therefore, any attachments beyond the first are overwriting the Position data for the prior attachment and thereby invalidating all but the last attachment added.

RESOLUTION

Designate a unique AttachmentPosition for each attachment in the message as demonstrated in this Visual Basic code sample:

    Sub Main()
       'Logon & Sync
       MAPISession1.SignOn

       'Create Message w/Attachments then Send
       With MAPIMessages1
           .SessionID = MAPISession1.SessionID
           .Compose
           .MsgSubject = "OCX - Test Message"

           .RecipDisplayName = "YourRecipientNameHere"
           .ResolveName

           'The value 2 is passed to the Space() function in the
           'next line because there are two attachments to add.
           'These spaces act as placeholders for the attachments.
           .MsgNoteText = _
               Space(2) & vbCrLf & _
               "This message was sent from the MSMAPI32.OCX." & vbCrLf & _
               "This message contains 2 attachments."

           'Replace the AttachmentPathName values below as applicable...
           .AttachmentIndex = 0
           .AttachmentPosition = 0
           .AttachmentPathName = ("c:\test1.txt")
           .AttachmentIndex = 1
           .AttachmentPosition = 1
           .AttachmentPathName = ("c:\test2.txt")
           .Send
       End With

       MAPISession1.SignOff

    End Sub 

MORE INFORMATION

To reproduce this issue, comment the two lines in the code sample above that set the AttachmentPosition value for each attachment.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbMsg kbCtrl kbMAPI kbvbp400 kbvbp500

Keywords : kbGrpVBDB
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb