Creates a new attachment in the Attachments collection, and returns the new attachment as an Attachment object.
Syntax
objAttachments.Add(Source, [Type], [Position], [DisplayName])
objAttachments Required. An expression that returns an Attachments collection object.
Source Required Variant. The file (represented by the full path and file name) or item that constitutes the attachment.
Type Optional Long. The type of attachment. Can be one of the following OlAttachmentType constants: olByReference(4), olByValue(1), or olEmbeddedItem(5).
Position Optional Long. The position of the attachment within the body text of the message.
DisplayName Optional String. The display name of the attachment. Ignored unless Type is set to olByValue.
Remarks
The following table describes the purpose of each OlAttachmentType constant value.
| Constant | Use to |
|---|---|
| olByReference | Create a shortcut to an external file |
| olByValue | Embed attachment in the item |
| olEmbeddedItem | Create a shortcut to an Outlook item |
When an Attachment is added to the Attachments collection of an item, the Type property of the Attachment will always return olOLE(6) until the item is saved.
To ensure consistent results, always save an item before adding or removing objects in the Attachments collection of the item.