AttachmentAdd Event

Occurs when an attachment has been added to an item.

Subobject**_AttachmentAdd(Attachment As Attachment)**

*object   * An object that evaluates to one of the objects in the Applies To list. In Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) in an Outlook form, use the word Item.

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 olApp As New Outlook.Application
    Dim atts As Outlook.Attachments
    Dim newAttachment As Outlook.Attachment

    Set newItem = olApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)  
    newItem.Subject = "Test attachment"
    Set atts = newItem.Attachments
    Set newAttachment = atts.Add("C:\Test.txt", olByValue)
End Sub

This VBScript example shows how to use the AttachmentAdd event in VBScript.

Sub Item_AttachmentAdd(ByVal newAttachment)
    If newAttachment.Type = 1 Then
        Item.Save
        If Item.Size > 500000 Then
            MsgBox "Warning: Item size is now " & Item.Size & " bytes."
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Applies to | AppointmentItem Object | ContactItem Object | DistListItem Object | DocumentItem Object | JournalItem Object | MailItem Object | MeetingItem Object | PostItem Object | RemoteItem Object | ReportItem Object | TaskItem Object | TaskRequestAcceptItem Object | TaskRequestDeclineItem Object | TaskRequestItem Object | TaskRequestUpdateItem Object

See Also | Attachment Object | AttachmentRead Event | BeforeAttachmentSave Event | Using events with Automation