This code snippet is actually a Macro for Outlook 97, 98 or 2000 but can be easily instituted into VB by creating your Outlook.Application object to completely automate the mod from VB. It could also be used with MAPI mail as well.
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Basic understanding of VBA and VB as well as Office Automation through VB.
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By | Chris Kesler |
Level | Beginner |
User Rating | 5.0 (10 globes from 2 users) |
Compatibility | VB 6.0 |
Category | Microsoft Office Apps/VBA |
World | Visual Basic |
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Sub AutomateMe()
Dim oApp As Application
Dim oNS As NameSpace
Dim oMsg As Object
Dim oAttachments As Outlook.Attachments
Dim strControl
Set oApp = New Outlook.Application
Set oNS = oApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
'Set folder to check the INBOX
Set oFolder = oNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
strControl = 0
For Each oMsg In oFolder.Items
With oMsg
'Check for new mail (unread=true)
If .UnRead Then
'This could use the .Subject as well to search for text in the subject line.
If InStr(1, .Body, "Body Text to look for") > 0 Then
oMsg.Attachments.Item(1).SaveAsFile "Your Drive:\Your Path\" _
& oMsg.Attachments.Item(1).DisplayName
'Set mailItem to read by setting UnRead flag to false.
.UnRead = False
Exit Sub
End If
End If
End With
Next
End Sub