Copy Attachments from one mailitem to another

[vincent.y.chan]

Hi,

I wonder if anyone knows how to copy attachments from one mailitem to
another? I have tried using redemption to do this but I have been
unsuccessfully so far. Here's what my code looks like

If Not attachments Is Nothing Then
For Each attachment As Attachment In
attachments
If attachment.Size <> 0 Then
safeMailItem.Attachments.Add(attachment)
'End If
Next
End If

I don't know why but attachment.size is always 0, even though I know
there is an attachment in Attachments. I wonder does anyone know why
this happens? For some reason, i'm able to retrieve the
attachment.filename value but when I try to read the attachment.size
value, it is always set to zero.

Any help would be much appreciated,

thanks,
Vincent

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

You must save the attachments to the file system and then load them from
there using Attachments.Add.

 

[vincent.y.chan]

You must save the attachments to the file system and then load them from
there using Attachments.Add.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm

Hi,

I wonder if anyone knows how to copy attachments from one mailitem to
another? I have tried using redemption to do this but I have been
unsuccessfully so far. Here's what my code looks like

If Not attachments Is Nothing Then
For Each attachment As Attachment In
attachments
If attachment.Size <> 0 Then
safeMailItem.Attachments.Add(attachment)
'End If
Next
End If

I don't know why but attachment.size is always 0, even though I know
there is an attachment in Attachments. I wonder does anyone know why
this happens? For some reason, i'm able to retrieve the
attachment.filename value but when I try to read the attachment.size
value, it is always set to zero.

Any help would be much appreciated,

thanks,
Vincent

Thank you so much Ken, it works now.

Can I ask why I would need to do that?

thanks again.

Vince

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

That's just the way Outlook attachments are.

 

[vincent.y.chan]

That's just the way Outlook attachments are.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm

Thank you so much Ken, it works now.

Can I ask why I would need to do that?

thanks again.

Vince

Hi Ken,

I tried testing this solution outlook 2003 as well and it doesn't seem
to work. Is there a different approach I should use for outlook 2003
than outlook 2007? or should the same approach work?

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

There should be no changes in attachment handling in any Outlook version as
far as saving them to the file system and then attaching the saved files to
another item.




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Hi Ken,

I tried testing this solution outlook 2003 as well and it doesn't seem
to work. Is there a different approach I should use for outlook 2003
than outlook 2007? or should the same approach work?