I have a scenario where I need to have an Add_Item event for a specific (non-default) folder in the current Outlook session.
The scenario is that an email is created by code running in Excel.
I have this code working fine.
The email is saved, by code, in a specific folder in the current Outlook profile in an Exchange environment.
I need to add some code (presumably to the "ThisOutlookSession" module) that will detect when the 'EmailItem' is saved to the folder ('Add_Item' Event?), and automatically send the email.
I've done quite a bit of reading and testing and can't seem to even trigger the event, much less send the email(s).
The be fair though, if I could just trigger the event, I'm sure I could send the email.
I'm no stranger to Outlook VBA but this event is eluding me.
Here's the current incarnation of the code I'm trying to use...
Code:
Public Sub Initialize_handler()
Dim myOlItems As Outlook.items
Set myOlItems = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI") _
.Stores("redacted_alias@outlook.com") _
.GetRootFolder _
.folders("TestingAutoSend") _
.items
End Sub
Private Sub myOlItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Outlook.MailItem)
MsgBox "myOlItems_ItemAdd"
Item.Send
End Sub
The code lives in the "ThisOutlookSession" module.
Macros are enabled.
The emails are minimally ready to send:
- They contain a "To:" address
- They contain a "Cc:" address
- They contain a subject.
- They have some message body.
I've read that I need to run the sub 'Initialize_handler' in order for the event to be detected and when I run it, it runs without error.
There are no errors when I drop a draft email in the folder.
The msgbox does
not fire when I drop a draft email in the folder.
Please help me sort out this conundrum...
Thanks in advance!