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i have an excel file in "c:/desktop/files" where, by inputting a unique customer code, an one-page report is produced with all customer's data.
What i need, is: 1. my colleagues to be able to send an empty e-mail, via outlook 2007, with only the customer code in the subject line 2. the excel file to run (either firstly the excel file to be automatically opened or, if not possible, i should have it always running) for this customer code 3. a pdf to be produced and saved in "c:/desktop/pdf files" 4. an automatic reply to be sent to the colleague with the pdf attached. I know this can be done as i have seen it happening in other organisations but i do not know how to do it... any ideas for that??? |
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Automatic? What constitutes 'automatic' in this context?
With regard to '1'. Do I take it that the Outlook message with just a subject is sent to you and that as a consequence, you create the reply with the attachment and send it back? That should be feasible but it seems to be a tortuous process. You would need a rule to identify the incoming messages that fit the bill and run a script that opens Excel, creates and saves the PDF and attaches it to a reply. You will need to modify your existing Excel macro so that it can be called with the customer code parameter. Why not simply give the colleagues access to Excel file, let them create the pdfs and forget all about the e-mails?
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Well, "automatic" refers to an automated routine that constitutes of a series of complicated steps
![]() I don't want to give access to the full file because the file (~200 MB) contains the entire exhaustive info and data for the entire portfolio of ~300k customers - it wouldn't be a good idea that everyone can take this valuable data and handle it in ambiguous ways... We agree on the process - however i would really need help for the part that has to do with the explicit code needed... |
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Without access to the workbook, I can only point you in the right direction. The process itself is simple enough. You will need a function in your workbook that takes the ID from the e-mail, creates the PDF and returns the PDF path and name. The basics are
Code:
Function MacroName(strID As String) As String
'Run your workbook code here
MacroName = "C:\path\" & strID & ".pdf" ' return the PDF path and name
End Function
Change the various parts to reflect the true names of your workbook and the function. If you are comfortable with VBA, you should be able to make this work with your workbook. It tests OK with the examples used. Code:
Option Explicit
Public Sub xlGetData(olItem As MailItem)
Const strWorkBook As String = "C:\Path\Workbookname.xlsm" 'The name of the workbook
Dim xlApp As Object
Dim xlWB As Object
Dim strID As String
Dim strPDF As String
Dim bStarted As Boolean
Dim olReply As MailItem
Dim fso As Object
strID = olItem.Subject
On Error Resume Next
Set xlApp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
If Err <> 0 Then
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
bStarted = True
End If
On Error GoTo 0
Set xlWB = xlApp.workbooks.Open(strWorkBook)
strPDF = xlApp.Run("'" & xlWB.Name & "'!MacroName", strID)
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If fso.FileExists(strPDF) Then
Set olReply = olItem.Reply
With olReply
.Attachments.Add strPDF
.Display
'.Send 'Restore this line after testing
End With
Debug.Print strID & vbTab & strPDF
Else
MsgBox "The file" & vbCr & strPDF & vbCr & "does not exist."
End With
lbl_Exit:
xlWB.Close 0
If bStarted Then
xlApp.Quit
End If
Set xlApp = Nothing
Set xlWB = Nothing
Exit Sub
End Sub
Code:
Sub TestMacro()
Dim olMsg As MailItem
On Error Resume Next
Set olMsg = ActiveExplorer.Selection.Item(1)
xlGetData olMsg
lbl_Exit:
Exit Sub
End Sub
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i will try to synthesize it and i will get back to you! thank you for the tremendous help!
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