Need help to add attachments into mail composer Outlook

[phuocvo88]

I've read some threads and noticed that there is a UDF written by Water but it doesn't fit my desire. Water's UDF seems to run actions with Outlook in the background, I didn't see Outlook started up. What I need is actual user's interactions on the UI of Outlook.

For example:

1. start an instance of Outlook app

2. Click New Email

3. Click the attach File button 

4. Select one or some files to attach to the email.

 

The reason I need to do all these actions in UI is that I need to check the status of a plug-in which will read the attachment to find for a string pattern.

-  if string is found the plug in icon turn red

-  if not, icon stays green.

 

With Water's UDF I can't check the status of that plug-in icon as everything is running in background

 

Can some one help me with the script to add attachments for new Email in Outlook

[water]

I think this should be possible with my UDF. 
Create the mail item using

$oItem = _Ol_ItemCreate
$oItem.Display

The user then can add attachments as he likes. 

[phuocvo88]

On 10/21/2021 at 3:39 PM, water said:

I think this should be possible with my UDF. 
Create the mail item using

$oItem = _Ol_ItemCreate
$oItem.Display

The user then can add attachments as he likes. 

I'll try this

[phuocvo88]

On 10/21/2021 at 3:39 PM, water said:

I think this should be possible with my UDF. 
Create the mail item using

$oItem = _Ol_ItemCreate
$oItem.Display

The user then can add attachments as he likes. 

Could you please help me a little bit with your UDF. For a simple scenario:

1. open the Outlook mail composer

2. add an attachment (attachment dir = @ScriptDir & "\The_Outlook.jpg)

3. Display the mail composer so that I can check a plugin status in ribbon section.( it will scan the attachment and change status red/green/yellow accordingly)

 

I've read you OutlookEX UDF but I don't understand how to pass parameters in. 

 

#include <OutlookEX.au3>

; *****************************************************************************
; Example Script
; Handle Outlook Quit event when Outlook is being closed.
; This script loops until Shift-Alt-E is pressed to exit.
; *****************************************************************************
HotKeySet("+!e", "_Exit") ;Shift-Alt-E to Exit the script
MsgBox(64, "OutlookEX UDF Example Script", "Hotkey to exit the script: 'Shift-Alt-E'!")



Global $oOL = _OL_Open()

$iPID = ProcessExists("OUTLOOK.EXE")
ConsoleWrite("PID of Outlook = " & $iPID)
$oItem = _OL_ItemCreate
$oItem.Display
_OL_ItemAttachmentAdd($oOL, @ScriptDir & "\The_Outlook.jpg")

Sleep(10000)

While 1
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

; Quit event - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/outlook.application.quit(even)
Func oOApp_Quit()
    MsgBox($MB_ICONINFORMATION, "OutlookEX UDF Example Script", "Outlook is being closed!" & @CRLF & "Goodby ")
EndFunc   ;==>oOApp_NewMailEx

Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_Exit

 

I got the error called with wrong number of args as seen in attachment

[water]

First we need answers to a few questions before we can decide how to use AutoIt and the OutlookEX UDF.

• Who is going to start the AutoIt script: The user? Windows autostarts the script when the user logs on? ...
• How often should the script be run? Just one time and then the user has to start start it again? In a loop until the user logs off? ...
• The files to attach are all defined in advance or should the user be able so select all or some additional attachments himself?
• The script creates a new mail item, attaches file(s) and displays the "mail composer". How do you determine that the user has finished the mail? By clicking the send button? When the status of the plugin icon changes?  ...