> I've been trying to send a confirmation notices. I merge a file from
> Access to word, then want to send in the body of the email the
> confirmation. I don't want to send as attachment. I'm finding
> several people can't open the attachment. So then I have to cut and
> paste.
>
> Any help would be greately appreciated.
>
> Rita
>
> "Peter Jamieson" wrote:
>
>> Well, the way Word sends emails when it does a merge is different
>> from the way the "merge with attachments" does it. Merge with
>> attachments basically uses the Outlook Object model via automation,
>> whereas I suspect (but do not know for sure) that Word mailmerge
>> uses MAPI rather than the Outlook object model. It's difficult to
>> know with applications where the source code is not available.
>> However, I am pretty sure that when you used the Outlook object
>> model in Office 2003, you needed ClickYes even for the merge with
>> attachments, as Doug's page suggests.
>>
>> AIUI Outlook is supposed to "protect itself" whichever route you
>> take, and I think most implementations that work around that use the
>> Outlook Redemption library or something like it. I'd have thought
>> ClickYes intercepts the Windows messages that display the security
>> dialog and inject the appropriate keystroke messages so it wasn't
>> completely clear why the non-Pro version would /not/ work with
>> Office 2007 unless the authors had deliberately disabled that
>> facility.
>>
>> It's also possible that I have some leftover MAPILabs stuff that
>> means Outlook object access is smoother, but I don't think I have.
>>
>> --
>> Peter Jamieson
>>
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk>>
>> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23yd5opPaJHA.412[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> How very odd. The messages do pop up when you merge to email as
>>> plain text but not as html, and ClickYes does suppress them in
>>> Outlook 2007.
>>> The MAPILabs Toolkit suppresses the messages whichever format you
>>> select. It also allows you to pick which e-mail account you want to
>>> send the messages from :)
>>>
>>> --
>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>>
>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>>> Word MVP web site
http://word.mvps.org>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter Jamieson wrote:
>>>> You're right, the merge with attachment procedure doesn't need it
>>>> - I assume that the way that the Outlook object model behaves was
>>>> changed.
>>>>
>>>> (You still get the dialogs when doing direct merge to emails to
>>>> Outlook that use plain text or attachment, though not HTML, as with
>>>> 2003. The MAPILabs toolkit may well alter that behaviour).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:08230D8C53B347A285D70C430FE7C53D[ at ]shuttle...
>>>>> Is it even necessary with Office 2007? I have not seen the prompt
>>>>> for some time - I do however have MAPILabs Outlook mailmerge
>>>>> toolkit installed (which incidentally should overcome the OP's
>>>>> problem also - though it is not a no cost addition) which may
>>>>> affect the outcome?
>>>>>
>>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>>>>
>>>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>>>>> Word MVP web site
http://word.mvps.org>>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Peter Jamieson [mailto:pjj[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk]
>>>>>> Posted At: 28 December 2008 12:27
>>>>>> Posted To: microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
>>>>>> Conversation: Mail Merge to E-mail with Attachments - NEED HELP
>>>>>> Please....
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Mail Merge to E-mail with Attachments - NEED HELP
>>>>>> Please....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does the non-Pro version of Express Click Yes actually work with
>>>>>> Outlook
>>>>>> 2007 (the product info. page suggests that it does not) ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Peter Jamieson
>>>>>>
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Abhishek Dadu" <Abhishek Dadu[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>>>>>> in message
>>>>>> news:F725AB00-338D-4C1E-B4E4-755F60F804A9[ at ]microsoft.com...
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have tried to follow the steps mentioned by you, in the link
>>>>>>> below, verbattim:
>>>>>>>
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/MergeWithAttachments.htm>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But, still I am quite UNABLE to send the "mail merge with
>>>>>>> attachment" successfully (tried both with 1 attachment & 2
>>>>>>> attachment) . I am not getting any error BUT the VB script
>>>>>>> continues to show the output as:
>>>>>> "0
>>>>>>> messages sent" & there is no activity in my Outlook 2007
>>>>>>> mailbox. Please Note: [I have tried the basic mail merge
>>>>>>> without the attachment with
>>>>>>> MS Word 2007, and it works just fine with Outlook 2007.]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a requirement to send 2 attachments to my recepients.
>>>>>>> Have done the following:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1) Created the VB scriot and assigned it as a macro in Word 2007
>>>>>>> 2) Downloaded and installed the utility - Express Click Yes 1.2
>>>>>>> 3) Used the same data source for email addresses, attachments
>>>>>>> and other contact details.
>>>>>>> 4) Attached is the Word 07 document created - with the MACRO
>>>>>>> along with it.
>>>>>>> 5) Matched the diredtory path of the attachment, and tested it
>>>>>>> too to ensure
>>>>>>> its correct.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Will really appreciate any help extended.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Many Thanks,
>>>>>>> Abhishek.