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macro for auto sending current workbook as email attachment

Zone: Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Software

Tags: microsoft, Excel, 2003

Hello,
I need some help on excel macro or vba. I want to create a button in an excel spreadsheet. When user clicks on the button, it should send out an email with the current workbook as attachment to a fixed email address. Can some help on the function? Is it possible the user doesn't have to launch his or her email system?

Thanks a lot.

kate

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Question Asked By: kate_y

Solution Provided By: seriousnick

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02.01.2008 at 04:56PM PST, ID: 20802357

seriousnick:

Try the code from this link
http://www.rondebruin.nl/sendmail.htm

02.04.2008 at 10:50AM PST, ID: 20816897

kate_y:

Thanks! I tried the code but it didn't work. It didn't give any error when clicked on the button. It seemed everything went well cause there is message saying "the progrem is going to send an email on your behalf. Do you allow?" But i didn't receive the email in the email address i specified in code.

I am using excel 2003. I checked all possible errors based on the website but it didn't help. Any idea?

thanks,

k

02.04.2008 at 05:50PM PST, ID: 20820035

seriousnick:

Hi k

I use the procedure below in my weekly reports to auto email, but rather than call from a button I have it as part of my total routine. Should work for Excel 2000 thru 2007.
To call from a button, View>Toolbars>Forms
Click the button on the right under the "ab|" icon.
Draw your button, and assign the macro below - in my example "Mail_Workbook_Outlook".

This should now email the active sheet.

There are a few trouble shooting tips here:

http://www.rondebruin.nl/mail/problems.htm

Regards

Nick

                       
                          
                             
                             
                                Sub Mail_Workbook_Outlook()
    
Dim OutApp As Object
    Dim OutMail As Object
 
    Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    OutApp.Session.Logon
    Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)
 
    On Error Resume Next
    With OutMail
        .To = "someone@domain.com"
        .CC = "joeblow@domain.com; johndoe@domain.com"
        .BCC = "seriousnick@domain.com"
        .Subject = "This is the todays email subject line"
        .Body = "Hi someone,, please find attached this weeks reports."
        .Attachments.Add ActiveWorkbook.FullName
        'You can add other files also like this
        '.Attachments.Add ("C:\test.txt")
        .Send   'or use .Display
    End With
    On Error GoTo 0
 
    Set OutMail = Nothing
    Set OutApp = Nothing
End Sub
                             
                          

                    

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02.06.2008 at 09:01AM PST, ID: 20833626

kate_y:

Hi Nick,

I sent you a message yesterday with my excel file attached but somehow it didn't show up. Anyways, it was not working cause i didn't receive any emails in the specified email address. But today i received the email i sent through the spreadsheet 3 days ago. Is it normal?

thanks,

katie

email.xls (47 KB) (File Type Details)

auto email from spreadsheet

02.06.2008 at 09:33AM PST, ID: 20833915

seriousnick:

Did you send through a macro?

Once the mail has been sent - it is down to your mail server and the receiving server to perform, just like sending a normal email.

3 days is not normal for email (as you know) but the fact it was sent through excel could mean that it was waiting for you to open outlook.

If Outlook was not running, you will may need to force start it with

Shell ("OUTLOOK.EXE")

in the code.

02.06.2008 at 09:54AM PST, ID: 20834110

seriousnick:

I have downloaded your file, and if your email client was not running then it would just be sent to your outbox, waiting for the next time you open your default email client.
I'm guessing this is why it took so long.

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02.06.2008 at 10:08AM PST, ID: 20834250

kate_y:

uh, i didn't know the Outlook needs to be open. Thanks. Let me try again.

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