How to send mass email with customized email body and subject by using a macro?

Hi, Amreska.

I can help with that.  I'll need to know the layout of the Excel file.

Hi Blue Devil Fan:

It will basically have multiple columns as shown in the file attached.

Thank You
Excel-Layout.xls

Amreska

The sort of info we need is how will the custom email look and which fields map into the email for example which is the mail address?

Also will an email to every entry be required, or only specific ones and does evedryone get the same email or different.

Chris

The custom email will have fields that will be copied from the excel spreadsheet.  For example, In the body of the mail it will have "System Name".  There should be in the spreadsheet a column named "System Name".  The Custom Emails will copy the "System Name" from each row of the spreadsheet and will send to multiple people.

Each letter will will go to a specific email address.  The email address will be listed in the excel spreadsheet.  So that the macro will go to each row and send an email to the email address listed in each row.

The worksheet has columns OW Email      & AC Email which is used for the recipient(s)?

Are you ok to modify the body text to reflect your wishes if we create a method for the mail creation.

Would you like the email sent or displayed for preview and to click send yourself.

Chris

Chris,

Yes that would be great.  One email preview of the first row is enough, by assuming that the first email will be similar to the rest of the emails that will be sent.  

Chris,

Yes the OW and AC columns are the recepients email.

Thanks

One email preview of the first row is enough, by assuming that the first email will be similar to the rest of the emails that will be sent.

Okay just have to knock the questions down ...

When sending emails automatically you need some add-ins or actions to overcome outlook security.  WHich version of excel and outlook are you using and which OS version?

Chris

Chris,

Microsoft Excel 2003

Microsoft Outlook 2007

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2

Thanks

I'm not sure what might be required for that combination but most likely MAPILab Advanced Outlook Security see http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/security/ it's a free COM add-in for Outlook.  I use it at work and with office 2003 but I suggest you wait and see if it is required.

Firstly therefore a test:

Use a blank worksheet and enter an email address in cell A1 then run the following sub, (paste it into an excel code module in the workbook ... which will demo how it will work all being well.  If it sends OK, (which I measure as no user interaction required ... since we are trying to automate the send) then simply let me know and the rest of this sequence is not required.

I would expect a security warning ... wait for the time out if it is triggered then allow.  Now install mapilab and when it is finished restart outlook and enable the add-in via prompts.

Once it seems to have stopped retry the sub and it should give you a MAPILAB warning if you select enable and always do this action then on  a subsequent re-run it should work seamlessly.  At this point we have the framework to proceed.

Chris

Sub mailTest()
Dim olkApp As Object
Dim mai As Object
 
    Set olkApp = CreateObject("outlook.application")
    Set mai = olkApp.createitem(0)
    mai.to = ActiveSheet.Range("a1")
    mai.Subject = "Delete Me"
    mai.send
End Sub

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Chris,

I get run time error 287
Application-defined or object-defined error

Why is that?

Ensure the worksheet with the email addy is selected then switch straight to the VBE and run the sub.

Any different, if not which line is highlighted with the error

Chris

Chris,

It works but asks for security warning

Did you install the MAPILAB dll, restart outlook and try a second time having accepted the MAPILAB warning with always do this action?

Chris

Chris,

I installed Click Yes for now and it works.

OK then what you need now is to generate the emails.

See below, I have used display for evaluation, (just delete the opened emails till the format is correct) SO I suggest you have only 2 or three rows of data in the test file till you are happy with the mail format then change mai.display to mai.send

Chris

Sub mailTest()
Dim olkApp As Object
Dim mai As Object
Dim rw As Long
 
    Set olkApp = CreateObject("outlook.application")
    With ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")
        For rw = 2 To .Range("A" & .Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
            Set mai = olkApp.createitem(0)
            mai.to = .Range("c" & rw) & "; " & .Range("c" & rw)
            mai.Subject = "Dunno"
            mai.body = "Dear Person" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
            "In regard to " & .Range("a" & rw) & " Diddly ..." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
            "Regards" & vbCrLf & "Me"
            mai.display
        Next
    End With
End Sub

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Chris,

Thanks.  How about HTML file?

Amreska,

Sorry I didn't get back to this question.  You're in great hands with Chris.  

Cheers!

Use mai.htmlbody instead of .body

Chris