chrisbray
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How can I add Outlook attachments in C# using Late Binding?
I need to send emails using Outlook, and I have to use late binding because users have various different versions of Outlook from XP through to 2010. I cannot use MAPI because I have to be able to send HTML emails.
I have got it all working EXCEPT for adding attachments which fails because retrieving the Attachments property always returns null... Presumably I am looking for the wrong properly or some other failing on my part!
The code so far is shown below, suggestions would be welcomed.
Chris Bray
I have got it all working EXCEPT for adding attachments which fails because retrieving the Attachments property always returns null... Presumably I am looking for the wrong properly or some other failing on my part!
The code so far is shown below, suggestions would be welcomed.
Chris Bray
public static void SendOutlookEmail(string fromAddress, string toAddress, string ccList, string bccList, string subject, string body, string attachmentList)
{
object objOutlookApplication;
object objOutlookItem;
Type objClassType;
try
{
objClassType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Outlook.Application");
if (objClassType != null)
{
objOutlookApplication = Activator.CreateInstance(objClassType);
objOutlookItem = objOutlookApplication.GetType().InvokeMember("CreateItem", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, objOutlookApplication, new object[] { 0 });
// Get all To addresses
string[] toAddresses;
if (toAddress.Length > 0)
{
toAddresses = toAddress.Split(';');
objOutlookItem.GetType().InvokeMember("To", BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, objOutlookItem, toAddresses);
}
// Get all CC addresses
string[] ccAddresses;
if (ccList.Length > 0)
{
ccAddresses = ccList.Split(';');
objOutlookItem.GetType().InvokeMember("CC", BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, objOutlookItem, ccAddresses);
}
// Get all BCC addresses
string[] bccAddresses;
if (bccList.Length > 0)
{
bccAddresses = bccList.Split(';');
objOutlookItem.GetType().InvokeMember("BCC", BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, objOutlookItem, bccAddresses);
}
// Subject
if (subject.Length > 0)
{
objOutlookItem.GetType().InvokeMember("Subject", BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, objOutlookItem, new string[] { subject });
}
// Body
if (body.Length > 0)
{
objOutlookItem.GetType().InvokeMember("HTMLBody", BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, objOutlookItem, new string[] { body });
}
// Attachments
// split out attachmentList
if (attachmentList.Length > 0)
{
object objAttachments = objOutlookItem.GetType().GetProperty("Attachments", BindingFlags.GetProperty); // Always returns null
string[] fileAttachments = attachmentList.Split(';');
foreach (string attachment in fileAttachments)
{
objAttachments.GetType().InvokeMember("Add", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, objAttachments, new object[] { attachment, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing }); // Fails due to null objAttachments
}
}
// Display the dialog
objOutlookItem.GetType().InvokeMember("Display", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, objOutlookItem, new object[] { true });
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw;
}
finally
{
objOutlookApplication = null;
objOutlookItem = null;
objClassType = null;
}
}
http://codehill.com/2009/02/capturing-outlook-2007s-new-mail-and-reminder-events/
ASKER
Hi starlite551:
Why have you sent me that link? As far as I can tell it has no relevance whatsoever to the question asked - for a start it is talking about wrting add-ins, and secondly it is using early binding when my question relates to late binding!
Chris Bray
Why have you sent me that link? As far as I can tell it has no relevance whatsoever to the question asked - for a start it is talking about wrting add-ins, and secondly it is using early binding when my question relates to late binding!
Chris Bray
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Hi frankhelk,
Thank you for that - bang on the money! The answer is that you invoke the member Attachments rather than try to access the property. For those who may find this thread when searching, and in case the link supplied gets broken, the resulting working code is shown below.
Chris Bray
// Attachments
// split out attachmentList
if (attachmentList.Length > 0)
{
objAttachments = objOutlookItem.GetType().I nvokeMembe r("Attachm ents", BindingFlags.GetProperty, null , objOutlookItem, new object[] { Missing.Value });
fileAttachments = attachmentList.Split(';');
foreach (string attachment in fileAttachments)
{
objAttachments.GetType().I nvokeMembe r("Add", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, objAttachments, new object[] { attachment, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing });
}
}
Thank you for that - bang on the money! The answer is that you invoke the member Attachments rather than try to access the property. For those who may find this thread when searching, and in case the link supplied gets broken, the resulting working code is shown below.
Chris Bray
// Attachments
// split out attachmentList
if (attachmentList.Length > 0)
{
objAttachments = objOutlookItem.GetType().I
fileAttachments = attachmentList.Split(';');
foreach (string attachment in fileAttachments)
{
objAttachments.GetType().I
}
}