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Open new mail message via Access VBA problem

Hi Experts,

In an Access 2007 application, I use an onclick event to open a new mail message using the fonction attached.
It works with : SetForegroundWindow (objOutlookMsg) or objApp.Explorers.Item(2).Activate but not always.
Very rarely on my computer and often on my customer computer, the new mail message stays background (flashing orange on task bar)

How can I be sure that the new message is Foreground after the onclick subroutine is finished ?

Thanks for your help.

Option Compare Database
Declare Function apiFindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal strClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As Any) As Long
Declare Function SetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long

Public Sub SendOutlookMessage(strEmailAddress As String, strEmailCCAddress As String, strEmailBccAddress As String, strSubject As String, strMessage As String, blnDisplayMessage As Boolean, Optional strAttachmentFullPath As String)
    
'* Copy this code and paste it into a new Access
'* Module. Click Tools > References and make sure
'* that "Microsoft Office Outlook x.0 Object Library"
'* is checked.
'*
'* SendOutlookMessage "john@doe.com", "ccJane@doe.com", "bccSue@doe.com", "Subject", "Body of Message", False, "C:\My Documents\MyAttachmentFile.txt"
    
Dim objApp As Outlook.Application
Dim objOutlookMsg As Outlook.MailItem
Dim objOutlookRecipient As Outlook.Recipient
Dim objOutlookAttach As Outlook.Attachment
Dim strProcName As String
Const conPATH_TO_OUTLOOK As String = "OUTLOOK.EXE"

On Error Resume Next
strProcName = "SendOutlookMessage"

If apiFindWindow(CStr("rctrl_renwnd32"), 0&) = 0 Then
    RetVal = Shell(conPATH_TO_OUTLOOK, vbMaximizedFocus)
    Do While apiFindWindow(CStr("rctrl_renwnd32"), 0&) = 0
    Loop
End If

Set objApp = GetObject(, "Outlook.Application")
If objApp Is Nothing Then
    Set objApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
End If

Set objOutlookMsg = objApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
    
With objOutlookMsg
    .To = strEmailAddress
    .CC = strEmailCCAddress
    .BCC = strEmailBccAddress
    .subject = strSubject
    .Body = strMessage

    If Not IsMissing(strAttachmentFullPath) Then
        If Trim(strAttachmentFullPath) = "" Then
        Else
            Set objOutlookAttach = .Attachments.Add(strAttachmentFullPath)
        End If
    End If

    If blnDisplayMessage Then
        .Display
    Else
        .Send
    End If
End With
    
    'SetForegroundWindow (objOutlookMsg)
    objApp.Explorers.Item(2).Activate
    
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objOutlookMsg = Nothing
    Set objOutlookAttach = Nothing
    Set objOutlookRecipient = Nothing
End Sub

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Nick67

I try VERY hard to accomplish this also--but the results are inconsistent.
I even use API code in trying to bring stuff to the front.
I haven't found anything bulletproof yet.

Jeffrey Coachman

Nick.

FWIW, I never experienced this.

Could it have anything to do with outlook not being open when the code is run?

There are a couple of techniques (I am sure you are aware of), that will open outlook, if it is not already open...

Waddaya think?

Jeff

Nick67

I recycle Outlook if it's open, and open it if it is not open

Private Sub CreateAnEmail(BodyText As String, SuccessfulAttachment As Boolean)


On Error Resume Next
Dim db As Database
Dim rs As Recordset
Dim ClientEmail As String
Dim DisplayMsg As Boolean
Dim AttachmentPath As String
Dim objOutlook As Outlook.Application
Dim objOutlookMsg As Outlook.MailItem
Dim objOutlookRecip As Outlook.Recipient
Dim objOutlookAttach As Outlook.Attachment
Dim objOutlookExplorers As Outlook.Explorers
Dim myarray() As String
Dim myaddresses() As String
Dim x As Integer
Dim fs As Object
Dim BuiltPath As String
Dim response As Integer
Dim WasOpen As Boolean

Do While GetPrinterDetails("Adobe PDF").Jobs > 0
DoEvents
Loop



DisplayMsg = True

AttachmentPath = "U:\computer2\ISO Files\Cert Tracking\" & Format(Now(), "dd-mmm-yyyy") & " Weekly Cert Submitted Summary.xls"
Set objOutlook = GetObject(, "Outlook.Application")
'MsgBox Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
If Err.Number = 429 Then
    Err.Clear
    WasOpen = False
    ' Create the Outlook session.
    Set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Else
    WasOpen = True
End If
    Dim ns As Outlook.NameSpace
    Dim Folder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
    Set ns = objOutlook.GetNamespace("MAPI")
    Set Folder = ns.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
    Set objOutlookExplorers = objOutlook.Explorers

If WasOpen = False Then
    objOutlook.Explorers.Add Folder
    Folder.Display
    'done opening
End If


' Create the message.
Set objOutlookMsg = objOutlook.CreateItem(olMailItem)

With objOutlookMsg

    Set objOutlookRecip = .Recipients.Add("This dude")
    objOutlookRecip.Type = olTo

    ' Add the CC recipient(s) to the message.
    Set objOutlookRecip = .Recipients.Add(fGetFullNameOfLoggedUser())
    objOutlookRecip.Type = olCC

    ' Add the CC recipient(s) to the message.
    Set objOutlookRecip = .Recipients.Add("Another dude")
    objOutlookRecip.Type = olCC

   ' Add the BCC recipient(s) to the message.
    Set objOutlookRecip = .Recipients.Add("Somebody else")
    objOutlookRecip.Type = olBCC
   ' Add the BCC recipient(s) to the message.
    Set objOutlookRecip = .Recipients.Add("and her")
   objOutlookRecip.Type = olBCC

   ' Set the Subject, Body, and Importance of the message.
   .Subject = "Weekly Cert Completion Stats"
   .Body = BodyText
   .Importance = olImportanceHigh  'High importance

   ' Add attachments to the message.
   'reportcaption is passed in and split into myarray
   'one attachment needs to be added for each element in myarray


    'AttachmentPath = "c:\tempPDF\" & myarray(x) & ".pdf"
    If SuccessfulAttachment = True Then
        Set objOutlookAttach = .Attachments.Add(AttachmentPath)
    End If


   ' Resolve each Recipient's name.
   For Each objOutlookRecip In .Recipients
       objOutlookRecip.Resolve
   Next

   ' Should we display the message before sending?
   If DisplayMsg Then
       .Display
   Else
       '.Save
       '.Send
   End If
End With




Set objOutlook = Nothing

End Sub

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And yet sometimes the email security message hides underneath, and other times it pops over

Galadorn

ASKER

Each time I saw this behavior, Outlook was already opened. But I have to try 10-20 times to see the problem occuring.

Can I set focus on the new mail message when I'm onCurrent event on my form ? Or somewhere else...
Don't kown how to do and if it'll solve the problem.

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Galadorn

ASKER

Ok thanks for your help.
I've followed your advice and stop all vba code after the opening of the new mail message and it seems to reduce the problem to the maximum.