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Word Mail Merge - Check to see if Outlook is "offline"

I am working on this application to manage mail merge features

The beginning of the app toggles Outlook to work offline, then runs the mail merge and toggles Outlook back online.

What it doesn't do is check to see if outlook is offline at the beginning.

Can anybody help me check to see if outllok is online or offline at the startof this application?

I would use this check in a message box so the user can choose whether they wnt to swittch to offline or online.

Thanks

Sub amendOutbox()
    Dim olkApp As Object
    Dim mai As Object
    Dim acct As Long
    Dim fldr As Object
    
    Dim ctl As Office.CommandBarControl

    Set ctl = ActiveExplorer.CommandBars.FindControl(, 5613)
    If ctl.Enabled Then
        ctl.Execute
    End If
        
        With ActiveDocument.MailMerge
            .Destination = wdSendToEmail
            .SuppressBlankLines = True
            With .DataSource
                .FirstRecord = wdDefaultFirstRecord
                .LastRecord = wdDefaultLastRecord
            End With
            .Execute Pause:=False
        End With
        
        
        acct = getAccount
        If acct = 0 Then acct = 1
        Set olkApp = CreateObject("outlook.application")
        Set fldr = olkApp.Session.PickFolder
        If fldr Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
        For Each mai In fldr.Items
            If mai.Class = 43 Then
                With mai
                    .Importance = 2
                    .ReadReceiptRequested = True
                    .OriginatorDeliveryReportRequested = True
                    .Attachments.Add "e:\0\Access - (001) 042307.ADA Fee Proposal.pdf", 5
                    .SendUsingAccount = olkApp.Session.Accounts.Item(acct)
                    .SentOnBehalfOfName = olkApp.Session.Accounts.Item(acct)
' Need to establish the account required ... but once set can be hard coded.
                    '.Display
                    '.Save
                    .Send
'                    MsgBox acct & vbNewLine & olkApp.Session.Accounts.Item(acct)
                End With
            End If
        
        Next

    If ctl.Enabled Then
        ctl.Execute
    End If

End Sub

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Helen Feddema

What exactly do you mean by "toggles Outlook to work offline"?

rogerdjr

ASKER

The following code switches the "Work Offline" Button - see screen cast.

Dim ctl As Office.CommandBarControl

Set ctl = ActiveExplorer.CommandBars.FindControl(, 5613)
If ctl.Enabled Then
ctl.Execute
End If

The idea is to switch outlook so it is offline before running word merge to send a series of outlook messages. This holds the the messages in the outbox so the user can add attachments, change the from address, etc. while they are still in the outbox.

Then once the edits are compete then this code toggles the "Eork Offline" button "On Line" and releases the messages.

If ctl.Enabled Then
ctl.Execute
End If

What I want to add at the beginning of the process is a check to determine whether Outlook is On Line or Off Line, to prompt the user with the current status.

Thanks

rogerdjr-503237.flv

5g6tdcv4

have you thought about using netsh to disable the network adapter until the merge is complete then re-enable it?

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rogerdjr

ASKER

This code works great

Thanks for the input

Sub a_OutlookOutboxAddAttachnmentsToEmails()
Dim olkApp As Object
Dim mai As Object
Dim acct As Long
Dim fldr As Object
Dim OfflineChk As Boolean
Dim UserSelectOfflineYN As Boolean

Dim ctl As Office.CommandBarControl

With ActiveDocument.MailMerge
.Destination = wdSendToEmail
.SuppressBlankLines = True
With .DataSource
.FirstRecord = wdDefaultFirstRecord
.LastRecord = wdDefaultLastRecord
End With
.Execute Pause:=False
End With

acct = getAccount
If acct = 0 Then acct = 1
Set olkApp = CreateObject("outlook.application")

OfflineChk = olkApp.Session.Offline

MsgBox olkApp.Session.Offline

Set ctl = ActiveExplorer.CommandBars.FindControl(, 5613)
If OfflineChk = 0 Then
UserSelectOfflineYN = MsgBox("Outlook is Currently Online" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Do You Want to Switch to Offline", vbYesNo)
If UserSelectOfflineYN = 6 Then ctl.Execute
End If

MsgBox olkApp.Session.Offline

Set fldr = olkApp.Session.PickFolder
If fldr Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
For Each mai In fldr.Items
If mai.Class = 43 Then
With mai
.Importance = 2
.ReadReceiptRequested = True
.OriginatorDeliveryReportRequested = True
.Attachments.Add "e:\0\Access - (001) 042307.ADA Fee Proposal.pdf", 5
.SendUsingAccount = olkApp.Session.Accounts.Item(acct)
.SentOnBehalfOfName = olkApp.Session.Accounts.Item(acct)
' Need to establish the account required ... but once set can be hard coded.
.Display
'.Save
'.Send
' MsgBox acct & vbNewLine & olkApp.Session.Accounts.Item(acct)
End With
End If

Next

If UserSelectOfflineYN = 6 Then
ctl.Execute
End If

End Sub

Word Mail Merge - Check to see if Outlook is &quot;offline&quot;

Word Mail Merge - Check to see if Outlook is "offline"