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Word Macro to create PDF then attach PDF to email with address from merged data
I cannot figure out how to put dynamic data from the SQL Server datasource to the Outlook email address field. I've got two days on this and so close.
CONTEXT: My ladies on the front desk email reservations to people. It's a rediculously slow process. Here is my VBA that is almost complete to make it where they just run macro and then hit send.
I can't get the email address with field name "GuestEMail" to the .To attribute. I do not know VBA but I've pieced together many macros to get this far. I know the organization of the code is atrocious.
SEE VIDEO for more understanding: https://goo.gl/YKqGq0
CONTEXT: My ladies on the front desk email reservations to people. It's a rediculously slow process. Here is my VBA that is almost complete to make it where they just run macro and then hit send.
I can't get the email address with field name "GuestEMail" to the .To attribute. I do not know VBA but I've pieced together many macros to get this far. I know the organization of the code is atrocious.
SEE VIDEO for more understanding: https://goo.gl/YKqGq0
Sub PPMagic_MOVE_N_SAVE0()
Selection.Copy
ChangeFileOpenDirectory "C:\files\PPMagic\"
ActiveDocument.SaveAs2 FileName:=Trim(Selection.Text) & ".doc", FileFormat _
:=wdFormatDocument, LockComments:=False, Password:="", AddToRecentFiles:= _
True, WritePassword:="", ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, EmbedTrueTypeFonts:= _
False, SaveNativePictureFormat:=False, SaveFormsData:=False, _
SaveAsAOCELetter:=False, CompatibilityMode:=0
Dim strData As String
Dim strFileName As String
strData = "C:\files\PPMagic\" & Trim(Selection.Text) & ".pdf"
ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat OutputFileName:= _
strData, ExportFormat:= _
wdExportFormatPDF, OpenAfterExport:=False, OptimizeFor:= _
wdExportOptimizeForPrint, Range:=wdExportAllDocument, From:=1, To:=1, _
Item:=wdExportDocumentWithMarkup, IncludeDocProps:=False, KeepIRM:=True, _
CreateBookmarks:=wdExportCreateNoBookmarks, DocStructureTags:=True, _
BitmapMissingFonts:=True, UseISO19005_1:=False
On Error Resume Next
strData = "C:\files\PPMagic\" & Trim(Selection.Text) & ".pdf"
Dim OutLookApp As Object
Dim OutLookMailItem As Object
Dim myAttachments As Object
Dim strEmail As String
Set OutLookApp = CreateObject("Outlook.application")
Set OutLookMailItem = OutLookApp.CreateItem(0)
Set myAttachments = OutLookMailItem.Attachments
With OutLookMailItem
.To = GuestEMail
.Subject = "Your James W. Smith Reservation"
'.Body = "Thank you for booking with us. Here is your reservation." & vbNewLine & signature
myAttachments.Add (strData)
'.Send
.Display
End With
signature = OutLookMailItem.Body
Set OutLookMailItem = Nothing
Set OutLookApp = Nothing
End Sub
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That didn't work. I'm googling and trying variations. I'll see if that will put the email in the body. Just thought of that.
Sorry for delay and thanks for your time.
Sorry for delay and thanks for your time.
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I'm guessing I wasn't a good question writer. I figured it out on my own because no one helped. No biggy. I love figuring this stuff out. Just don't always have the time to do it.
pls try
.To = activedocument.MailMerge.D
Regards