Type Property (Attachment Object)
The Type
property describes the attachment type. Read/write.
Syntax
objAttachment.Type
Data Type
Long
Remarks
The following
attachment types are supported:
|
Type
property |
Value |
Description
|
|
mapiFileData
|
1 |
Attachment
is the contents of a file. (Default value.) |
|
mapiFileLink
|
2 |
Attachment
is a link to a file. |
|
mapiOLE |
3 |
Attachment
is an OLE object. |
|
mapiEmbeddedMessage
|
4 |
Attachment
is an embedded message. |
The value of
the Type property determines the valid values for the Source property.
The
Attachment object Type property corresponds to the MAPI property PR_ATTACH_METHOD.
Example
' from the function Attachments_Add()
Set
objAttach = objAttachColl.Add '
add an attachment
With
objAttach
.Type
= mapiFileLink
.Position = 0 ' place at end of
message
.Source = "\\server\bitmaps\honey.bmp" ' UNC name
End With
' must
update the message to save the new info
objOneMsg.Update ' update the
message
MsgBox
"Added an attachment of type mapiFileLink"
See Also
Add Method (Attachments Collection), ReadFromFile Method (Attachment
Object), WriteToFile
Method (Attachment Object)