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Applying a Username within Text on an outlook Email
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Sean has attended:
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Applying a Username within Text on an outlook Email
Hi there,
I currently have created the following code
Sub SendEmail()
Dim OutApp As Outlook.Application
Dim OutMail As Outlook.MailItem
Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.application")
Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
With OutMail
.To = "sean.hickman@idealboilers.com"
.CC = ""
.BCC = ""
.Subject = "ERP LABEL SHEET SAVED IN NEW LOCATION"
.Body = " <INSERT USERNAME> has saved the Master Data Sheet in a new Location"
'walkout from the loading bar
.Display
Application.SendKeys "%s"
'.Send
End With
End Sub
I am trying to find a way of taking the username of the person with the sheet currently open and inserting it into the email being sent to the owner of the sheet.
The idea is that this code will enter into a userform at the 'save' function questioning if the person has the authority to save this file elsewhere. If they click yes this code will run. Therefore controlling all edits to the document.
(In an ideal world I'd like to include the new file save location in the email as well, though I'm not sure if this is beyond my Excel VBA Intermediate knowledge!)
any help with this?
Sean Hickman
RE: Applying a Username within Text on an outlook Email
Hi Sean,
Thank you for the forum question.
Try:
Sub SendEmail()
Dim OutApp As Outlook.Application
Dim OutMail As Outlook.MailItem
Dim strUsername as String
strUsername=Application.UserName
Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.application")
Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
With OutMail
.To = "sean.hickman@idealboilers.com"
.CC = ""
.BCC = ""
.Subject = "ERP LABEL SHEET SAVED IN NEW LOCATION"
.Body = strUsername & " has saved the Master Data Sheet in a new Location"
'walkout from the loading bar
.Display
Application.SendKeys "%s"
'.Send
End With
End Sub
Kind regards
Jens Bonde
Microsoft Office Specialist Trainer
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RE: Applying a Username within Text on an outlook Email
Thanks Jens,
I tried using application.username as a str before but I put it inside the Text. Using it outside and with a & has worked just fine!
Thank you very much!
RE: Applying a Username within Text on an outlook Email
Hi Sean,
I guess you found the solution yourself.
Just remove:
.Send
The code otherwise will try to send the email twice.
Kind regards
Jens Bonde
Microsoft Office Specialist Trainer
Tel: 0207 987 3777
Best STL - https://www.stl-training.co.uk
98%+ recommend us
London's leader with UK wide delivery in Microsoft Office training and management training to global brands, FTSE 100, SME's and the public sector
RE: Applying a Username within Text on an outlook Email
Hi Jens,
I've inserted my Code into a Userform cmd and the walkout from the loading bar element is not working, I'm still getting the loading bar which I don't want as it gives the user the opportunity to cancel the command and save the file anyway!
Private Sub cmdContinue_Click()
Dim OutApp As Outlook.Application
Dim OutMail As Outlook.MailItem
Dim strUsername As String
strUsername = Application.UserName
Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.application")
Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
With OutMail
.To = "sean.hickman@idealboilers.com"
.CC = ""
.BCC = ""
.Subject = "ERP LABEL SHEET SAVED IN NEW LOCATION"
.Body = strUsername & " has saved the Master Data Sheet in a new Location"
'walkout from the loading bar
.Display
Application.SendKeys "%s"
.Send
End With
End Sub
can you help?
all the best.
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