On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:21:23 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
wrote:

Outlook doesn't use .vbs scripts with rules. A "run a script" rule action uses not an external script but a VBA procedure with a MailItem or MeetingItem as its parameter. That item is processed by the code. Here's an example:

Sub RunAScriptRuleRoutine(MyMail As MailItem)
Dim strID As String
Dim olNS As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim msg As Outlook.MailItem
Dim rply as Outlook.MailItem

strID = MyMail.EntryID
Set olNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set msg = olNS.GetItemFromID(strID)
' do stuff with msg, e.g.
Set rply = msg.Reply
rply.Body = "What you want the reply to say."
rply.To = ; "
rply.Send

Set msg = Nothing
Set rply = Nothing
Set olNS = Nothing
End Sub

For Outlook VBA basics, see http://outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=49

For another example of a "run a script" rule actions, see:

http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=1494

CAUTION: Using this technique has been known to result in corrupt VBA code. Be sure to export your code modules or back up the VBAProject.otm file.

Thanks for the info and pointers. Guess that I need to do a re-write!
I was so close, so close ....

;-)