I have a macro that will add an attachment to the current Outlook message,
but I can't figure out how to get the macro to run automatically when the
message is opened. The message is a template (.oft). I'm new to Outlook
macros, can anyone help?

Thanks,
Jim

Jim, see the NewInspector event.

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Am Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:43:01 -0700 schrieb Jim:

I have a macro that will add an attachment to the current Outlook message,
but I can't figure out how to get the macro to run automatically when the
message is opened. The message is a template (.oft). I'm new to Outlook
macros, can anyone help?

Thanks,
Jim

That requires an event handler, not a macro. Since you're new to VBA, I
would suggest that you stick to the macro approach and write one that starts
by loading the .oft file:

Sub MyMacro
Dim newItem as Outlook.MailItem
Set newItem = Application.CreateItem("C:\my template.oft")
newItem.Attachments.Add "C:\myfile.doc"
newItem.Display
End Sub

That will probably save you the step of locating the .oft file.

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"Jim" wrote in message
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I have a macro that will add an attachment to the current Outlook message,
but I can't figure out how to get the macro to run automatically when the
message is opened. The message is a template (.oft). I'm new to Outlook
macros, can anyone help?

Thanks,
Jim