> Hello !
> I want to open a  msg file  ( outlook ) that has an attachment in it
> using vba.
> I try to do it using the shell command  with the \f switch  in it
> like:
>     Dim MyAppID As Variant
>     MyAppID = Shell("c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2000
> office\outlook.exe /f  buffer ,vbNormalFocus)
> where buffer is the name of the file but it open the file only if it
> does not include an attachment  otherwith it return an outlook error
> message that the switch is not ok .
> I try to use other way

>           Dim oOL As Outlook.Application
>           Set oOL = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
>           oOL.CreateItemFromTemplate(buffer)
>           MyAppID = Shell(oOL & " /f ", vbNormalFocus)

> but it only open the outlook and not the file.
> Help will be wellcome.

> With thanks ahead

> Doron

> Hello !
> I want to open a  msg file  ( outlook ) that has an attachment in it
> using vba.
> I try to do it using the shell command  with the \f switch  in it
> like:
>     Dim MyAppID As Variant
>     MyAppID = Shell("c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2000
> office\outlook.exe /f  buffer ,vbNormalFocus)
> where buffer is the name of the file but it open the file only if it
> does not include an attachment  otherwith it return an outlook error
> message that the switch is not ok .
> I try to use other way

>           Dim oOL As Outlook.Application
>           Set oOL = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
>           oOL.CreateItemFromTemplate(buffer)
>           MyAppID = Shell(oOL & " /f ", vbNormalFocus)

> but it only open the outlook and not the file.
> Help will be wellcome.

> With thanks ahead

> Doron

> > Hello !
> > I want to open a  msg file  ( outlook ) that has an attachment in it
> > using vba.
> > I try to do it using the shell command  with the \f switch  in it
> > like:
> >     Dim MyAppID As Variant
> >     MyAppID = Shell("c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2000
> > office\outlook.exe /f  buffer ,vbNormalFocus)
> > where buffer is the name of the file but it open the file only if it
> > does not include an attachment  otherwith it return an outlook error
> > message that the switch is not ok .
> > I try to use other way

> >           Dim oOL As Outlook.Application
> >           Set oOL = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
> >           oOL.CreateItemFromTemplate(buffer)
> >           MyAppID = Shell(oOL & " /f ", vbNormalFocus)

> > but it only open the outlook and not the file.
> > Help will be wellcome.

> > With thanks ahead

> > Doron

> Hello !
> Thanks for the quick response, but what a mean in my question is to open
> Outlook   and showing the message and all attachment like if you are doing it
by
>     pressing with your mouse on the message .

> with thanks ahead Doron