OL97: Programmatically-Created Attachment Loses Icon

Corrected Code

ItemToSend.Attachments.Add Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem, 4
				

ItemToSend.Attachments.Add Item, 4
				

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. Create a new mail message.
2. On the Tools menu, click Design Outlook Form.
3. Drag to resize the message control, creating enough space for a CommandButton.
4. Click the Control Toolbox button to view the Control Toolbox and drag a CommandButton to the form.
5. On the Form menu, click View Code and type the following VBScript code in the Script Editor. Be sure to change the appropriate line to your e-mail name.

   Sub CommandButton1_Click()
   
      ' Saves the current mailitem in the Inbox
      Item.Save
   
      ' Create a new mail message
      Set ItemToSend = Application.CreateItem(0)
   
      ' Change below to your emailname to send message
      ItemToSend.To = "Enter your e-mail name here!"
      ItemToSend.Subject = "test"
   
      ' The following line results in a blank icon for attachment.
      ' 4 is the olAttachmentType constant olByValue to create a link.
      ItemToSend.Attachments.Add Item, 4
   
      ' The following syntax will preserve the icon in the sent message
      ' if it's substituted for the line above.
      'ItemToSend.Attachments.Add Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem, 4
      ItemToSend.Send
   
   End Sub
   					

6. Close the VBScript editor.
7. On the Tools menu, click Design Outlook Form to exit design mode.
8. Click CommandButton1 to run the VBScript code. You should receive a new message in your Inbox that contains the blank attachment icon. If you single-click in the upper left portion of the message area, you will see the bounding box for the icon.