Running a Macro when email arrives

Is there any way to accomplish the same thing in Outlook 2000?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Your "macro" needs to be in the format I described earlier -- a Public Sub with a single MailItem argument. In other words, the procedure structure is not the same as that for a macro that you can run from a toolbar button (which is a Public but argumentless Sub).
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Giles" <Giles RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:86D0B5EB-ABFF-4D59-AB07-3459BF17F86F@microsoft.com...
> > Sue,
> >
> > Can I step back a bit on to a more basic level?
> >
> > I've got an Outlook macro which I've successfully operated via a toolbar
> > button to check that it works. Like mecg96, I want it to run when a rule is
> > processed. I've created the rule up to the point of specifying the action to
> > take.
> >
> > However, when I select "run a script" here, I get a window entitled "Select
> > Script" with an empty box underneath; there's nothing to click on in the box
> > and the only options I have are two buttons: OK and Close.
> >
> > How do I link my macro to the rule? Should I be putting my macro script
> > somewhere special rather than in the "ThisOutlookSession" procedure in VBA?
> >
> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> A "run a script" rule action takes a MailItem or MeetingItem as its parameter, then uses that item in the code:
> >>
> >> Sub RunAScriptRuleRoutine(MyMail As MailItem)
> >> Dim strID As String
> >> Dim olNS As Outlook.NameSpace
> >> Dim olMail As Outlook.MailItem
> >>
> >> strID = MyMail.EntryID
> >> Set olNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
> >> Set olMail = olNS.GetItemFromID(strID)
> >> ' do stuff with olMail, e.g.
> >> MsgBox olMail.Subject
> >>
> >> Set olMail = Nothing
> >> Set olNS = Nothing
> >> End Sub
> >>
> >> See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/zaphtml.htm#ol2002 for another example and alternative approaches.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> >> Author of
> >> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> >> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> >> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
> >>
> >>
> >> "mecg96" <mecg96 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:602581A1-8EDC-4AF9-98B3-14424581AEA1@microsoft.com...
> >> >I want to run a macro when an email with a specific Subject arrives, how can
> >> > I check every email that comes in?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!!
> >>
>

The pages at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/zaphtml.htm and http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/quarexe.htm provide examples of routines that run whenever a new message hits the Inbox. That would be the preferred Outlook 2000 solution.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"BenL712" <BenL712.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8F354B69-97C6-463B-9764-901D37F87391@microsoft.com...
> Is there any way to accomplish the same thing in Outlook 2000?
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Your "macro" needs to be in the format I described earlier -- a Public Sub with a single MailItem argument. In other words, the procedure structure is not the same as that for a macro that you can run from a toolbar button (which is a Public but argumentless Sub).

>>
>> "Giles" <Giles.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:86D0B5EB-ABFF-4D59-AB07-3459BF17F86F@microsoft.com...
>> > Sue,
>> >
>> > Can I step back a bit on to a more basic level?
>> >
>> > I've got an Outlook macro which I've successfully operated via a toolbar
>> > button to check that it works. Like mecg96, I want it to run when a rule is
>> > processed. I've created the rule up to the point of specifying the action to
>> > take.
>> >
>> > However, when I select "run a script" here, I get a window entitled "Select
>> > Script" with an empty box underneath; there's nothing to click on in the box
>> > and the only options I have are two buttons: OK and Close.
>> >
>> > How do I link my macro to the rule? Should I be putting my macro script
>> > somewhere special rather than in the "ThisOutlookSession" procedure in VBA?
>> >
>> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> A "run a script" rule action takes a MailItem or MeetingItem as its parameter, then uses that item in the code:
>> >>
>> >> Sub RunAScriptRuleRoutine(MyMail As MailItem)
>> >> Dim strID As String
>> >> Dim olNS As Outlook.NameSpace
>> >> Dim olMail As Outlook.MailItem
>> >>
>> >> strID = MyMail.EntryID
>> >> Set olNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
>> >> Set olMail = olNS.GetItemFromID(strID)
>> >> ' do stuff with olMail, e.g.
>> >> MsgBox olMail.Subject
>> >>
>> >> Set olMail = Nothing
>> >> Set olNS = Nothing
>> >> End Sub
>> >>
>> >> See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/zaphtml.htm#ol2002 for another example and alternative approaches.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
>> >> Author of
>> >> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
>> >> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
>> >> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "mecg96" <mecg96.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:602581A1-8EDC-4AF9-98B3-14424581AEA1@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I want to run a macro when an email with a specific Subject arrives, how can
>> >> > I check every email that comes in?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks!!
>> >>
>>