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Send email with Outlook (MAPI)Tag(s): WSH VBScript


[sendemail.vbs]
Dim ToAddress
Dim MessageSubject
Dim MessageBody
Dim MessageAttachment

Dim ol, ns, newMail

ToAddress = "Gagnon, Real"   ' change this...
MessageSubject = "VBS MAPI HowTo"
MessageBody = "*BODY* email via MAPI *BODY*"

Set ol = WScript.CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set ns = ol.getNamespace("MAPI")
ns.logon "","",true,false
Set newMail = ol.CreateItem(olMailItem)
newMail.Subject = MessageSubject
newMail.Body = MessageBody & vbCrLf

' validate the recipient, just in case...
Set myRecipient = ns.CreateRecipient(ToAddress)
myRecipient.Resolve
If Not myRecipient.Resolved Then
   MsgBox "unknown recipient"
Else
   newMail.Recipients.Add(myRecipient)
   newMail.Send
End If

Set ol = Nothing