SendObject Method in Microsoft Access: Features and Limitations for Sending Emails via DoCmd.SendObj

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Macro Syntax

Select SendObject as the action and set its arguments

Parameters

These are the definitions of each parameter. All of the parameters are optional.

ObjectName

Name of the object. To use the active object, specify the object's type with the objecttype argument and leave this argument blank.

If you leave both the objecttype and objectname arguments blank, Microsoft Access sends a message to the electronic mail application without a database object.

If you run Visual Basic code containing the SendObject method in a library database, Microsoft Access looks for the object with this name first in the library database, then in the current database.

OutputFormat

The output format of the object being sent:

Value Description acFormatHTML (*.html) HTML format acFormatRTF Text Format (*.rtf) Rich text format (RTF) acFormatSNP Snapshot Format (*.snp) Access report snapshot acFormatTXT MS-DOS Text (*.txt) Plain text acFormatXLS Microsoft Excel (*.xls) Excel 2000-2003 acFormatXLSB Microsoft Excel Binary Workbook (*.xlsb) Excel binary acFormatXLSX Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.xlsx) Excel 2007 acFormatXPS Format (*.xps) * XPS format acFormatPDF Format (*.pdf) * PDF report

* Requires Microsoft Access 2007 or later (including 2010, 2013 and 2016)

Modules can only be sent in text format, so if you specify acSendModule for the objecttype argument, you must specify acFormatTXT for outputformat .

The email address of the recipient or list of recipients for the To line in the mail message.

Separate the recipient names with a semicolon (;). If the recipient names aren't recognized by the mail application, the message isn't sent and an error occurs. If you leave this argument blank, Microsoft Access prompts you for the recipients.

The email address(es) for the CC line in the mail message, if The text for the body of the mail message, after the object. If blank, the object is all that's included in the body of the mail message. EditMessage Use True (–1) to open the electronic mail application immediately with the message loaded, so the message can be edited. Use False (0) to send the message without editing it. If you leave this argument blank, the default ( True ) is assumed. TemplateFile The full name, including the path, of the file to use as a template for an HTML file.

Remarks

The following rules apply when you use the SendObject action to include a database object in a mail message:

You can send table, query, and form datasheets. In the included object, all fields in the datasheet look as they do in Access, except fields containing OLE objects. The columns for these fields are included in the object, but the fields are blank.

For a control bound to a Yes/No field (a toggle button, option button, or check box), the output file displays the value –1 (Yes) or 0 (No).

For a text box bound to a Hyperlink field, the output file displays the hyperlink for all output formats except MS-DOS text (in this case, the hyperlink is just displayed as normal text).

If you send a form in Form view, the included object contains the form's Datasheet view.

If you send a report, the only controls that are included in the object are text boxes (for .xls files), or text boxes and labels (for .rtf, .txt, and .html files). All other controls are ignored. Header and footer information is also not included. The only exception to this is that when you send a report in Excel format, a text box in a group footer containing an expression with the Sum function is included in the object. No other control in a header or footer (and no aggregate function other than Sum) is included in the object.

When you send a datasheet or form in HTML format, one .html file is created. When you send a report in HTML format, one .html file is created for each page in the report.

Example

The following example includes the Employees table in a mail message in Microsoft Excel format and specifies To, Cc, and Subject lines in the mail message. The email is sent immediately, without editing.

DoCmd.SendObject acSendTable, "Employees", acFormatXLS, _ "Nancy Davolio; Andrew Fuller", "Joan Weber", , _ "Current Spreadsheet of Employees", , False

Lets you email a message with an option to attach a table, query, form, report, or module data. The attachment can be in text, rich text, Excel, HTML, PDF and XPS formats.

While the SendObject command is useful for sending an object or short message, it has several significant limitations:

Messages must be 255 characters or less

Messages are plain text and cannot be HTML format

Cannot attach multiple files (limited to one attachment)

Cannot attach a file on disk

Cannot filter the data source or report to just the data you need to send

Cannot specify the FROM address

Cannot specify settings such as priority, sensitivity, and read receipt

MAPI security dialog box prompts the user for each email to verify it is okay to send

Doesn't always work with email programs if it's not Outlook, Outlook Express, or Exchange

The SendObject method is fairly limited in the types of emails you can send. If you need more sophisticated emails, learn about our Total Access Emailer program. Total Access Emailer is the most popular email program for Microsoft Access and lets you easily create personalized emails to everyone in your list using your Access data and reports.

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Specifying a data source (table or query) with an email field and sending emails to everyone in the list

Referencing fields from your data source directly in your subject and message text via the [FieldName] syntax

Filtering data and reports for each recipient and attaching them to your message so recipients only see their own data

Specifying the FROM address, which doesn't have to be your email address

Using fields from your data source for the Subject and Message text, and attachments

Setting emails with priorities, sensitivity, read receipt, etc.

Errors such as invalid email addresses are automatically stored in a table for you to review. Total Access email also tracks the times each email blast was sent, the total number of messages sent, the last time it was started, and when it finished.

So if you're serious about sending emails from Microsoft Access, learn more about emailing from Access with Total Access Emailer . Here specific information about emailing Access reports . There's also a free trial version you can download to email from your Access database.

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Good luck!

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