Application.CopyFile Method (Outlook)

Copies a file from a specified location into a Microsoft Outlook store.

Syntax

expression .CopyFile(FilePath, DestFolderPath)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

FilePath

Required

String

The path name of the object you want to copy.

DestFolderPath

Required

String

The location you want to copy the file to.

Return Value

An Object value that represents the copied file.

Example

The following Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example creates a Microsoft Excel worksheet called 'MyExcelDoc.xlsx' and then copies it from the user's hard drive to the user's Inbox.

Sub CopyFileSample() 
 
 Dim strPath As String 
 
 Dim ExcelApp As Object 
 
 Dim ExcelSheet As Object 
 
 Dim doc As Object 
 
 
 
 
 
 Set ExcelApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application") 
 
 strPath = ExcelApp.DefaultFilePath & "\MyExcelDoc.xlsx" 
 
 Set ExcelSheet = ExcelApp.Workbooks.Add 
 
 ExcelSheet.ActiveSheet.cells(1, 1).Value = 10 
 
 ExcelSheet.SaveAs strPath 
 
 ExcelApp.Quit 
 
 Set ExcelApp = Nothing 
 
 Set doc = Application.CopyFile(strPath, "Inbox") 
 
End Sub

See Also

Concepts

Application Object Members

Application Object