Explorer.BeforeItemPaste event (Outlook)

Occurs when an Outlook item is pasted.

Syntax

expression. BeforeItemPaste( _ClipboardContent_ , _Target_ , _Cancel_ )

expression A variable that represents an Explorer object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
ClipboardContent Required Variant The content to be pasted.
Target Required Folder The destination of the paste.
Cancel Required Boolean False when the event occurs. If the event procedure sets this argument to True, the operation is not completed and the item is not deleted.

Remarks

This event can be cancelled after it has started.

Example

The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example prompts the user before pasting the contents of the Clipboard to the specified target. If the user clicks Yes, the current content in the Clipboard is copied to the specified target destination. The sample code must be placed in a class module such as ThisOutlookSession, and the Initialize_handler routine must be called before the event procedure can be called by Outlook.

Public WithEvents myOlExp As Outlook.Explorer 
 
 
 
Sub Initialize_Handler() 
 
 Set myOlExp = Application.ActiveExplorer 
 
End Sub 
 
 
 
Private Sub myOlExp_BeforeItemPaste(ClipboardContent As Variant, ByVal Target As Folder, Cancel As Boolean) 
 
 Dim lngAns As Integer 'users' answer 
 
 'Prompt user about paste 
 
 lngAns = MsgBox("Are you sure you want to paste the contents of the clipboard into the " _ 
 
 & Target.Name & "?", vbYesNo) 
 
 If lngAns = vbNo Then 
 
 Cancel = True 
 
 End If 
 
End Sub

See also

Explorer Object

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