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Group,
Using OFFICE 2007 Within MSWORD, I created a vba script that completes a mail merge using Excel as the data source. All works well, until there is an invalid email address, such as missing "@", or missing ".net, .org, etc... I realize now this error is actually coming from Outlook as it is sending the email, I've turned off the option for "check names" from Outlook/tools/options/email/advance, although this does not stop the error from haulting the mail merge process. Since this mail merge/email process completes during off-time hours, it is necessary that I am able to prevent this error. Is it possible to intercept an Outlook error during a MS WORD mail merge process. Thanks, |
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Are you actually automating Outlook of just the mailmerge? I think that if
you use code such as that in the article "Mail Merge to E-mail with Attachments" at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/...ttachments.htm errors in email addresses will be ignored, or you could use On Error Resume Next before the .Send command. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Diane" wrote in message ... Group, Using OFFICE 2007 Within MSWORD, I created a vba script that completes a mail merge using Excel as the data source. All works well, until there is an invalid email address, such as missing "@", or missing ".net, .org, etc... I realize now this error is actually coming from Outlook as it is sending the email, I've turned off the option for "check names" from Outlook/tools/options/email/advance, although this does not stop the error from haulting the mail merge process. Since this mail merge/email process completes during off-time hours, it is necessary that I am able to prevent this error. Is it possible to intercept an Outlook error during a MS WORD mail merge process. Thanks, |
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Doug,
In the active MS Word document, this is part of my "mail merge send": With ActiveDocument.MailMerge .Destination = wdSendToEmail .SuppressBlankLines = True .MailSubject = strsubject .MailAddressFieldName = "Email" With .DataSource .FirstRecord = counterX .LastRecord = counterY End With .Execute Pause:=False End With I've tried the "On Error Resume Next", but since I'm not in Outlook, I can't seem to get control of the error. I've looked over the example link that you included, I'm confused, this is not an actual mail merge?? You have an open document and then add the Outlook object to this?? I would have to play with your example. Basically, I have an active document that connects to an excel datasource, merges each record with the customer, salutation, etc....then merge to email. I have a set counter that controls the number of emails that are sent at a time. When MS WORD merges with the "wdSendToEmail, it's at this point that I'm assuming it leaves MS WORD and then the Outlook error "Check Names" appear for my "dirty" email addresses. I can scratch what I've done, and try to work from your example, unless you have other suggestions for me. Diane "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Are you actually automating Outlook of just the mailmerge? I think that if you use code such as that in the article "Mail Merge to E-mail with Attachments" at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/...ttachments.htm errors in email addresses will be ignored, or you could use On Error Resume Next before the .Send command. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Diane" wrote in message ... Group, Using OFFICE 2007 Within MSWORD, I created a vba script that completes a mail merge using Excel as the data source. All works well, until there is an invalid email address, such as missing "@", or missing ".net, .org, etc... I realize now this error is actually coming from Outlook as it is sending the email, I've turned off the option for "check names" from Outlook/tools/options/email/advance, although this does not stop the error from haulting the mail merge process. Since this mail merge/email process completes during off-time hours, it is necessary that I am able to prevent this error. Is it possible to intercept an Outlook error during a MS WORD mail merge process. Thanks, |
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Hi Diane,
You are right, that with the method that you are using, On Error Resume Next would not be applicable. If you execute the merge from the user interface, do you get the same "Check Names" issue. If you are thinking of automating Outlook, rather than the code in the article to which I referred you, that in the ManyToOne addin that you can down load from fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website at http://www.gmayor.com/ManyToOne.htm would probably be more applicable. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Diane" wrote in message ... Doug, In the active MS Word document, this is part of my "mail merge send": With ActiveDocument.MailMerge .Destination = wdSendToEmail .SuppressBlankLines = True .MailSubject = strsubject .MailAddressFieldName = "Email" With .DataSource .FirstRecord = counterX .LastRecord = counterY End With .Execute Pause:=False End With I've tried the "On Error Resume Next", but since I'm not in Outlook, I can't seem to get control of the error. I've looked over the example link that you included, I'm confused, this is not an actual mail merge?? You have an open document and then add the Outlook object to this?? I would have to play with your example. Basically, I have an active document that connects to an excel datasource, merges each record with the customer, salutation, etc....then merge to email. I have a set counter that controls the number of emails that are sent at a time. When MS WORD merges with the "wdSendToEmail, it's at this point that I'm assuming it leaves MS WORD and then the Outlook error "Check Names" appear for my "dirty" email addresses. I can scratch what I've done, and try to work from your example, unless you have other suggestions for me. Diane "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Are you actually automating Outlook of just the mailmerge? I think that if you use code such as that in the article "Mail Merge to E-mail with Attachments" at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/...ttachments.htm errors in email addresses will be ignored, or you could use On Error Resume Next before the .Send command. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Diane" wrote in message ... Group, Using OFFICE 2007 Within MSWORD, I created a vba script that completes a mail merge using Excel as the data source. All works well, until there is an invalid address, such as missing "@", or missing ".net, .org, etc... I realize now this error is actually coming from Outlook as it is sending the email, I've turned off the option for "check names" from Outlook/tools/options/email/advance, although this does not stop the error from haulting the mail merge process. Since this mail merge/email process completes during off-time hours, it is necessary that I am able to prevent this error. Is it possible to intercept an Outlook error during a MS WORD mail merge process. Thanks, |
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