Is there a way to combine Command-line switches to send an email with
attached and include the email address?

i.e. outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m (E-Mail Removed) /a "c:\document.doc"

Yes, exactly as you typed ;-)
Tried it already?

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"rjchaney" <Rufus (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7E599E65-DAFE-481C-AE2F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is there a way to combine Command-line switches to send an email with
> attached and include the email address?
>
> i.e. outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m (E-Mail Removed) /a "c:\document.doc"
>

I receive and error message: "The command line argument is not valid:
Verify the switch you are using."

It looks as if I am unable to combine switch arguments. It seems that I can
either specify the email address or the attachment, but not both...kind of
lame.

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Yes, exactly as you typed ;-)
> Tried it already?
>
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>
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>
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> "rjchaney" <Rufus (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7E599E65-DAFE-481C-AE2F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Is there a way to combine Command-line switches to send an email with
> > attached and include the email address?
> >
> > i.e. outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m (E-Mail Removed) /a "c:\document.doc"
> >
>

rjchaney wrote:

> Is there a way to combine Command-line switches to send an email with
> attached and include the email address?
>
> i.e. outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m (E-Mail Removed) /a "c:\document.doc"

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...031101033.aspx

That's for OL2003. You never mentioned YOUR version of Outlook. Maybe
it's an old version that doesn't support all the same parameters.

Rufus Chaney wrote:

> Roady wrote:
>
>> rjchaney wrote ...
>>
>>> Is there a way to combine Command-line switches to send an email with
>>> attached and include the email address?
>>>
>>> i.e. outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m (E-Mail Removed) /a "c:\document.doc"
>>
>> Yes, exactly as you typed ;-)
>> Tried it already?
>
> I receive and error message: "The command line argument is not valid:
> Verify the switch you are using."
>
> It looks as if I am unable to combine switch arguments. It seems that I can
> either specify the email address or the attachment, but not both...kind of
> lame.

From the Microsoft article for which I gave you a link in my other post:

------------------------------------------------------------
/m emailname
Provides a way for the user to add an e-mail name to the item.
Only works in conjunction with the /c command-line parameter.

Example:
Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m emailname
------------------------------------------------------------

Notice the "Only works ..." sentence. That might mean /m only works
with /c alone and not with other parameters. Seems to match up with
what you discovered.

I am using Outlook 2003. I am able to create the email and add the email
address, but I unable to at the same time add the attachment. Or I am able
to create the email with the attachment, but I am unable to add the email
address.

I guess it must a a security feature.

"VanguardLH" wrote:

> Rufus Chaney wrote:
>
> > Roady wrote:
> >
> >> rjchaney wrote ...
> >>
> >>> Is there a way to combine Command-line switches to send an email with
> >>> attached and include the email address?
> >>>
> >>> i.e. outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m (E-Mail Removed) /a "c:\document.doc"
> >>
> >> Yes, exactly as you typed ;-)
> >> Tried it already?
> >
> > I receive and error message: "The command line argument is not valid:
> > Verify the switch you are using."
> >
> > It looks as if I am unable to combine switch arguments. It seems that I can
> > either specify the email address or the attachment, but not both...kind of
> > lame.
>
> From the Microsoft article for which I gave you a link in my other post:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> /m emailname
> Provides a way for the user to add an e-mail name to the item.
> Only works in conjunction with the /c command-line parameter.
>
> Example:
> Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m emailname
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Notice the "Only works ..." sentence. That might mean /m only works
> with /c alone and not with other parameters. Seems to match up with
> what you discovered.
>

What version # (build number)? An update may have broken some switches...
how about making a preaddressed form so you don't need the address switch?

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"Rufus Chaney" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C2F73225-83F1-49FD-A702-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am using Outlook 2003. I am able to create the email and add the email
> address, but I unable to at the same time add the attachment. Or I am
> able
> to create the email with the attachment, but I am unable to add the email
> address.
>
> I guess it must a a security feature.
>
> "VanguardLH" wrote:
>
>> Rufus Chaney wrote:
>>
>> > Roady wrote:
>> >
>> >> rjchaney wrote ...
>> >>
>> >>> Is there a way to combine Command-line switches to send an email
>> >>> with
>> >>> attached and include the email address?
>> >>>
>> >>> i.e. outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m (E-Mail Removed) /a "c:\document.doc"
>> >>
>> >> Yes, exactly as you typed ;-)
>> >> Tried it already?
>> >
>> > I receive and error message: "The command line argument is not valid:
>> > Verify the switch you are using."
>> >
>> > It looks as if I am unable to combine switch arguments. It seems that
>> > I can
>> > either specify the email address or the attachment, but not both...kind
>> > of
>> > lame.
>>
>> From the Microsoft article for which I gave you a link in my other post:
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>> /m emailname
>> Provides a way for the user to add an e-mail name to the item.
>> Only works in conjunction with the /c command-line parameter.
>>
>> Example:
>> Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m emailname
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Notice the "Only works ..." sentence. That might mean /m only works
>> with /c alone and not with other parameters. Seems to match up with
>> what you discovered.
>>

I need to send a batch file to about 500 users. The batch file will grab
their system info and email back to me. I am trying to make it idiot proof.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> What version # (build number)? An update may have broken some switches...
> how about making a preaddressed form so you don't need the address switch?
>
> --
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>
> "Rufus Chaney" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C2F73225-83F1-49FD-A702-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am using Outlook 2003. I am able to create the email and add the email
> > address, but I unable to at the same time add the attachment. Or I am
> > able
> > to create the email with the attachment, but I am unable to add the email
> > address.
> >
> > I guess it must a a security feature.
> >
> > "VanguardLH" wrote:
> >
> >> Rufus Chaney wrote:
> >>
> >> > Roady wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> rjchaney wrote ...
> >> >>
> >> >>> Is there a way to combine Command-line switches to send an email
> >> >>> with
> >> >>> attached and include the email address?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> i.e. outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m (E-Mail Removed) /a "c:\document.doc"
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes, exactly as you typed ;-)
> >> >> Tried it already?
> >> >
> >> > I receive and error message: "The command line argument is not valid:
> >> > Verify the switch you are using."
> >> >
> >> > It looks as if I am unable to combine switch arguments. It seems that
> >> > I can
> >> > either specify the email address or the attachment, but not both...kind
> >> > of
> >> > lame.
> >>
> >> From the Microsoft article for which I gave you a link in my other post:
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------
> >> /m emailname
> >> Provides a way for the user to add an e-mail name to the item.
> >> Only works in conjunction with the /c command-line parameter.
> >>
> >> Example:
> >> Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m emailname
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Notice the "Only works ..." sentence. That might mean /m only works
> >> with /c alone and not with other parameters. Seems to match up with
> >> what you discovered.
> >>
>

We are upgrade all of our computer labs to Office 2007. I am sending a batch
file to about 500 users in order to grab the system info from each work
station and email back to me.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> What version # (build number)? An update may have broken some switches...
> how about making a preaddressed form so you don't need the address switch?
>
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>
> "Rufus Chaney" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C2F73225-83F1-49FD-A702-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am using Outlook 2003. I am able to create the email and add the email
> > address, but I unable to at the same time add the attachment. Or I am
> > able
> > to create the email with the attachment, but I am unable to add the email
> > address.
> >
> > I guess it must a a security feature.
> >
> > "VanguardLH" wrote:
> >
> >> Rufus Chaney wrote:
> >>
> >> > Roady wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> rjchaney wrote ...
> >> >>
> >> >>> Is there a way to combine Command-line switches to send an email
> >> >>> with
> >> >>> attached and include the email address?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> i.e. outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m (E-Mail Removed) /a "c:\document.doc"
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes, exactly as you typed ;-)
> >> >> Tried it already?
> >> >
> >> > I receive and error message: "The command line argument is not valid:
> >> > Verify the switch you are using."
> >> >
> >> > It looks as if I am unable to combine switch arguments. It seems that
> >> > I can
> >> > either specify the email address or the attachment, but not both...kind
> >> > of
> >> > lame.
> >>
> >> From the Microsoft article for which I gave you a link in my other post:
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------
> >> /m emailname
> >> Provides a way for the user to add an e-mail name to the item.
> >> Only works in conjunction with the /c command-line parameter.
> >>
> >> Example:
> >> Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m emailname
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Notice the "Only works ..." sentence. That might mean /m only works
> >> with /c alone and not with other parameters. Seems to match up with
> >> what you discovered.
> >>
>

"Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...

> Yes, exactly as you typed ;-)
> Tried it already?

The /m switch cannot be used with any switch other than /c, according to
Outlook's Help.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]