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Action.Execute Method

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Outlook Developer Reference

Executes the action for the specified item.

Syntax

expression.Execute

expression   An expression that returns a Action object.

Return Value
An Object value that represents the Outlook item created by the action upon execution.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example uses the Execute method to look through all the actions for the given e-mail message and executes the action called "Reply."

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub SendReply()
    Dim myNameSpace As Outlook.NameSpace
    Dim MyItem As Outlook.MailItem
    Dim myItem2 As Outlook.MailItem
    Dim myAction As Outlook.Action
	
    Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
    Set MyItem = Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
    For Each myAction In MyItem.Actions
        If myAction.Name = "Reply" Then
            Set myItem2 = myAction.Execute
            myItem2.Send
            Exit For
        End If
    Next myAction
        Exit Sub
ErrorHandler:
    MsgBox "There is no current item."
End Sub

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