MailItem.SaveAs Method (Outlook)
Saves the Microsoft Outlook item to the specified path and in the format of the specified file type. If the file type is not specified, the MSG format (.msg) is used.
Syntax
expression .SaveAs(Path, Type)
expression A variable that represents a MailItem object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Path |
Required |
String |
The path in which to save the item. |
Type |
Optional |
Variant |
The file type to save. Can be one of the constants in the OlSaveAsType enumeration. |
Remarks
Also note that even though olDoc is a valid OlSaveAsType constant, messages in HTML format cannot be saved in Document format, and the olDoc constant works only if Microsoft Word is set up as the default email editor.
Example
This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example uses the SaveAs method to save the currently open item as a text file in the Documents folder, using the subject as the file name. To run this example, make sure a mail item in plain text format is open in the active window.
Sub SaveAsTXT()
Dim myItem As Outlook.Inspector
Dim objItem As Object
Set myItem = Application.ActiveInspector
If Not TypeName(myItem) = "Nothing" Then
Set objItem = myItem.CurrentItem
strname = objItem.Subject
'Prompt the user for confirmation
Dim strPrompt As String
strPrompt = "Are you sure you want to save the item? " & _
"If a file with the same name already exists, " & _
"it will be overwritten with this copy of the file."
If MsgBox(strPrompt, vbYesNo + vbQuestion) = vbYes Then
objItem.SaveAs Environ("HOMEPATH") & "\My Documents\" & strname & ".txt", olTXT
End If
Else
MsgBox "There is no current active inspector."
End If
End Sub
This Visual Basic for Applications example shows you how to create a template using the SaveAs method.
Sub CreateTemplate()
Dim MyItem As Outlook.MailItem
Set MyItem = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem)
MyItem.Subject = "Status Report"
MyItem.To = "Dan Wilson"
MyItem.Display
MyItem.SaveAs Environ("HOMEPATH") & "\My Documents\statusrep.oft", OlSaveAsType.olTemplate
End Sub