I have a simple macro which is called as part of a rule. The rule is
triggered by certain strings in the Subject line. The macro saves the
attachments and then delets the message. The code (abbreviated) looks like:

Public Sub SaveAndDelete(theMail as MailItem)

Dim MyAtt As Attachment
Dim stSavePath As String
..
..
logic to assign the path for saving
..
..
For Each MyAtt in theMail.Attachments
MyAtt.SaveAsFile stSavePath & MyAtt.DisplayName
Next

theMail.Delete
End Sub

Everything works correctly when I test it on my machine (Outlook 2003 SP3 XP
Pro SP3). One of my users is finding that the files are being saved but the
messages are not being deleted. To compound the confusion, I'm not seeing
any errors being raised.

So that raises a couple of questions:
1. The obvious, why isn't it deleting?
2. How would I detect if a SAVE or DELETE fails?

TIA,

John

Could it be possible that the item that is being deleted where it doesn't
work is the only item in that folder's Items collection?

Do you have any error handling in that code?

What happens if you were to release the object theMail and then get a new
object by using NameSpace.GetItemFromID() using the EntryID of the theMail
item? Does that work when Delete() is called?

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
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"DevalilaJohn" wrote in message
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I have a simple macro which is called as part of a rule. The rule is
triggered by certain strings in the Subject line. The macro saves the
attachments and then delets the message. The code (abbreviated) looks
like:

Public Sub SaveAndDelete(theMail as MailItem)

Dim MyAtt As Attachment
Dim stSavePath As String
.
.
logic to assign the path for saving
.
.
For Each MyAtt in theMail.Attachments
MyAtt.SaveAsFile stSavePath & MyAtt.DisplayName
Next

theMail.Delete
End Sub

Everything works correctly when I test it on my machine (Outlook 2003 SP3
XP
Pro SP3). One of my users is finding that the files are being saved but
the
messages are not being deleted. To compound the confusion, I'm not seeing
any errors being raised.

So that raises a couple of questions:
1. The obvious, why isn't it deleting?
2. How would I detect if a SAVE or DELETE fails?

TIA,

John