Meeting invite from Excel macro - no body, set as appointment - vba

Question

I'm trying to create a vba macro which generates a meeting invite that uses variable data from a worksheet.
My first problem is that it only opens up as an appointment, but not as a meeting with the invitees listed (however, if i click "Invite Attendees" on the appointment, they are prepopulated).
My second problem is that the required information I want in the body does not display.
Below is the code, can anyone assist?
Sub Consolidation_Invite()
'For Tips see: http://www.rondebruin.nl/win/winmail/Outlook/tips.htm
'Don't forget to copy the function RangetoHTML in the module.
'Working in Excel 2000-2016
Dim rng As Range
Dim OutApp As Object
Dim objMyApptItem As Object
Dim recipients As Range
Set rng = Nothing
On Error Resume Next
'You can use a fixed range or the visible cells in the selection
'Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)
'Set rng = Sheets("YourSheet").Range("D4:D12").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)
Set rng = Sheets("Calendar Invite").Range("A21:B50").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)
On Error GoTo 0
If rng Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "The selection is not a range or the sheet is protected" & _
vbNewLine & "please correct and try again.", vbOKOnly
Exit Sub
End If
With Application
.EnableEvents = False
.ScreenUpdating = False
End With
Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set objMyApptItem = OutApp.CreateItem(1)
Set recipients = Worksheets("Calendar Invite").Range("B11")
On Error Resume Next
With objMyApptItem
.MeetingStatus = olMeeting
.recipients.Add recipients
.Location = " Phone Call"
.Subject = Worksheets("Calendar Invite").Range("B13")
.Start = Worksheets("Calendar Invite").Range("B15")
.AllDayEvent = "False"
.HTMLBody = RangetoHTML(rng)
.Display 'or use .Send
End With
On Error GoTo 0
With Application
.EnableEvents = True
.ScreenUpdating = True
End With
Set OutMail = Nothing
Set OutApp = Nothing
End Sub
Function RangetoHTML(rng As Range)
' Changed by Ron de Bruin 28-Oct-2006
' Working in Office 2000-2016
Dim fso As Object
Dim ts As Object
Dim TempFile As String
Dim TempWB As Workbook
TempFile = Environ$("temp") & "\" & Format(Now, "dd-mm-yy h-mm-ss") & ".htm"
'Copy the range and create a new workbook to past the data in
rng.Copy
Set TempWB = Workbooks.Add(1)
With TempWB.Sheets(1)
.Cells(1).PasteSpecial Paste:=8
.Cells(1).PasteSpecial xlPasteValues, , False, False
.Cells(1).PasteSpecial xlPasteFormats, , False, False
.Cells(1).Select
Application.CutCopyMode = False
On Error Resume Next
.DrawingObjects.Visible = True
.DrawingObjects.Delete
On Error GoTo 0
End With
'Publish the sheet to a htm file
With TempWB.PublishObjects.Add( _
SourceType:=xlSourceRange, _
Filename:=TempFile, _
Sheet:=TempWB.Sheets(1).Name, _
Source:=TempWB.Sheets(1).UsedRange.Address, _
HtmlType:=xlHtmlStatic)
.Publish (True)
End With
'Read all data from the htm file into RangetoHTML
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set ts = fso.GetFile(TempFile).OpenAsTextStream(1, -2)
RangetoHTML = ts.readall
ts.Close
RangetoHTML = Replace(RangetoHTML, "align=center x:publishsource=", _
"align=left x:publishsource=")
'Close TempWB
TempWB.Close savechanges:=False
'Delete the htm file we used in this function
Kill TempFile
Set ts = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
Set TempWB = Nothing
End Function

Answer 1

It IS a meeting request. The MeetingItem object cannot be created, it is automatically created when you set the MeetingStatus property of an AppointmentItem object to olMeeting and send it to one or more users. Recipients will receive them as MeetingItem items.
For your second problem, the AppointmentItem object doesn't support an HTMLBody property; only Body and RTFBody.

Answer 2

I figured it out, so posting the solution in case others wish to use the same. Basically as you can't use HTMLBody, you can compose in Word. So this will copy and paste in the word editor.
I still can't get it to display the invitees by default... but clicking the "Invite Attendees" button isn't such a bit deal.
Sub Consolidation_Invite()
Dim olApp As Object
Dim olApt As Object
Dim RCP As Range
Const wdPASTERTF As Long = 1
Set olApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set olApt = olApp.CreateItem(1)
Set RCP = Worksheets("Calendar Invite").Range("B11")
With olApt
.MeetingStatus = olMeeting
.Start = Worksheets("Calendar Invite").Range("B15")
.AllDayEvent = "False"
.recipients.Add RCP
.Location = "Phone Call (please be at your computer)"
.Subject = Worksheets("Calendar Invite").Range("B13")
Sheets("Calendar Invite").Range("A21:B50").Copy
.Display
.GetInspector.WordEditor.Windows(1).Selection.PasteAndFormat wdPASTERTF
End With
End Sub