The script doesn't exist or is invalid - vba

Question

I found this code on stack overflow and I am trying to use it to open Internet Explorer with a link in the email that comes from a specific address (I created a rule for this).
When I try to run it I receive the following error: "The script doesn't exist or is invalid.". I am using Microsoft Outlook 2010.
Sub LaunchURL(itm As MailItem)
Dim bodyString As String
Dim bodyStringSplitLine
Dim bodyStringSplitWord
Dim splitLine
Dim splitWord
bodyString = itm.Body
bodyStringSplitLine = Split(bodyString, vbCrLf)
For Each splitLine In bodyStringSplitLine
bodyStringSplitWord = Split(splitLine, " ")
For Each splitWord In bodyStringSplitWord
If Left(splitWord, 7) = "http://" Then
Shell ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" & " " & splitWord)
End If
Next
Next
Set itm = Nothing
End Sub
Private Sub test()
Dim currItem As MailItem
Set currItem = ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
LaunchURL currItem
End Sub

Answer 1

First of all, the script is wrong. You try to open each word from the message body in the web browser. You need to find a real URL instead.
You need to use the HTMLBody property of Outlook items to get a string representing the HTML body of the specified item. Then you can look for the <a href= tags. Only in that case you can get the URL and run it in the browser.
Also, as a workaround, you may consider using the Word object model. The WordEditor property of the Inspector class returns an instance of the Document class which represents the message body. Then you can use the Hyperlinks property of the Document class which returns a Hyperlinks collection that represents all the hyperlinks in the specified document. For example:
For Each aHyperlink In document.Hyperlinks
If InStr(LCase(aHyperlink.Address), "microsoft") <> 0 Then
MsgBox aHyperlink.Name
End If
Next aHyperlink
See Chapter 17: Working with Item Bodies for more information.
There is no need to specify the path to the IE on the machine. For example, you can use the following code instead:
Shell (splitWord)
The default web browser will be opened. Moreover, the path to the IE can be wrong and depend on the machine (x86 or x64).
Finally, you may find the Getting Started with VBA in Outlook 2010 article helpful.