VBA To send mail using Filesearch - vba

Question

I have this code to send mail to multiple recipients using Lotus Notes. Right now I need to mention the entire file path for the attachments. My requirement is to use FileSearch method - mention any part of the name of the attachment within * * - so that the files get attached.
Sub Send()
Dim oSess As Object
Dim oDB As Object
Dim oDoc As Object
Dim oItem As Object
Dim direct As Object
Dim Var As Variant
Dim flag As Boolean
Dim cell As Range
Dim r As Excel.Range
Dim Name As String
Dim Annex As String
Dim recp As Variant
Dim cc As Variant
Dim Resp As Long
Resp = MsgBox(prompt:="Do you wish to send to the mail?", Buttons:=vbYesNo + vbInformation + vbDefaultButton2, Title:=AppHeader)
If Resp = vbYes Then
Sheets("Sheet2").Activate
For Each cell In Columns("B").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants)
If cell.Value Like "?*#?*.?*" And _
LCase(Cells(cell.Row, "E").Value) = "yes" Then
Set oSess = CreateObject("Notes.NotesSession")
Set oDB = oSess.GETDATABASE("", "")
Call oDB.OPENMAIL
flag = True
If Not (oDB.IsOpen) Then flag = oDB.Open("", "")
If Not flag Then
MsgBox "Can't open mail file: " & oDB.SERVER & " " & oDB.FILEPATH
GoTo exit_SendAttachment
End If
On Error GoTo err_handler
'Building Message
recp = Cells(cell.Row, "B").Value
cc = Cells(cell.Row, "C").Value
Set oDoc = oDB.CREATEDOCUMENT
Set oItem = oDoc.CREATERICHTEXTITEM("BODY")
oDoc.Form = "Memo"
oDoc.Subject = "HI" & "-" & Cells(cell.Row, "D").Value
oDoc.sendto = Split(recp, ",")
oDoc.copyto = Split(cc, ",")
oDoc.body = "Dear " & Cells(cell.Row, "A").Value _
& vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _
"Please find attached "
oDoc.postdate = Date
oDoc.SaveMessageOnSend = True
Name = Cells(cell.Row, "F").Value
Annex = Cells(cell.Row, "G").Value
Call oItem.EmbedObject(1454, "", Name)
Call oItem.EmbedObject(1454, "", Annex)
oDoc.Send False
End If
Next cell
MsgBox prompt:="Mail Sent", Buttons:=vbOKOnly + vbInformation, Title:=AppHeader
Exit Sub
'Attaching DATABASE
For Each r In Range("Fpath") '// Change to suit
If r.Value <> vbNullString Then
Call Send
End If
Next
oDoc.visable = True
'Sending Message
exit_SendAttachment:
On Error Resume Next
Set oSess = Nothing
Set oDB = Nothing
Set oDoc = Nothing
Set oItem = Nothing
'Done
err_handler:
If Err.Number = 7225 Then
MsgBox "File doesn't exist"
Else
MsgBox Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
End If
On Error GoTo exit_SendAttachment
Else
Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
End If
End Sub
Any thoughts will be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

It's been years since I have worked with Lotus notes. The last question that I answered on Lotus notes was way back in July 26, 2011 So be gentle on me if I miss any syntax. :p
Application.FileSearch method is no longer supported from XL2007+
Reference: Error message when you run a macro to search for a file in an Office 2007 program: "Run-time error 5111"
In case the above link dies, here is the screenshot.
As mentioned in that link You can use the FileSystemObject object to recursively search directories and to find specific files. Here is how we do that
In case the above link dies, here is the code from that link.
'~~> COURTESY: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/185601
Option Explicit
Dim fso As New FileSystemObject
Dim fld As Folder
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim nDirs As Long, nFiles As Long, lSize As Currency
Dim sDir As String, sSrchString As String
sDir = InputBox("Type the directory that you want to search for", _
"FileSystemObjects example", "C:\")
sSrchString = InputBox("Type the file name that you want to search for", _
"FileSystemObjects example", "vb.ini")
MousePointer = vbHourglass
Label1.Caption = "Searching " & vbCrLf & UCase(sDir) & "..."
lSize = FindFile(sDir, sSrchString, nDirs, nFiles)
MousePointer = vbDefault
MsgBox Str(nFiles) & " files found in" & Str(nDirs) & _
" directories", vbInformation
MsgBox "Total Size = " & lSize & " bytes"
End Sub
Private Function FindFile(ByVal sFol As String, sFile As String, _
nDirs As Long, nFiles As Long) As Currency
Dim tFld As Folder, tFil As File, FileName As String
On Error GoTo Catch
Set fld = fso.GetFolder(sFol)
FileName = Dir(fso.BuildPath(fld.Path, sFile), vbNormal Or _
vbHidden Or vbSystem Or vbReadOnly)
While Len(FileName) <> 0
FindFile = FindFile + FileLen(fso.BuildPath(fld.Path, _
FileName))
nFiles = nFiles + 1
List1.AddItem fso.BuildPath(fld.Path, FileName) ' Load ListBox
FileName = Dir() ' Get next file
DoEvents
Wend
Label1 = "Searching " & vbCrLf & fld.Path & "..."
nDirs = nDirs + 1
If fld.SubFolders.Count > 0 Then
For Each tFld In fld.SubFolders
DoEvents
FindFile = FindFile + FindFile(tFld.Path, sFile, nDirs, nFiles)
Next
End If
Exit Function
Catch: FileName = ""
Resume Next
End Function
Once you are able to select the files you can use the below code in a loop to add the attachments
stAttachment = "Blah Blah.Txt"
Set obAttachment = oDoc.CreateRichTextItem("stAttachment")
Set EmbedObject = obAttachment.EmbedObject(EMBED_ATTACHMENT, "", stAttachment)