How To Send Themouse To The Attachment Icon

[bob733]

I am using ME3 and Outlook but I want to know how to send the mouse to the Attachment ICON (the paper clip icon) in Outook mail?

 

thanks in advance.

[kevin]

This works on my computer. You will probably have to adjust the X and Y coordinates in the Mouse Move Window command.

If Window Title "Message - Microsoft" is running
 If Not Window Title " Message - Microsoft" on top
   Activate Window: "Message - Microsoft"
 End If
 Mouse Move Window 142, 116
 Mouse Left Button Click
End If

Generally it is better to use keystrokes instead of mouse movements when possible. This is because several things, including the size of the window and the placement of toolbars can change the X and Y coordinates and thus break the macro. This macro does the same thing but uses keystrokes instead:

If Window Title "Message - Microsoft" is running
 If Not Window Title " Message - Microsoft" on top
   Activate Window: "Message - Microsoft"
 End If
 Text Type: <ALT>il
End If

[bob733]

ahhh... that works great but it gets to the default directory. I tried changing directorys to the one where I want to get the attachment from but cant do it. is three a specific command (after tghe alt il) that will point me to a different directory?

[jason]

You can try using the Change Directory/Folder command before clicking on the attachment button. Your other option would be to have the macro tab to the File Name field and type in the directory path and press enter.

[kevin]

When the 'Insert File' dialog appears the cursor is in the 'File name:' field. To have your macro choose a specific file, Text Type the entire path, like this:

Text Type: e:\temp\test.csv

If you want to open the dialog to a specific directory then have your macro Text Type the path to that directory, like this:

Text Type: e:\temp\