Add attachment to email - DIAPI

Question

Hi all,
I'm programming in C++ and I can't send email with attachment using DIAPI.
I have registered the file to be attached in SAP using yhe object Attachments2 and when I create the message I put the id that identify the file I want to attach.
On SAP if I watch the sent message, I found the message sent as email with the attachment (and I'm able also to see the attachment), but on outlook I can't see any attachment.
In the OALR table the attachment entry is set correctly but no attachment path is shown.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
gabriele

Answer 1

Hi Gabriele,
There is a SAP note about using this attachments2 object - note 1308979:
In order to add attachments using the Attachments2 object, two steps are
required:                                                                               
1.  Add the attachment to Business One                                                                               
2.  Link this attachment to the required document.                                                                               
The following example adds the file "10011.doc" stored on the system   
under "C:\Test" to the existing Activity 13 in SAP Business One.                                                                               
Dim oAtt As SAPbobsCOM.Attachments2                                
    oAtt = oCompany.GetBusinessObject(oAttachments2)                   
    oAtt.Lines.SourcePath = "C:\Test"                                  
    oAtt.Lines.FileName = "10011"                                      
    oAtt.Lines.FileExtension = "doc"                                   
    oReturn = oAtt.Add()
You have now added the document to Business One. Next you have to link 
this attachment to the Activity by setting the AttachmentEntry value of
the Activity to the value of the AbsoluteEntry of the newly added      
attachment:                                                                               
If (oContact.GetByKey(13)) Then                                        
    test = oContact.CardCode                                           
    oContact.AttachmentEntry = oAtt.AbsoluteEntry                      
    oContact.Attachments.Add                                           
    oReturn = oContact.Update()
End If
The above example is for an activity, but the process is the same for all objects which can take attachments.
If you are following this process but the attachments are still not included in Outlook, I would advise contacting support to look into this issue.
Regards,
Niall