Executing script on receipt of new email in outlook -


i need create sort of trigger in outlook python script executed new emails received in inbox. did refer link: how trigger macro run after new mail received in outlook? , have written following script:

private withevents items outlook.items  private sub application_startup()  dim olapp outlook.application dim objns outlook.namespace set olapp = outlook.application set objns = olapp.getnamespace("mapi")  default local inbox  set items = objns.getdefaultfolder(olfolderinbox).items end sub private sub test_macro(byval item object) on error goto errorhandler dim msg outlook.mailitem if typename(item) = "mailitem"   set msg = item   ret_val = shell("python <path-of-python-script>")   debug.print "value: ", ret_val   if ret_val <> 0      msgbox "couldn't run python script", vbokonly   end if end if programexit:   exit sub errorhandler:   msgbox err.number & " - " & err.description   resume programexit end sub

although not giving error due reasons python script not executing. i've configured macro settings in outlook accordingly , created new rule according documentation available. still not able achieve intended result.

any appreciated.

you need rename test_macro sub items_itemadd. there reason why name used in answer copied code from. items_itemadd means sub event handler itemadd event of object called items.

couple of notes:

  • make sure put code thisoutlooksession module , restart outlook initialize it. code won't work in standard module.
  • there no need set rules run macro. run whenever new item received (or added inbox).
  • i suggest not reuse class names class instances (objects), eg. in private withevents items outlook.items. confusing.
  • to test this, copy e-mail folder (ctrl+c) , paste inbox (ctrl+v). macro should run.

try following code pasted it. (i kept confusing variable names.)

thisoutlooksession:

private withevents items outlook.items  private sub application_startup()     dim olapp outlook.application     dim objns outlook.namespace     set olapp = outlook.application     set objns = olapp.getnamespace("mapi")     ' default local inbox     set items = objns.getdefaultfolder(olfolderinbox).items     msgbox "items_itemadd listener initialized." end sub  private sub items_itemadd(byval item object)     on error goto errorhandler     dim msg outlook.mailitem     if typename(item) = "mailitem"         set msg = item         msgbox "python script run now."         ret_val = shell("python <path-of-python-script>")         debug.print "value: ", ret_val         if ret_val <> 0            msgbox "couldn't run python script", vbokonly         end if     end if  programexit:     exit sub errorhandler:     msgbox err.number & " - " & err.description     resume programexit end sub

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