Solved Inserting an image into an email

[MisterChips]

I have managed to achieve the above as long as I use an actual path (Please excuse me if my terminology isn't exact).
However, If I try to use a string, I cannot get it to work.
I have tried as many combinations of " and "" and '. as I can think of, without luck.
This is the code I have been using:-

Private Sub Command13_Click()
Dim strEmailAddress As String
Dim appOutlook As Outlook.Application: Set appOutlook = New Outlook.Application
Dim mimEmail As Outlook.MailItem
Dim strImageFullPath
Dim att As Outlook.Attachment
Set mimEmail = appOutlook.CreateItem(olMailItem)
strEmailAddress = "dave@lllllll.co.uk"
strImageFullPath = "C:\PGCO\Supporting_the_2025_Festival.jpg"
Set att = mimEmail.Attachments.Add(strImageFullPath, 1, 0)
With mimEmail
.To = strEmailAddress
.Subject = "2025 Festival"
' #####################
'.HTMLBody = "<img src=""C:\PGCO\Supporting_the_2025_Festival.jpg""></html>" ' WHY DOES THIS WORK
.HTMLBody = "<img src=strImageFullPath></html>" ' WHILST THIS DOESN'T?
' #####################
.Display
End With
End Sub

I have also added the above as a file.

What syntax do I need to make the lower .HTMLBody line work?

Any advice that can be given will be well received.

 

[Gasman]

You would need to concatenate the variable strImageFullPath with the hard coded text.

 

[theDBguy]

Hi. Welcome to AWF!

Try it this way:

.HTMLBody = "<img src=""" & strImageFullPath & """></html>"

Hope that helps...

 

[Gasman]

To get EXACTLY what you say works, you will likely need

? "<img src=""" & chr(34) & strImageFullPath & chr(34) & """></html>"
<img src=""c:\temp\data\twenty""></html>

I could not get the number of " correct, so just took the easy way out.

 

[MisterChips]

It works perfectly. I am most grateful to you.
I was never anywhere near the solution you provided.
Now I have to try and understand why it works!
Agin, my sincere thanks, especially for your instant reply.

 

[plog]

'.HTMLBody = "<img src=""C:\PGCO\Supporting_the_2025_Festival.jpg""></html>" ' WHY DOES THIS WORK
.HTMLBody = "<img src=strImageFullPath></html>" ' WHILST THIS DOESN'T?

1. It doesn't work because you do not include quote marks around the variables value, but you did include them when you hard coded the value.

2. Neither will work if the email is going to someone who's C drive isn't your C drive. You are not including the image in that email, you are sending a reference in the email of where to find the image file. The recipients email client is going to look into whatever their C drive is and most likely not find that image. That image most likely needs to go on a web server.

 

[MisterChips]

Sorry. Trying to mark this SOLVED. How do I do this please?

 

[MisterChips]

Once again Sorry .... just found out how!

 

[isladogs]

For info, even if you can send images successfully, many users will block inline images by default & some email accounts will block them automatically.

If the images are important, it is safer to include them as attachments if that isn't already your intention

 

[MisterChips]

For info, even if you can send images successfully, many users will block inline images by default & some email accounts will block them automatically.

If the images are important, it is safer to include them as attachments if that isn't already your intention

That is excellent advice. . . Thank You.

 

[theDBguy]

Glad to hear you got it sorted out. Good luck with your project.