OL2000: Setting Body or HTMLBody Properties Changes Mail Format (222248)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q222248

SYMPTOMS

You use the Outlook object model and set the Body or HTMLBody property of a MailItem, and the mail format of the message changes to Rich Text or HTML.

RESOLUTION

This behavior is by design and not documented correctly in the Outlook Visual Basic Reference Help file (Vbaoutl9.chm).

If you want to populate the body of the message and still send the message in Plain Text format, you can use the Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) object model. The CDO object model sends Plain Text messages by default.

For additional information about obtaining CDO, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

171440 INFO: Where to Acquire the Collaboration Data Objects Libraries

For additional information about an example of using CDO to send a mail message, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

153311 ACC: Using Automation to Send a Microsoft Exchange Message

161833 HOWTO: Send Mail from Visual Basic Using OLE Messaging

Both Outlook 2002 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 include a new property named BodyFormat. In later versions of Outlook, you can use the BodyFormat property to programmatically switch between mail formats.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The Body Property and HTMLBody Property topics in the Help file incorrectly state:

...when you reset the Body property (as in myItem.Body = "This is a new body"), the EditorType reverts back to the user's default editor.

This is incorrect.

REFERENCES

For additional information about available resources and answersto commonly asked questions about Outlook solutions, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/5/2004
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