The following will save attachments that are messages. It also ensures that existing files of the same name are not overwritten. Use the test macro to test it
Option Explicit
Sub TestSaveAttachments()
Dim olMsg As MailItem
On Error Resume Next
Set olMsg = ActiveExplorer.Selection.Item(1)
SaveAttachments olMsg
lbl_Exit:
Exit Sub
End Sub
Sub SaveAttachments(olItem As MailItem)
'Graham Mayor - http://www.gmayor.com - Last updated - 26 May 2017
Dim olAttach As Attachment
Dim strFname As String
Dim strExt As String
Dim j As Long
Const strSaveFldr As String = "Y:\accounts\Conv slips\"
On Error Resume Next
If olItem.Attachments.Count > 0 Then
For j = 1 To olItem.Attachments.Count
Set olAttach = olItem.Attachments(j)
If Not olAttach.FileName Like "image*.*" Then
strFname = olAttach.FileName
strExt = Right(strFname, Len(strFname) - InStrRev(strFname, Chr(46)))
strFname = FileNameUnique(strSaveFldr, strFname, strExt)
olAttach.SaveAsFile strSaveFldr & strFname
'olAttach.Delete 'delete the attachment
End If
Next j
olItem.Save
End If
lbl_Exit:
Set olAttach = Nothing
Set olItem = Nothing
Exit Sub
End Sub
Private Function FileNameUnique(strPath As String, _
strFileName As String, _
strExtension As String) As String
'An Outlook macro by Graham Mayor
Dim lngF As Long
Dim lngName As Long
lngF = 1
lngName = Len(strFileName) - (Len(strExtension) + 1)
strFileName = Left(strFileName, lngName)
Do While FileExists(strPath & strFileName & Chr(46) & strExtension) = True
strFileName = Left(strFileName, lngName) & "(" & lngF & ")"
lngF = lngF + 1
Loop
FileNameUnique = strFileName & Chr(46) & strExtension
lbl_Exit:
Exit Function
End Function
Private Function FileExists(filespec) As Boolean
'An Outlook macro by Graham Mayor
Dim FSO As Object
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If FSO.FileExists(filespec) Then
FileExists = True
Else
FileExists = False
End If
lbl_Exit:
Exit Function
End Function