DisplayName Property

For the Attachment object:

Returns or sets a String representing the name, which does not need to be the actual file name, displayed below the icon representing the embedded attachment. This property corresponds to the MAPI property PR_DISPLAY_NAME. Read/write.

For the FormDescription object:

Returns or sets a String representing the name of the form, which is displayed in the Choose Forms dialog box. If both the FormDescription.Name and FormDescription.DisplayName properties are empty, setting one will set the other. If one has been previously set, setting the other will not change the value. Read/write.

expression**.DisplayName**

*expression    * Required. An expression that returns an Attachment or FormDescription object.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example uses the SaveAsFile method to save the first attachment of the currently open item as a file in the C:\ folder, using the attachment's display name as the file name.

Sub SaveAttachment()
    Dim myOlApp As Outlook.Application
    Dim myInspector As Outlook.Inspector
    Dim myItem As Outlook.MailItem
    Dim myAttachments As Outlook.Attachments
    Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    Set myInspector = myOlApp.ActiveInspector
    If Not TypeName(myInspector) = "Nothing" Then
        If TypeName(myInspector.CurrentItem) = "MailItem" Then
            Set myItem = myInspector.CurrentItem
            Set myAttachments = myItem.Attachments
            'Prompt the user for confirmation
            Dim strPrompt As String
            strPrompt = "Are you sure you want to save the first attachment in the current item to the C:\ folder? If a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder, it will be overwritten with this copy of the file."
            If MsgBox(strPrompt, vbYesNo + vbQuestion) = vbYes Then
                myAttachments.Item(1).SaveAsFile "C:\" & _
                myAttachments.Item(1).DisplayName
            End If
        Else
            MsgBox "The item is of the wrong type."
        End If
    End If
End Sub
  

If you use Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) in a Microsoft Outlook form, you do not create the Application object. This example shows how to perform the same task using VBScript code.

Set myAttachments = Item.attachments
        'Prompt the user for confirmation
        Dim strPrompt
        strPrompt = "Are you sure you want to save the first attachment in the current item to the C:\ folder? If a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder, it will be overwritten with this copy of the file."
        If MsgBox(strPrompt, vbYesNo + vbQuestion) = vbYes Then
            myAttachments.Item(1).SaveAsFile "C:\" & _
            myAttachments.Item(1).DisplayName
        End If

Applies to | Attachment Object | FormDescription Object

See Also | Name Property