automatic email?

[dragonb]

I was wondering if this could be done...
I want to have a computer send me a weekly email automatically, with some files attached. The comp is running XP, and Outlook.

I remotely help out in keeping some comps running at an office, and I would like to have it email some of the activity logs, like Norton, and the backup program, and ZA. Would be a lot easier way of keeping an eye on things, since I have to remote control with dial-up, and it's a 45 minute drive.

I wouldn't mind if I had to use another program, as long as it was non-intrusive to the user. But, if Outlook could possibly do this, that would be good. I wouldn't mind also if I even had to write a script or program that would just utilize outlook, but I'm afraid I don't know where to start on that one.
TIA,
dragonb

[PonzSpyder]

You could do something like that in VB or VBA I would think, in VB it would go a little like this:

Dim out As Object
Set out = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")

With out.CreateItem(olMailItem)

    'add recipients one at a time like this
    .Recipients.Add "your_email@domain.com"
    .Recipients.Add "other_email@domain.com"
    
    'add a subject line to the email
    .Subject = "Test Message"  

    'add attachments one at a time like this
    .Attachments.Add "c:\ZALog.txt"
    .Attachments.Add "c:\NortonLog.txt"

End With

That code would get the email ready for sending and put it in your outbox but Outlook would still need to "Send/Receive" at some point for it to actually get sent. Also, I don’t know how to have it activate once per week other than putting the compiled exe in the task scheduler. Sorry, my VB knowledge is somewhat limited in a few areas but I figured I am at least throwing out some ideas for ya

EIDT: Actually, if you could run a macro recorder while you do it yourself the first time and get a way for that macro to run every week on its own, it could work. Although, I dont seem to see a macro recorder in Outlook right now

[dragonb]

thx, that's what I was looking for. Time to dust off the old vb and see what I can do. thx
dragonb