Data Property

Description

Message data contained in the Part Object.

Property type

Read-write property

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Property Data( _ Optional ByVal ReturnType As ReturnTypeConstants = msgString _ ) As Variant

Visual Basic

Public Property Data( _
   Optional ByVal ReturnType As ReturnTypeConstants = msgString _
) As Variant

Parameters

ReturnType

Value	Description
msgByteArray	Return the value as a Byte array.
msgString	Return the value as a String.

Specifies the return value as a String or a Byte array. Defaults to msgString.

Return Value

String or Byte array.

Remarks

This property contains data associated with the part.

If the part references an attached file, and the AttachmentDirectory property is "" (empty string), this property contains the file contents when the message is decoded. Otherwise, the property is empty.

If the part contains text, this property is used to set or read the text. When this property is set, ReturnType is ignored. The Data and File properties are mutually exclusive.

If the inline part is a file, the file data is available in either this property or the File property. The filename is available in the Name property.

Error Codes

This method may generate the following error code (refer to MailErrorConstants for a complete list of error codes):

ptFile
ptInvalidParam1
ptNoBufferSpace