Given the name of a file attachment, returns a NotesEmbeddedObject representing the attachment. You can use this method to find file attachments which are not contained in a rich text item (such as an attachment in a Release 2 database), as well as file attachments that are contained in a rich text item.

Define in

NotesDocument

Syntax

Set notesEmbeddedObject = notesDocument.GetAttachment( fileName$ )

Parameters

fileName$

String. The name of the file attachment you want.

notesEmbeddedObject

A NotesEmbeddedObject that represents the file attachment. Returns Nothing if an attachment by the specified name is not found.

The Parent property for the returned NotesEmbeddedObject returns Nothing, since it was not accessed through a NotesRichTextItem.

Language cross-reference

getAttachment method in Java Document class

Example
See Also

Working with attachments and embedded objects in LotusScript classes

Glossary