Can Outlook warn if sending with a blank subject line

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ulkash - 07 Feb 2006 11:30 GMT

When sending an email from Outlook 2003 can an option or rule be set to check
for a blank subject line and bring up an 'are you sure?' type message when
you click on Send?

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Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] - 07 Feb 2006 11:50 GMT

As far as I know, there isn't a way.

> When sending an email from Outlook 2003 can an option or rule be set to
> check
> for a blank subject line and bring up an 'are you sure?' type message when
> you click on Send?

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Christian Goeller - 07 Feb 2006 12:53 GMT

ulkash, you wrote on Tue, 7 Feb 2006 03:30:30 -0800:

> When sending an email from Outlook 2003 can an option or rule be set to check
> for a blank subject line and bring up an 'are you sure?' type message when
> you click on Send?

Use the VBA-Code below:

Private Sub Application_ItemSend _
(ByVal Item As Object, Cancel As Boolean)
If Item.Subject = "" Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Please fill in the subject before sending", _
vbExclamation, "Missing Subject"
End If
End Sub

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 07 Feb 2006 12:55 GMT

There is no such feature, but you can build it in with a little VBA code:

Private Sub Application_ItemSend _
(ByVal Item As Object, Cancel As Boolean)
Dim strMsg As String
Dim res As Long
If Item.Subject = "" Then
Cancel = True
strMsg = "Please fill in the subject before sending."
MsgBox strMsg, _
vbExclamation + vbSystemModal, "Missing Subject"
Item.Display
End If
End Sub

For a more elaborate version that also checks for expected attachments, see http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=553

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> When sending an email from Outlook 2003 can an option or rule be set to check
> for a blank subject line and bring up an 'are you sure?' type message when
> you click on Send?

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