How to embed an image into an Outlook email using VBA - excel

Question

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I'm trying to embed an image into an Outlook email.
I'm using the following code snippet, half of which has been stolen from the post above:
Sub PictureEmail()
Dim outApp As New Outlook.Application
Dim OutMail As Object
Dim Attchmnt As String
Dim Signature As String
Dim WB As Workbook
Set WB = ThisWorkbook
Attchmnt = "C:\Users\Blah\Painted_Lady_Migration.jpg"
Set OutMail = outApp.CreateItem(0)
On Error Resume Next
With OutMail
.To = WB.Names("to").RefersToRange.Value2
.CC = WB.Names("cc").RefersToRange.Value2
.BCC = WB.Names("bcc").RefersToRange.Value2
.Subject = WB.Names("Subject").RefersToRange.Value2
.HTMLBody = "<img src=""cid:Painted_Lady_Migration.jpg""height=520 width=750>"
.display
End With
If Attchmnt = "" Then
Else
OutMail.Attachments.Add Attchmnt
End If
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
However, when looking at the generated email, I have the error "The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted".
I've tried a few different ways to attach the file, including:
.HTMLBody = "<img src=" & Chr(34) & "cid:Painted_Lady_Migration.jpg" & Chr(34) & "height=520 width=750>"
I just can't get it to work >_<
I saw somewhere that spaces in the name/filepath can throw it, so I replaced the spaces in the name with underscores
What dumb thing am I forgetting/missing?

Answer 1

The cid is created when you attach it, so you need to do that before you display/send it.
Try it like this
Set OutMail = outApp.CreateItem(0)
With OutMail
.To = WB.Names("to").RefersToRange.Value2
.CC = WB.Names("cc").RefersToRange.Value2
.BCC = WB.Names("bcc").RefersToRange.Value2
.Subject = WB.Names("Subject").RefersToRange.Value2
If Attchmnt <> "" Then
.Attachments.Add Attchmnt ' (additional arguments are optional)
.HTMLBody = "<img src=""cid:Painted_Lady_Migration.jpg"" height=520 width=750>"
Else
.HTMLBody = "[no attachment included]"
End If
.Display
End With