Sending an email using VBA and IBM Lotus Notes - excel

Question

I know about topics dealing with similar problem but none of them solves directly my problem (or at least I don't see it). I am using following code:
Sub SendEmailUsingCOM()
'*******************************************************************************************
' Unlike OLE automation, one can use Early Binding while using COM
' To do so, replace the generic "object" by "commented" UDT
' Set reference to: Lotus Domino Objects
'*******************************************************************************************
Dim nSess As Object 'NotesSession
Dim nDir As Object 'NotesDbDirectory
Dim nDb As Object 'NotesDatabase
Dim nDoc As Object 'NotesDocument
Dim nAtt As Object 'NotesRichTextItem
Dim vToList As Variant, vCCList As Variant, vBody As Variant
Dim vbAtt As VbMsgBoxResult
Dim sFilPath As String
Dim sPwd As String
'*******************************************************************************************
'To create notesession using COM objects, you can do so by using.
'either ProgID = Lotus.NotesSession
'or ClsID = {29131539-2EED-1069-BF5D-00DD011186B7}
'Replace ProgID by the commented string below.
'*******************************************************************************************
Set nSess = CreateObject("Lotus.NotesSession") 'New:{29131539-2EED-1069-BF5D-00DD011186B7}
'*******************************************************************************************
'This part initializes the session and creates a new mail document
'*******************************************************************************************
sPwd = Application.InputBox("Type your Lotus Notes password!", Type:=2)
Call nSess.Initialize(sPwd)
Set nDir = nSess.GetDbDirectory("")
Set nDb = nDir.OpenMailDatabase
Set nDoc = nDb.CreateDocument
'*******************************************************************************************
'If you want to send it to multiple recipients then use variant array to get the names from
'the specified range as below
'Add / Remove Comment mark from vCCList as per your needs.
'*******************************************************************************************
vToList = Application.Transpose(Range("A1").Resize(Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row).Value)
vCCList = Application.Transpose(Range("B1").Resize(Range("B" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row).Value)
'*******************************************************************************************
'If you want to send it to multiple recipients then use variant array to get the names from
'the specified range as below
'Add / Remove Comment mark from vCCList as per your needs.
'*******************************************************************************************
With nDoc
Set nAtt = .CreateRichTextItem("Body")
Call .ReplaceItemValue("Form", "Memo")
Call .ReplaceItemValue("Subject", "Test Lotus Notes Email using COM")
With nAtt
.AppendText (Range("C2").Value)
'Decide if you want to attach a file.
vbAtt = MsgBox("Do you want to attach document?", vbYesNo, "Attach Document")
Select Case vbAtt
Case 6
.AddNewLine
.AppendText ("********************************************************************")
.AddNewLine
sFilPath = Application.GetOpenFilename
Call .EmbedObject(1454, "", sFilPath) '1454 = Constant for EMBED_ATTACHMENT
Case 7
'Do Nothing
End Select
End With
Call .ReplaceItemValue("CopyTo", vCCList)
Call .ReplaceItemValue("PostedDate", Now())
Call .Send(False, vToList)
End With
End Sub
The code stops at Set nSess = CreateObject("Lotus.NotesSession") saying Run-time error 429: ActiveX component can't create object
I saw some discussions about missing nnotes.dll but when I try to add it using Tools>References> and browse to the nnotes.dll file, it says "Can't add a reference to the specified file"
For sure I miss some basic knowledge, but I would just love to make it work and send specific ranges in excel via email.
Do you know, ideally step by step, what I should do?