Converting file to pdf and sending as email

Wish_I_Could_Excel

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  1. 365
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  1. Windows
Morning everyone, new to excel VBA so still taking time to get my head around the syntax,

I am trying to export my file to a pdf before sending as an email attachment, I am to name the pdf with the name of the sheet plus current date and time, then ideally save to a designated folder (but not critical as they should be in the email attachment?) Currently I can export the file to a pdf but need to know how to send as email attachment, hope you can help

My current code is

Sub PDFActiveSheet()

Dim wsA As Worksheet
Dim wbA As Workbook
Dim strTime As String
Dim strName As String
Dim strPath As String
Dim strFile As String
Dim strPathFile As String
Dim myFile As Variant
On Error GoTo errHandler

Set wbA = ActiveWorkbook
Set wsA = ActiveSheet
strTime = Format(Now(), "ddmmyyyy\_hhmm")

'get active workbook folder, if saved
strPath = wbA.Path
If strPath = "" Then
strPath = Application.DefaultFilePath
End If
strPath = strPath & "\"

'replace spaces and periods in sheet name
strName = Replace(wsA.Name, " ", "")
strName = Replace(strName, ".", "_")

'create default name for savng file
strFile = strName & "_" & strTime & ".pdf"
strPathFile = strPath & strFile

'use can enter name and
' select folder for file
myFile = Application.GetSaveAsFilename _
(InitialFileName:=strPathFile, _
FileFilter:="PDF Files (*.pdf), *.pdf", _
Title:="Select Folder and FileName to save")

'export to PDF if a folder was selected
If myFile <> "False" Then
wsA.ExportAsFixedFormat Type:=xlTypePDF, _
Filename:=myFile, _
Quality:=xlQualityStandard, _
IncludeDocProperties:=True, _
IgnorePrintAreas:=False, _
OpenAfterPublish:=True
'confirmation message with file info
MsgBox "PDF file has been created: " _
& vbCrLf _
& myFile
End If

exitHandler:
Exit Sub
errHandler:
MsgBox "Could not create PDF file"
Resume exitHandler
End Sub
 

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