Extracting msgs from .pst file programmatically?

[anythingreally]

Is it possible? If so, would VB scripting be able to handle it? And if so,
may I see some sample code?
It bogs down to 4 or 5 fields:
date
to/from
subject
msg -- I want this guy first.
attachment (optional)

Thanks.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

What exactly are you trying to achieve?
To what extend do you want it to go programmatically and in which format?
For instance;
-finding a certain pst-file
-link it to Outlook
-select which folder/messages you want to export
-etc...

You can of course also initiate an Export.

 

[anythingreally]

I have a program (mine) running on my desktop or laptop for that matter, when
it searches for files and concepts, I'd like it to be able to search all my
emails (inbox and sent) as well, but just the msg body part to start with.
Doable? Thanks.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No, I really wouldn't go that route. Why duplicate all your Outlook items
for that? There are plenty of indexing tools available which can index
Outlook items, local folder and network folders.

If you are going to extract all your Outlook data, what will keep it
synched? What happens with items that get deleted in Outlook, what will
happen with items that get deleted which were extracted? What if Outlook
isn't running? Those are a lot of exceptions to deal with making your
solution a very cumbersome one to deal with and requires Outlook integration
anyway. In that case, index but certainly do not extract.