Get Data From Outlook Express 6.0 Emal?

[Steve]

Does anyone know how to extract data from an Outlook Express 6.0 email?

Orders from a shopping cart are received by email using Outlook Express 6.0.
All email orders have the same format:

------------
Sales Order Date and Time
-----------

DELIVER TO:
......
.....
.....

Make payable to:
........
.........
..........

ORDERED ITEMS:
6 character product code: Product description
product category
Qty: 4 at $26.96

I need to read the product code, product category and get the 4 after Qty: .
Thanks!

Steve

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Yes, but why should I tell you?

John... Visio MVP

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

AFAIK, it's not possible. Unlike other mail clients such as Outlook or
Notes, Outlook Express doesn't expose itself for automation.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Doug, there is a 3rd party program that overcomes that problem, but since
this is master santos making the request, I'll leave off the details.

John... Visio MVP

 

[Keith Wilby]

Doug, there is a 3rd party program that overcomes that problem, but since
this is master santos making the request, I'll leave off the details.

Not even for a reasonable fee? Ugh, that phrase makes my skin crawl ;-)

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Only to one of my 2,000 satisifed clients.

John... Visio MVP

 

[lyle]

AFAIK, it's not possible. Unlike other mail clients such as Outlook or
Notes, Outlook Express doesn't expose itself for automation.

But it can be exposed if we extend "exposed" to include non-documented
API calls by declaring the MAPI functions as found in
c:\program files\outlook express\msoe.dll
(or other location for msoe.dll but I think that one is the default)
This is a hack and not something useful and not something I'd
recommend. Working with it required much trial and error. I've done so
to learn but I haven't learned anything I'd use except maybe in a [one
of] type conversion.

 

[Keith Wilby]

Only to one of my 2,000 satisifed clients.

Customers John, customers ;-)

 

[Gina Whipp]

Or my personal favorite...

Expert from Steve: "Re: automate "sending" email via MAPI" 7.29.2007

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

My personal favourite was when he tried justifying the selling a CD of code
snippets he had gleaned from the newsgroups (without credit to the original
authors) by saying that several authors were doing the same thing by
including a CD with their books. I was not aware that the authors were
selling a CD and including a book for free. I was so glad master santos
enlightened me to that fact.

John... Visio MVP

 

[Arno R]

Or my personal favorite...

Expert from Steve: "Re: automate "sending" email via MAPI" 7.29.2007

I just don't understand why everyone here is pickin' on Steve. ;-)
Sometimes even resources must dig deep and do research here ....

Arno R

 

[Gina Whipp]

THANKS, I needed a good laugh!

--
Gina Whipp

"I feel I have been denied critical, need to know, information!" - Tremors
II

Or my personal favorite...

Expert from Steve: "Re: automate "sending" email via MAPI" 7.29.2007

I just don't understand why everyone here is pickin' on Steve. ;-)
Sometimes even resources must dig deep and do research here ....

Arno R

 

[Keith Wilby]

Or my personal favorite...

Expert from Steve: "Re: automate "sending" email via MAPI" 7.29.2007

OP take heed: you'd probably have your answer now if you'd played by the
rules.

 

[Gina Whipp]

No worries Keith... the guy got his answer and of all things he got it for
FREE! ;o