is this even possible

[Guest]

hey all,

is there a way to automatically go into my outlook, look for a specific
subject line, and extract the attached file to a location (i.e. desktop).

thanks,
rodchar

 

[Doug Bell]

Hi Rodchar,
I have done that with Access using VBA. So answer with Dot Net is also Yes

You need to reference Outlook and work through the Outlook Object Model.
I did it some years back with Outlook 97. Since then Outlook security has
been tightened but that should only restrict sending.

Have a look on the MS Developer Network.
One problem that I ran into was attachments with the same file name.
Some old articles ID Q182614, Q180981.
Dot Net will vary somewhat and the Outlook Object Model will probably have
changed a bit.

Doug

 

[Dan Artuso]

Hi,
To get around Outlook security prompts, use Redemption.
http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/
because you will get prompts simply by accessing the Inbox