Save Email as .msg File with Code

[Peter Hibbs]

This is what I do at the moment :-

Open Outlook (2003)
Download my emails
Select an email
Click File -> Save As...
Switch to Outlook Message Format (*.msg)
Locate my 'save messages' folder and click Save to save the email as a
..msg file in the selected folder.

This is what I would like to do :-

Open Outlook (2003)
Download my emails
Select an email
Click a button on the tool-bar which would automatically save the
selected email as a .msg file in a preselected folder.

What code would I need to do that. I have written code stored in the
VbaProject.OTM file before so that would be my first choice. I have
also seen Web sites that recommend using an Add-In file (.dll) but I
have not done that before so that would not be my preference. I have
created a button on the tool-bar with code so I am familiar with the
procedure for that part.

The other problem I have is that I will be testing this with OL2003
but I also need it to work on OL2007, hopefully that will be possible
using the same code (no idea at the moment on how to add buttons to a
ribbon but will cross that bridge when I get to it, if I ever do).

Peter Hibbs.

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko]

Something like

for each Msg in Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection
Msg.SaveAs("c:\temp\Filename.msg", olMsg)
next

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Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool
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[Peter Hibbs]

Dmitry,

I tried this :-


Public Sub SaveMessage()

Dim Msg As Variant

For Each Msg In Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection
msg.SaveAs("c:\temp\Filename.msg", olMsg) '<--red text
Next

End Sub


but the middle line of the For-Next shows up in red. Is there anything
else I need to do?

Peter Hibbs.

 

[Peter Hibbs]

Dmitry,

OK, I think I sorted it. Used this -


Dim Msg As Variant

For Each Msg In Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection
Msg.SaveAs "c:\temp\" & Msg & ".msg", olMSG
Next


Thanks again.

Peter Hibbs.

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko]

The line
"c:\temp\" & Msg & ".msg",
woudl read the default property from teh message, which happens to be
Subject::
"c:\temp\" & Msg.Subject & ".msg",

You need to ensure that the file name does not contain invalid chracters,
such as ":", "\", etc.

--
Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool
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[Peter Hibbs]

Yes, I already discovered that and have added some code to check this.

Thanks again.

Peter Hibbs.

 

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