Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

nonsense — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:21:51 GMT

Hello!

I want to make a add-in that reads a string from a textBox and then filters the whole mail folder. And than it displays only emails that have this string in their header.

How can I do that? Do I need to store emails to a local database or is there a easy way.

Can somebody help? Please

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

zainnab — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:39:14 GMT

I think the technique above should get you started. Once you get the header info you can use a RegEx (see my RegEx series of webcasts) to search for whatever you want. As for returning the mail objects in a form container. Check out http://www.outlookforms.org/ it will probably have some good samples for you.

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

Nikolaj — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:51:55 GMT

Hi.

Is it also possible to use the PropertyAccessor to add Header Values to the email, so i in other tools can see that it is my addin, that sent the email.

Or should it be done in another way.

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

zainnab — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:15:45 GMT

Sadly, no. That information is read only if memory serves. But most application add a little blub at the end of the email to indicate a tool was involved. That would be my suggestion. Here are the mailitem members to get you started: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb176688.aspx

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

Nikolaj — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:04:33 GMT

Thanks for your answer. I am working on a addin where i want to add a number to the mail so another system can operate on the mail. Ofcouse i could just add it in the subject, but i thing the correct thing is to place the filenumber in the header. But i guess i have to use CDO then.

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

enrique.prados@a-e.es — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:55:15 GMT

MIster, How can I download VSTO for VS 2008 ??

thanks.

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

zainnab — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:32:47 GMT

it actually comes with VS2008 :)

Just choose the office templates in the New Project dialog and you should be good to go

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

enrique.prados@a-e.es — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:36:12 GMT

Thanks,

if I want use VSTO in my Winforms project ??

Greetings

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

zainnab — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:32:23 GMT

It's not really for that :) You can do some interop stuff to get your winform app to communicate with office but VSTO is specifically designed around add-ins and toolbars that you use inside the various office applications.

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

Goyal — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:20:02 GMT

This is good for outlook 2007 but do you have any pointers on getting RFC 822 headers and Message ID for Outlook2003 ?

Goyal

re: Using Visual Studio 2008 / VSTO / Outlook to Pull Out RFC 822 Header Data

zainnab — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:42:22 GMT

Goyal,

The only way to do it that I know of is though external API's. Here is a thread that, ironically, mentions my post here but goes on to describe and explain some of the API's that are available.

http://www.outlookcode.com/threads.aspx?forumid=5&messageid=27183