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Old April 26th 07, 03:00 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
Edward
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Can anyone suggest the best way to open each file in an OUtlook subdirectory
and extract an email address from the body of the email? I have mail coming
back as undeliverable, and want to prune those addresses from our lists, but
the address to which the email was sent is not the same as the return
address, which is usually an automated responder from a mail server that
can't find the address in to:

Basically, I'm trying to write code that will say:
go to the undeliverables subdirectory in Outlook;
for each email, check the body of the email for any/all email address(es)
append the email address to a text file;

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Old April 26th 07, 05:20 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]
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You can search the addresses with the Instr function. If there's no specific
position for an address then search for the @ character, then for the
following ' ', and with InstrRev for the leading ' '. Knowing that both
position, you can then extract the string with the Mid function.

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Am Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:00:02 -0700 schrieb Edward:

Can anyone suggest the best way to open each file in an OUtlook

subdirectory
and extract an email address from the body of the email? I have mail

coming
back as undeliverable, and want to prune those addresses from our lists,

but
the address to which the email was sent is not the same as the return
address, which is usually an automated responder from a mail server that
can't find the address in to:

Basically, I'm trying to write code that will say:
go to the undeliverables subdirectory in Outlook;
for each email, check the body of the email for any/all email address(es)
append the email address to a text file;

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Old April 26th 07, 02:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default extract email from message body

Or use regular expressions.

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and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message ...


You can search the addresses with the Instr function. If there's no specific
position for an address then search for the @ character, then for the
following ' ', and with InstrRev for the leading ' '. Knowing that both
position, you can then extract the string with the Mid function.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Quick-Cats - Categorize Outlook data:
http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:00:02 -0700 schrieb Edward:

Can anyone suggest the best way to open each file in an OUtlook

subdirectory
and extract an email address from the body of the email? I have mail

coming
back as undeliverable, and want to prune those addresses from our lists,

but
the address to which the email was sent is not the same as the return
address, which is usually an automated responder from a mail server that
can't find the address in to:

Basically, I'm trying to write code that will say:
go to the undeliverables subdirectory in Outlook;
for each email, check the body of the email for any/all email address(es)
append the email address to a text file;

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Old April 26th 07, 04:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]
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Do you like to explain them here?

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Am Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:16 -0400 schrieb Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]:

Or use regular expressions.

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Old April 26th 07, 09:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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No! g I think I've tried to explain regular expressions just once and failed miserably. But MSDN has good material including a tutorial, IIRC.

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http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message ...


Do you like to explain them here?

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Quick-Cats - Categorize Outlook data:
http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:16 -0400 schrieb Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]:

Or use regular expressions.

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Old April 30th 07, 06:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
ed
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Default extract email from message body

I tried this:


Instr ("urn:schemas:httpmail:textdescription, " %@% ",

vbTextCompare )

But it only returns an index of the found text.

Can you describe a regular expression that would work?



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Or use regular expressions.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message ...


You can search the addresses with the Instr function. If there's no specific
position for an address then search for the @ character, then for the
following ' ', and with InstrRev for the leading ' '. Knowing that both
position, you can then extract the string with the Mid function.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Quick-Cats - Categorize Outlook data:
http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:00:02 -0700 schrieb Edward:

Can anyone suggest the best way to open each file in an OUtlook

subdirectory
and extract an email address from the body of the email? I have mail

coming
back as undeliverable, and want to prune those addresses from our lists,

but
the address to which the email was sent is not the same as the return
address, which is usually an automated responder from a mail server that
can't find the address in to:

Basically, I'm trying to write code that will say:
go to the undeliverables subdirectory in Outlook;
for each email, check the body of the email for any/all email address(es)
append the email address to a text file;


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Old May 1st 07, 01:48 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default extract email from message body

MSDN has good articles on using on regular expressions.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Ed" wrote in message ...
I tried this:


Instr ("urn:schemas:httpmail:textdescription, " %@% ",

vbTextCompare )

But it only returns an index of the found text.

Can you describe a regular expression that would work?



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Or use regular expressions.



"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message ...


You can search the addresses with the Instr function. If there's no specific
position for an address then search for the @ character, then for the
following ' ', and with InstrRev for the leading ' '. Knowing that both
position, you can then extract the string with the Mid function.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Quick-Cats - Categorize Outlook data:
http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:00:02 -0700 schrieb Edward:

Can anyone suggest the best way to open each file in an OUtlook
subdirectory
and extract an email address from the body of the email? I have mail
coming
back as undeliverable, and want to prune those addresses from our lists,
but
the address to which the email was sent is not the same as the return
address, which is usually an automated responder from a mail server that
can't find the address in to:

Basically, I'm trying to write code that will say:
go to the undeliverables subdirectory in Outlook;
for each email, check the body of the email for any/all email address(es)
append the email address to a text file;


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Old April 30th 07, 06:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
ed
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"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Or use regular expressions.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message ...


You can search the addresses with the Instr function. If there's no specific
position for an address then search for the @ character, then for the
following ' ', and with InstrRev for the leading ' '. Knowing that both
position, you can then extract the string with the Mid function.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Quick-Cats - Categorize Outlook data:
http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:00:02 -0700 schrieb Edward:

Can anyone suggest the best way to open each file in an OUtlook

subdirectory
and extract an email address from the body of the email? I have mail

coming
back as undeliverable, and want to prune those addresses from our lists,

but
the address to which the email was sent is not the same as the return
address, which is usually an automated responder from a mail server that
can't find the address in to:

Basically, I'm trying to write code that will say:
go to the undeliverables subdirectory in Outlook;
for each email, check the body of the email for any/all email address(es)
append the email address to a text file;

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Old April 29th 07, 04:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
ed
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Default extract email from message body

I can't seem to address the body of the email. I have a routine that cycles
through the index of the Inbox, but am unsure how to actually address the
body of the email. Is it an Item, a message, a body, a PR_body, etc. Can't
seem to address it.

Also, I have a search string, " *@* ", which should work if I can find the
right way to run the body through it. However, the like operator doesn't work
in the AdvancedSearch function.

"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:



You can search the addresses with the Instr function. If there's no specific
position for an address then search for the @ character, then for the
following ' ', and with InstrRev for the leading ' '. Knowing that both
position, you can then extract the string with the Mid function.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Quick-Cats - Categorize Outlook data:
http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:00:02 -0700 schrieb Edward:

Can anyone suggest the best way to open each file in an OUtlook

subdirectory
and extract an email address from the body of the email? I have mail

coming
back as undeliverable, and want to prune those addresses from our lists,

but
the address to which the email was sent is not the same as the return
address, which is usually an automated responder from a mail server that
can't find the address in to:

Basically, I'm trying to write code that will say:
go to the undeliverables subdirectory in Outlook;
for each email, check the body of the email for any/all email address(es)
append the email address to a text file;


  #10  
Old April 30th 07, 06:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]
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'Scope' is the folder's name, Inbox for instance. This filter works for
plain text:
"urn:schemas:httpmail:textdescription LIKE '%@%'"

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Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Quick-Cats - Categorize Outlook data:
http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:40:01 -0700 schrieb Ed:

I can't seem to address the body of the email. I have a routine that

cycles
through the index of the Inbox, but am unsure how to actually address the
body of the email. Is it an Item, a message, a body, a PR_body, etc.

Can't
seem to address it.

Also, I have a search string, " *@* ", which should work if I can find

the
right way to run the body through it. However, the like operator doesn't

work
in the AdvancedSearch function.

"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:



You can search the addresses with the Instr function. If there's no

specific
position for an address then search for the @ character, then for the
following ' ', and with InstrRev for the leading ' '. Knowing that both
position, you can then extract the string with the Mid function.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Quick-Cats - Categorize Outlook data:

http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:00:02 -0700 schrieb Edward:

Can anyone suggest the best way to open each file in an OUtlook

subdirectory
and extract an email address from the body of the email? I have mail

coming
back as undeliverable, and want to prune those addresses from our lists,

but
the address to which the email was sent is not the same as the return
address, which is usually an automated responder from a mail server that
can't find the address in to:

Basically, I'm trying to write code that will say:
go to the undeliverables subdirectory in Outlook;
for each email, check the body of the email for any/all email

address(es)
append the email address to a text file;


 




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