Correct .msg format
 

I have an access database that has emails stored in a field as long binary
data, I have been able to extract the info to a file but it seems that maybe
some info is missing, as I cannot open it in Outlook, is there info that I
can get on the correct file format for .msg's. I noticed that the info from
the stored email is different to the version saved from Outlook. The database
is very large with lots of emails stored in it, I want to reduce the size so
as to improve performance, As I am not able to save each email manually (some
are deleted from outlook) I need to extract them correctly from the database.
If required I can submit an example, but it is ~40k in size.

Regards
Amiga1200

Correct .msg format
 

I don't know of any docs for that. Might be something on MSDN about MSG
format but I tend to doubt it. You'd most likely either have to use code to
save an email as an MSG and use that or spend a lot of time reverse
engineering the format from a saved MSG. Have fun.

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Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
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"amiga1200" wrote in message
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I have an access database that has emails stored in a field as long binary
data, I have been able to extract the info to a file but it seems that
maybe
some info is missing, as I cannot open it in Outlook, is there info that I
can get on the correct file format for .msg's. I noticed that the info
from
the stored email is different to the version saved from Outlook. The
database
is very large with lots of emails stored in it, I want to reduce the size
so
as to improve performance, As I am not able to save each email manually
(some
are deleted from outlook) I need to extract them correctly from the
database.
If required I can submit an example, but it is ~40k in size.

Regards
Amiga1200