Saving file to a string

[john bailo]

For a c# program to automatically extract information from email attachments
using the Outlook 9 OM, rather than saving to a file, then reading the file,
I would prefer to 'Save' the attachment to a string variable.

The OM says that .SaveAsFile returns void. The input parameter is a
string.

Is there any way I could somehow 'fool' this method to 'save the file to
string' variable so I don't have to then, open the file and read it back
into a string ?

[Peter Rilling]

Re: Saving file to a string

I don't know about your specific question, but if you are not able to get
Outlook work return a string, you could save the file to the temporary
folder and read it in that way. Then remove the file when your program
exits. That would the user the illusion that it is simply reading the file
since there will be no visible evidence of files cluttering the system.


"john bailo" <jbailo@vestcom .com> wrote in message
news:28be5d4ff8 4adfbc75e921a33 cb53225@news.te ranews.com...[color=blue]
> For a c# program to automatically extract information from email[/color]
attachments[color=blue]
> using the Outlook 9 OM, rather than saving to a file, then reading the[/color]
file,[color=blue]
> I would prefer to 'Save' the attachment to a string variable.
>
> The OM says that .SaveAsFile returns void. The input parameter is a
> string.
>
> Is there any way I could somehow 'fool' this method to 'save the file to
> string' variable so I don't have to then, open the file and read it back
> into a string ?
>
>
>
>
>[/color]

[john bailo]

Re: Saving file to a string


"Peter Rilling" <peter@nospam.r illing.net> wrote in message
news:OBBzbWdiDH A.2004@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> I don't know about your specific question, but if you are not able to get
> Outlook work return a string, you could save the file to the temporary
> folder and read it in that way. Then remove the file when your program
> exits. That would the user the illusion that it is simply reading the[/color]
file[color=blue]
> since there will be no visible evidence of files cluttering the system.[/color]

That is what I am doing.

But I was hoping to accomplish the same thing without File I/O.

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Re: Saving file to a string

Outlook doesn't permit that.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"john bailo" <jbailo@vestcom .com> wrote in message news:c848eb2f9f fe658185b052579 27f4f0b@news.te ranews.com...[color=blue]
>
> "Peter Rilling" <peter@nospam.r illing.net> wrote in message
> news:OBBzbWdiDH A.2004@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > I don't know about your specific question, but if you are not able to get
> > Outlook work return a string, you could save the file to the temporary
> > folder and read it in that way. Then remove the file when your program
> > exits. That would the user the illusion that it is simply reading the[/color]
> file[color=green]
> > since there will be no visible evidence of files cluttering the system.[/color]
>
> That is what I am doing.
>
> But I was hoping to accomplish the same thing without File I/O.
>
>
>[/color]

[john bailo]

Re: Saving file to a string


"Sue Mosher [MVP]" <suemvp@slipsti ck.com> wrote in message
news:OGifLHgiDH A.2224@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...
Outlook doesn't permit that.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

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