Read and Parse Emails using VB
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From: Dennis Rose on 27 Mar 2010 13:46 Using a VB5 application, I need code or a dll that will read EMails directed to a specific email address (in a company that has several email addresses), parse thru the Emails and extract certain info (such as Order Num, shipping address etc.). I know how to parse the file, extract info and build another file from this data, but I don't know how to automatically read emails from a server without using Outlook or Outlook Express. I need a standalone program that doesn't rely on Outlook or OE. I have been very happy with the vbSendMaill dll used to send emails automatically that you guys suggested. Now I need to read Emails automatically. I found numerous possibilities on Google, some free and some costly. What would you recommend? Preferably a free solution!!
From: Helmut Meukel on 27 Mar 2010 15:11 "Dennis Rose" <DennisRose(a)discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:8FE3A015-B2CD-48AF-AB0E-66683D3400EB(a)microsoft.com... > Using a VB5 application, I need code or a dll that will read EMails directed > to a specific email address (in a company that has several email addresses), > parse thru the Emails and extract certain info (such as Order Num, shipping > address etc.). > > I know how to parse the file, extract info and build another file from this > data, but I don't know how to automatically read emails from a server without > using Outlook or Outlook Express. > Hi Dennis, about 8 years ago I had to parse through orders sent by eMail. I just looked up this old project to see how we solved the problem. We never fetched the mails from the server, the company's mail server program exported all mails sent to this eMail address as text files into a shared directory on a server. Our program got those text files from there. They told us it's simple to configure their mail server program to do it. Helmut.
From: Dennis Rose on 27 Mar 2010 16:10 Helmut, Thanks for the help. This would probably be the best solution except I deal with customers that don't want to change anything on their end and like to have it both ways. I still think I need to be able to read their email file directly. Dennis "Helmut Meukel" wrote: > "Dennis Rose" <DennisRose(a)discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:8FE3A015-B2CD-48AF-AB0E-66683D3400EB(a)microsoft.com... > > Using a VB5 application, I need code or a dll that will read EMails directed > > to a specific email address (in a company that has several email addresses), > > parse thru the Emails and extract certain info (such as Order Num, shipping > > address etc.). > > > > I know how to parse the file, extract info and build another file from this > > data, but I don't know how to automatically read emails from a server without > > using Outlook or Outlook Express. > > > > > Hi Dennis, > > about 8 years ago I had to parse through orders sent by eMail. I just looked > up this old project to see how we solved the problem. > We never fetched the mails from the server, the company's mail server program > exported all mails sent to this eMail address as text files into a shared > directory > on a server. Our program got those text files from there. > > They told us it's simple to configure their mail server program to do it. > > Helmut. > > . >
From: Jim Mack on 27 Mar 2010 16:50 Dennis Rose wrote: > Using a VB5 application, I need code or a dll that will read EMails > directed to a specific email address (in a company that has several > email addresses), parse thru the Emails and extract certain info > (such as Order Num, shipping address etc.). > > I know how to parse the file, extract info and build another file > from this data, but I don't know how to automatically read emails > from a server without using Outlook or Outlook Express. > > I need a standalone program that doesn't rely on Outlook or OE. I > have been very happy with the vbSendMaill dll used to send emails > automatically that you guys suggested. Now I need to read Emails > automatically. If you have POP3 access to the mailbox, then it's very straightforward. If you want to roll your own, read the RFCs for POP3 and you'll quickly see how basic it is (google RFC POP3). The only potential hitch will depend on the type of AUTH needed by the server. There are also commercial solutions that wrap it all up for you. I think Catalyst has a POP3 example as part of the freeware SocketWrench version at www.catalyst.com, as well as a complete for-sale Internet Mail ActiveX control I've never used. I have no connection to Catalyst except as a satisfied user of their free control. -- Jim Mack Twisted tees at http://www.cafepress.com/2050inc "We sew confusion"
From: Nobody on 27 Mar 2010 17:29
"Dennis Rose" <DennisRose(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8FE3A015-B2CD-48AF-AB0E-66683D3400EB(a)microsoft.com... > Using a VB5 application, I need code or a dll that will read EMails > directed > to a specific email address (in a company that has several email > addresses), > parse thru the Emails and extract certain info (such as Order Num, > shipping > address etc.). > > I know how to parse the file, extract info and build another file from > this > data, but I don't know how to automatically read emails from a server > without > using Outlook or Outlook Express. > > I need a standalone program that doesn't rely on Outlook or OE. I have > been > very happy with the vbSendMaill dll used to send emails automatically > that > you guys suggested. Now I need to read Emails automatically. > > I found numerous possibilities on Google, some free and some costly. What > would you recommend? Preferably a free solution!! What's generating these orders? |