Reading outlook .msg files

[Graham F French]

Hello,

I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in msg files as
they seem to be in a proprietry format.

Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an interpretation
method?

Thanks

Graham

Graham F French mcse

[Brian Henry]

their in binary format not text format, to read binary format you need to
know the data structure of the file.
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

Hello,

I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in msg files as they seem to be in a proprietry format.

Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an interpretation
method?

Thanks

Graham

Graham F French mcse

[Graham F French]

It is from outlook, so whatever that binary format is.

Hope this helps.

Graham
"Brian Henry" <br******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
news:ey******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..

their in binary format not text format, to read binary format you need to
know the data structure of the file.
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

Hello,

I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in msg files

as

they seem to be in a proprietry format.

Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an

interpretation method?

Thanks

Graham

Graham F French mcse

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Graham,
The .msg format is not documented.

The "easiest" way to read it would be to have the App that defines the
format read it, in this case Outlook.

The following site provides a plethora of information on using Outlook from
..NET.

http://www.microeye.com/resources/res_outlookvsnet.htm

Hope this helps
Jay

"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

Hello,

I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in msg files as they seem to be in a proprietry format.

Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an interpretation
method?

Thanks

Graham

Graham F French mcse

[CJ Taylor]

You've never worked with binary/random access file have you?
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:eC******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..

It is from outlook, so whatever that binary format is.

Hope this helps.

Graham
"Brian Henry" <br******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
news:ey******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..

their in binary format not text format, to read binary format you need to

know the data structure of the file.
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

Hello,

I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in msg

files

as

they seem to be in a proprietry format.

Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an

interpretation method?

Thanks

Graham

Graham F French mcse

[CJ Taylor]

I don't know if its on here... but a link for understanding (and the
formats) of many popular binary file types.

http://www.wotsit.org/search.asp?s=ALLFILES

CJ
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:eC******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..

It is from outlook, so whatever that binary format is.

Hope this helps.

Graham
"Brian Henry" <br******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
news:ey******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..

their in binary format not text format, to read binary format you need to

know the data structure of the file.
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

Hello,

I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in msg

files

as

they seem to be in a proprietry format.

Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an

interpretation method?

Thanks

Graham

Graham F French mcse

[Graham F French]

Jay,

Sorry, I do need to know how to read this file format directly into my
application.

I know that it can be done in VB6.

Cheers

Graham

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************ @msn.com> wrote in message
news:uW******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

Graham,
The .msg format is not documented.

The "easiest" way to read it would be to have the App that defines the
format read it, in this case Outlook.

The following site provides a plethora of information on using Outlook from .NET.

http://www.microeye.com/resources/res_outlookvsnet.htm

Hope this helps
Jay

"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

Hello,

I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in msg files

as

they seem to be in a proprietry format.

Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an

interpretation method?

Thanks

Graham

Graham F French mcse

[Graham F French]

CJ,

You are dead right, I have never worked with binary.

I still consider myself as a newbie, text files are no problem, binary.....
not a chance!!

The site that you showed me has not got the msg format.

Any further help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Graham

"CJ Taylor" <no****@blowgoa ts.com> wrote in message
news:10******** *****@corp.supe rnews.com...

I don't know if its on here... but a link for understanding (and the
formats) of many popular binary file types.

http://www.wotsit.org/search.asp?s=ALLFILES

CJ
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:eC******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..

It is from outlook, so whatever that binary format is.

Hope this helps.

Graham
"Brian Henry" <br******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
news:ey******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..

their in binary format not text format, to read binary format you need to know the data structure of the file.
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..
> Hello,
>
> I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in msg

files

as
> they seem to be in a proprietry format.
>
> Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an

interpretation

> method?
>
> Thanks
>
> Graham
>
> Graham F French mcse
>
>

[CJ Taylor]

Hmm, sorry, didn't look through it enough... Sorry about that.. still
searching for a source of it.. but personally, I would use the Outlook
interop.
-CJ
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:OZ******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..

CJ,

You are dead right, I have never worked with binary.

I still consider myself as a newbie, text files are no problem, binary..... not a chance!!

The site that you showed me has not got the msg format.

Any further help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Graham

"CJ Taylor" <no****@blowgoa ts.com> wrote in message
news:10******** *****@corp.supe rnews.com...

I don't know if its on here... but a link for understanding (and the
formats) of many popular binary file types.

http://www.wotsit.org/search.asp?s=ALLFILES

CJ
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:eC******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..

It is from outlook, so whatever that binary format is.

Hope this helps.

Graham
"Brian Henry" <br******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
news:ey******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..
> their in binary format not text format, to read binary format you need

to

> know the data structure of the file.
>
>
> "Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..
> > Hello,
> >
> > I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in

msg files
> as
> > they seem to be in a proprietry format.
> >
> > Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an
interpretation
> > method?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Graham
> >
> > Graham F French mcse
> >
> >
>
>

[Graham F French]

The problem is the client. Outlook will not be installed.

The msg files are saved to a shared server drive and my application needs to
read in the msg files.

Cheers

Graham

"CJ Taylor" <no****@blowgoa ts.com> wrote in message
news:10******** *****@corp.supe rnews.com...

Hmm, sorry, didn't look through it enough... Sorry about that.. still
searching for a source of it.. but personally, I would use the Outlook
interop.
-CJ
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:OZ******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..

CJ,

You are dead right, I have never worked with binary.

I still consider myself as a newbie, text files are no problem,

binary.....

not a chance!!

The site that you showed me has not got the msg format.

Any further help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Graham

"CJ Taylor" <no****@blowgoa ts.com> wrote in message
news:10******** *****@corp.supe rnews.com...

I don't know if its on here... but a link for understanding (and the
formats) of many popular binary file types.

http://www.wotsit.org/search.asp?s=ALLFILES

CJ
"Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
news:eC******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..
> It is from outlook, so whatever that binary format is.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Graham
>
>
> "Brian Henry" <br******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
> news:ey******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..
> > their in binary format not text format, to read binary format you need to
> > know the data structure of the file.
> >
> >
> > "Graham F French" <gr***********@ satosoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I can read text files into my application, but I cannot read in msg > files
> > as
> > > they seem to be in a proprietry format.
> > >
> > > Is there anyway of converting it on the fly or is there an
> interpretation
> > > method?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Graham
> > >
> > > Graham F French mcse
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>