reading a pst with C#

[Bob Weiner]

Not sure where I should be posting this question but...

I want to loop through all the messages in a pst file and forward them to
another address. My purpose is first to test a spam filtering solution,
then to train a baysian filter.

I would like to use C# but am finding that .net/mapi don't play well
together. Can someone point me in the right direction?
thanks, bob

[Kevin Spencer]

I believe you'll have to use the Outlook COM interface. You may want to ask
about this on an Outlook newsgroup.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
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you ultimate tuna.
"Bob Weiner" <bo*@engr.uconn.edu> wrote in message
news:Oq*************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

Not sure where I should be posting this question but...

I want to loop through all the messages in a pst file and forward them to
another address. My purpose is first to test a spam filtering solution,
then to train a baysian filter.

I would like to use C# but am finding that .net/mapi don't play well
together. Can someone point me in the right direction?
thanks, bob

[Mark Rae]

"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
news:ux****************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

I believe you'll have to use the Outlook COM interface.

Yes - I think that's the only way... I don't know of anything other than
that which understands the .pst file format...

[Bruce Wood]

Or you can wait for WinFS and then wait for the Outlook team to move
their store from .pst to the WinFS database.... :)

[sdurity]

What about Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005? It has plug-in ability
for Outlook. The latest MSDN magazine has an article and sample
application.

Sean

[Kevin Spencer]

You're right, Sean. I'm pretty sure it's a wrapper for the Outlook COM
object, but it's still bound to be much easier to use.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
We got a sick zebra a hat,
you ultimate tuna.
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What about Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005? It has plug-in ability
for Outlook. The latest MSDN magazine has an article and sample
application.

Sean

[Bob Weiner]

Thanks all.

I was hoping that there would be a quick method. I will look into VS Tools
for Office 2005 for future use.
What ever happened to banging out a fast perl script :-(

bob
"Bob Weiner" <bo*@engr.uconn.edu> wrote in message
news:Oq*************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

Not sure where I should be posting this question but...

I want to loop through all the messages in a pst file and forward them to
another address. My purpose is first to test a spam filtering solution,
then to train a baysian filter.

I would like to use C# but am finding that .net/mapi don't play well
together. Can someone point me in the right direction?
thanks, bob

[Bruce Wood]

VSTO is Microsoft's "new direction" on how to interact with Outlook,
Excel, and Word. It's much friendlier than older ways of interacting
with these products, although I can't vouch for its stability. I would
say that if it's an option to use VSTO, then use it.