How to: Programmatically Save Attachments from Outlook E-Mail Items
This example saves e-mail attachments to a specified folder when the mail is received in the inbox.
Important
This example works only if you add a folder named TestFileSave at the root of the C directory.
Applies to: The information in this topic applies to application-level projects for Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010. For more information, see Features Available by Office Application and Project Type.
Example
Private Sub ThisAddIn_NewMail() Handles Application.NewMail
Dim inBox As Outlook.MAPIFolder = Me.Application.ActiveExplorer() _
.Session.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook. _
OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox)
Dim inBoxItems As Outlook.Items = inBox.Items
Dim newEmail As Outlook.MailItem
inBoxItems = inBoxItems.Restrict("[Unread] = true")
Try
For Each collectionItem As Object In inBoxItems
newEmail = TryCast(collectionItem, Outlook.MailItem)
If newEmail IsNot Nothing Then
If newEmail.Attachments.Count > 0 Then
For i As Integer = 1 To newEmail.Attachments.Count
Dim saveAttachment As Outlook.Attachment = _
newEmail.Attachments(i)
newEmail.Attachments(i).SaveAsFile _
("C:\TestFileSave\" & (newEmail _
.Attachments(i).FileName))
Next i
End If
End If
Next collectionItem
Catch ex As Exception
If Left(ex.Message, 11) = "Cannot save" Then
MsgBox("Create Folder C:\TestFileSave")
End If
End Try
End Sub
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
this.Application.NewMail += new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook
.ApplicationEvents_11_NewMailEventHandler(ThisApplication_NewMail);
}
private void ThisApplication_NewMail()
{
Outlook.MAPIFolder inBox = this.Application.ActiveExplorer()
.Session.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook
.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox);
Outlook.Items inBoxItems = inBox.Items;
Outlook.MailItem newEmail = null;
inBoxItems = inBoxItems.Restrict("[Unread] = true");
try
{
foreach (object collectionItem in inBoxItems)
{
newEmail = collectionItem as Outlook.MailItem;
if (newEmail != null)
{
if (newEmail.Attachments.Count > 0)
{
for (int i = 1; i <= newEmail
.Attachments.Count; i++)
{
newEmail.Attachments[i].SaveAsFile
(@"C:\TestFileSave\" +
newEmail.Attachments[i].FileName);
}
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
string errorInfo = (string)ex.Message
.Substring(0, 11);
if (errorInfo == "Cannot save")
{
MessageBox.Show(@"Create Folder C:\TestFileSave");
}
}
}
See Also
Tasks
How to: Programmatically Retrieve a Folder by Name
How to: Programmatically Perform Actions When an E-Mail Message Is Received
How to: Programmatically Search Within a Specific Folder