Python and microsoft outlook-using com, can I interact with msoutlook?

[Guest]

Hi All,
I know that Microsoft Exchange has a com interface, CDO, but I can't seem to
find one for Microsoft outlook.
does anyone have code snippets for using msoutlook and python, or
suggestions?
I have looked on Google, and tried some code, but nothing has worked.
I'm using outlook XP, and any info y'all have is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brandon mcginty


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[Daniel Dittmar]

Hi All,
I know that Microsoft Exchange has a com interface, CDO, but I can't seem to
find one for Microsoft outlook.
does anyone have code snippets for using msoutlook and python, or
suggestions?

You can use CDO to manage your Inbox, send mail etc.

The following functions navigate to a certain folder and parse every
message text for a certain regular expression:

def spamstat ():
s = Dispatch ("Mapi.Session")
s.Logon ("Default Outlook Profile")
junk = findJunk (s)
rex = re.compile ('The ([0-9]+) emails listed below')
for msg in junk.Messages:
text = msg.Text
match = rex.search (text)
if match:
date = parseDate (msg.TimeSent)
print (date, int (match.group (1)))

def findJunk (s):
inbox = s.Inbox
for folder in s.Inbox.Folders:
if folder.Name == 'Junk':
return folder


See the Spambayes Outlook plugin (http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/) for
a complex example.

Daniel

 

[J Correia]

Hi All,
know that Microsoft Exchange has a com interface, CDO, but I can't seem to
find one for Microsoft outlook.
does anyone have code snippets for using msoutlook and python, or
suggestions?

Check out:

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/173216
also:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/266625
and:
http://www.win32com.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=192

Also I've emailed you a pdf I'd downloaded a while back,
unfortunately I can't remember the source to credit here.

That should get you started.

HTH,

JC