I get these messages that have 5 or more layers of forwarded messages and I have to keep clicking on the attachment icon to finally get to the last layer to read the actual message. Is there a way or an add-on that will allow me to just read the last layer with the heart of the message?
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Open last layer in forwarded message (O2k) (O2k)
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AskWoody LoungerFebruary 3, 2004 at 12:30 am #778093 -
WSJohnBF
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WSjscher2000
AskWoody LoungerFebruary 3, 2004 at 1:01 am #778106I don’t think we actually got code to work. But since then, I downloaded the Redemption library from http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/%5B/url%5D. So you can imagine nesting code like the following to extract and then, if appropriate, compile all of the messages together:
Sub PopAttachBody()
‘ Proof of concept, accessing body of embedded message using Redemption
Dim outMsg As MailItem, msg As New Redemption.SafeMailItem
Dim att As Redemption.Attachment
Set outMsg = ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
msg.Item = outMsg
For Each att In msg.Attachments
If att.Type = 5 Then
MsgBox att.EmbeddedMsg.Body
End If
Next
If Not (att Is Nothing) Then Set att = Nothing
If Not (msg Is Nothing) Then Set msg = Nothing
If Not (outMsg Is Nothing) Then Set outMsg = Nothing
End Sub -
WSjscher2000
AskWoody LoungerFebruary 3, 2004 at 1:01 am #778107I don’t think we actually got code to work. But since then, I downloaded the Redemption library from http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/%5B/url%5D. So you can imagine nesting code like the following to extract and then, if appropriate, compile all of the messages together:
Sub PopAttachBody()
‘ Proof of concept, accessing body of embedded message using Redemption
Dim outMsg As MailItem, msg As New Redemption.SafeMailItem
Dim att As Redemption.Attachment
Set outMsg = ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
msg.Item = outMsg
For Each att In msg.Attachments
If att.Type = 5 Then
MsgBox att.EmbeddedMsg.Body
End If
Next
If Not (att Is Nothing) Then Set att = Nothing
If Not (msg Is Nothing) Then Set msg = Nothing
If Not (outMsg Is Nothing) Then Set outMsg = Nothing
End Sub
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