[AccessD] Outlook and Access

I know this probably won't help, but Rocky -- did you know that you can
export messages into an Access database -- it's really a simple process. If
you could filter those messages into a specific folder as they arrived, you
could easily export the entire folder. I don't know what your client really
needs, and certainly don't want to talk you out of any work, but sometimes
the easy way really is enough. ;) This is something they wouldn't have to
automate -- just do it -- would take a short phone call over the phone to
show them how. If I remember correctly, you can't export into an existing
database, so they'd also have to work through that, but again -- we're
talking about a few minutes work to import the new messages from a temp db
into the production db. 

Susan H. 

Rocky,

We had some code on our admin's Outlook that took a help desk e-mail with a
certain subject and inserted it in an Access database.  It's triggered by
Outlook's Application_NewMail event but I have to warn you it's very
inconsistent (at least it was here).  On occasion (more frequently than
occasionally) it missed items.  The code is the same code you'd use to
insert a record in Access from any system (Excel, web,
etc.) the only difference is when the NewMail event triggers you read the
new message's subject to determine what to do.

We ended up disabling or removing the code from Outlook when we moved to
Track-It to handle these requests.  I have the code if you'd like to take a
look (1 class module, 1 standard module, then Outlook code althought I do
believe we ended up moving the class code right into NewMail event out of
frustration).


Jim DeMarco

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
- Beach Access Software
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:22 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: [AccessD] Outlook and Access

Dear list:

I have a request from a client to program something in Outlook but I have no
idea where to start.  Quote:

"If an email comes in with a 6 digit (alphanumeric) code in the Subject
line, Outlook would make a call to Access, passing along the code and then
delete the email.  No code, email automatically deleted.  The call to access
would cause the code to be looked up and a status report emailed to the
client if the code is current. "

I suppose the receipt of any email would have to trigger this hunk of code. 

I've put a lot of code behind Excel sheets to push data into an Access
database but never from Outlook.  Does anyone know of any code samples,
snips, explanations, etc. that could get me started on this?

MTIA,

Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
www.e-z-mrp.com



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