outlook express dbx file format ?

[pampatipraveen]

Hi,

I need to extract mails from the outlook express dbx files and show to the user.
can anybody know the outlook express dbx file format ? If so plese let me know.

Praveen

[JordanChris]

I don't think that the coding and file layout is available or understandable. If it is, then it will be defined in MSDN or in :
http://www.wotsit.org/search.asp?page=1&s=windows


You might be able to use SimpleMAPI, and so talk through Outlook Express to the mail storage areas. Add MAPIsession and MAPImessages to the form, then:

'Connect to the e-mail system
    MAPISession1.SignOn
'Link messages to the session
    MAPIMessages2.SessionID = MAPISession1.SessionID
'Set up a collection of messages - all those from Inbox
    MAPIMessages2.Fetch
' Show how many there are
    MsgBox MAPIMessages2.MsgCount
 
'For the first 4 messages in the Inbox
    For X = 0 To 3
' Set the current message pointer to the next message
        MAPIMessages2.MsgIndex = X
' Show the original address of the message
        MsgBox MAPIMessages2.MsgOrigAddress
    Next X
'end the session
    MAPISession1.SignOff

[pampatipraveen]

is it possible to get messages in other folders , I mean other than inbox , using MAPI ?
and moreover mapi signin expects username,password right ?
I need to show all other folders too.

Praveen

[JordanChris]

Usng SimpleMAPI you can only get through to simple things - lke your Inbox.
Using OLE Messaging or OLE Automation of VBA or other techniques, you can get through to many different folders.

Outlook supports all of these.

Outlook Express supports SimpleMAPI only.