>>>>>>>How can I save outlook messages as text files
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Use Automation and the SaveAs method of the MailItem object.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Tamar
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for that but I am afraid i don't understand what you are getting at
>>>>>
>>>>>What is Automation in this context and what is the Mailitem object?
>>>>>
>>>>>Can you please give me an example in use
>>>>
>>>>You can automate Outlook, like this:
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>LOCAL oOutlook, oNS, oInbox, oItem
>>>>oOutlook = createobject('Outlook.Application')
>>>>oNS = oOutlook.GetNameSpace('MAPI')
>>>>
>>>>oInbox = oNS.GetDefaultFolder[6]  && 6 is the main Inbox folder
>>>>
>>>>* Assuming you want the last item
>>>>oItem = oInbox.Items[oInbox.Items.Count]
>>>>
>>>>* assumes you already set up name of output file in cFileWithPath
>>>>oItem.SaveAs(cFileWithPath, 0) && 0 is txt type
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>MailItem is the name of the class in Outlook used for individual emails.
>>>>
>>>>Tamar
>>>
>>>Tamar - thanks
>>>
>>>My code
>>>
>>>cFileWithPath="m:\outlook\dax"
>>>
>>>LOCAL oOutlook, oNS, oInbox, oItem
>>>oOutlook = createobject('Outlook.Application')
>>>oNS = oOutlook.GetNameSpace('MAPI')
>>>
>>>oInbox = oNS.GetDefaultFolder[6] && 6 is the main Inbox folder
>>>
>>>* Assuming you want the last item
>>>oItem = oInbox.Items[oInbox.Items.Count]
>>>
>>>* assumes you already set up name of output file in cFileWithPath
>>>oItem.SaveAs(cFileWithPath, 0) && 0 is txt type
>>>
>>>This comes up with an error on the last line Parameter no Optional
>>>
>>
>>Make sure to include the filename you want in cFileWithPath.
>>
>>Tamar
>
>I did include the file name - this is my code
>
>cFileWithPath="m:\outlook\dax"
>
>LOCAL oOutlook, oNS, oInbox, oItem
>oOutlook = createobject('Outlook.Application')
>oNS = oOutlook.GetNameSpace('MAPI')
>
>oInbox = oNS.GetDefaultFolder[6] && 6 is the main Inbox folder
>
>* Assuming you want the last item
>oItem = oInbox.Items[oInbox.Items.Count]
>
>* assumes you already set up name of output file in cFileWithPath
>oItem.SaveAs(cFileWithPath, 0) && 0 is txt type
>
>This comes up with an error on the last line Parameter no Optiona

Hmm. Just tested and I see this, too. I tried a couple of variations involving accessing the item more directly (rather than saving it to a local variable) and they didn't work either.

Not sure what to suggest.

Tamar