This works for me in Outlook.vba :

'------------------
Sub testSaveMails()
    Dim i As Integer
    i = 0
    For i = 1 To ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder.Items.Count
        On Error Resume Next
        ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder.Items(i).SaveAs "u:\_Temp\120620 outlook\item" & i & ".txt", OlSaveAsType.olTXT
        
        On Error GoTo 0
    Next i
End Sub

olTxt turns out to be 1. Maybe you should try it with 1 i.o. 0?




>>>>>>>>>>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
>
>Thanks for your help so far - let me know if you crack it