How to convert EML file to EmailMessage?

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1

Is there a way to convert EML file to EmailMessage class/object?

2

Sure. Use a binaryStream to read all of the EML file into a variable and pass it to source property:

Var mail As New EmailMessage
mail.Source(EML)
3

Thank you.

4

Where am I going wrong? here’s my code. I get an error at mail.source(strStreamContent) line.

if folderitemSource <> nil then
try
var bsSource As BinaryStream = BinaryStream.Open(folderitemSource, False)
var strStreamContent As String = bsSource.Read(bsSource.Length)
var mail as new EmailMessage
mail.Source(strStreamContent)
System.DebugLog("From: " + mail.FromAddress)
catch error as IOException
MessageBox(“Can’t read stream”)
end Try
end if

5

mail.source = strStreamContent seems to work.

6

maybe the documentation needs to be updated for E mailMessage. I copied the lines from there.

7

@Sam_Morgan - welcome to the forum! :grinning:

FYI - you can use the code tag in the post editor…

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to format your code:

if folderitemSource <> nil then
    try
        var bsSource As BinaryStream = BinaryStream.Open(folderitemSource, False)
        var strStreamContent As String = bsSource.Read(bsSource.Length)
        var mail as new EmailMessage
        mail.Source(strStreamContent)
        System.DebugLog("From: " + mail.FromAddress)
    catch error as IOException
        MessageBox(“Can’t read stream”)
    end Try
end if

This makes it much easier to read. :eyes:

Take care,
Anthony

8

Thanks :slight_smile: