Extract PDF attachments using Mapiex VBO

[nehasingh2]

We are designing a bot that requires saving PDF attachments from emails in outlook on a local drive.
We are aware that Outlook VBO would have been an ideal choice for this action, but due to our local IT restrictions we are unable to use Outlook VBO and hence go with MAPIEX VBO.

Please can you advice on how to achieve our goal of saving PDF attachments from an email using MAPIEX VBO?

Many thanks!

[Ben.Lyons1]

Hi Neha,

I'm not as familiar with the MAPIEX VBO, but do you think your IT restrictions would allow for using a VBO that utilises the Microsoft Exchange API? Here's a pre-built asset to get you started MS Exchange Functions

I'm happy to support you with MAPIEX if this is not possible.

Thanks

Ben

[John__Carter]

The Get Mail action has an optional input called Attachment Directory. If the input is used and the mail has attachments, they will be read into the directory. So the steps would be;

1. Delete/Move any old files from folder
2. Get Mail
3. Check folder for PDF files
4. Move PDFs away from folder
5. Delete any remaining files in folder

It's been a while since I used Mapiex but I recall having to add delays into BP to accommodate the time taken to download attachments - if they are large files then they won't be instantly available.

[EVIPUTI]

Hi, use the MAPIEx add-on that you can download on BP portal. When that is installed you can use the object for saving attachments.