Wein
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_ Reading an original E-mail file
Hi. I want to manipulate Email.
When I save an e-mail as a file (*.eml) from Outlook, I can get a plain ASCII text file. I would like to manipulate it with my program which separates the header (subjet...sender...)
and the message itself.
I also want the ability to get the subject, the sender, the MIME, the Date separetely... (for a Label.caption each of them)
In the date, there's something like -0004. How am I suppose to format it to make it become a everybody readable DATE.
I would like to have a clear explanation.
N.B. I want all the data to be accessible from a Tstrings(memo, list...)
Thank you.
Wein
trustno1wei@hotmail.com
10-30-98
When I save an e-mail as a file (*.eml) from Outlook, I can get a plain ASCII text file. I would like to manipulate it with my program which separates the header (subjet...sender...)
and the message itself.
I also want the ability to get the subject, the sender, the MIME, the Date separetely... (for a Label.caption each of them)
In the date, there's something like -0004. How am I suppose to format it to make it become a everybody readable DATE.
I would like to have a clear explanation.
N.B. I want all the data to be accessible from a Tstrings(memo, list...)
Thank you.
Wein
trustno1wei@hotmail.com
10-30-98
Why not read them directly from pop3 server using the pop3 component in Delphi?
ASKER
Oh i'll try to read it from a POP3 component.
Thanx.
But I still need to know the code for separating a file into different sections.
I have to do that with News (*.nws) files and other ASCII files.
Suppose this (same pattern as news and email files):
============start of file========
My name : Wein. XfDFSD
Birth : 123456
From : r403536
this is where is the message............
FSGSGDS
dHSDHFDH
sdHDHDHDH
============end of file========
I want to split this file into a part with the message only and other parts with name, birth... separately. So I can put them to any string field or something similar.
How can we separate it? there's no comma, semi-colon. And how can it distinguish "CHANGE LINE" character when it's in the header or in the message itself?
Well. That's it.
Any answer will be appreciate.
Wein
Thanx.
But I still need to know the code for separating a file into different sections.
I have to do that with News (*.nws) files and other ASCII files.
Suppose this (same pattern as news and email files):
============start of file========
My name : Wein. XfDFSD
Birth : 123456
From : r403536
this is where is the message............
FSGSGDS
dHSDHFDH
sdHDHDHDH
============end of file========
I want to split this file into a part with the message only and other parts with name, birth... separately. So I can put them to any string field or something similar.
How can we separate it? there's no comma, semi-colon. And how can it distinguish "CHANGE LINE" character when it's in the header or in the message itself?
Well. That's it.
Any answer will be appreciate.
Wein
ASKER
Oh i'll try to read it from a POP3 component.
Thanx.
But I still need to know the code for separating a file into different sections.
I have to do that with News (*.nws) files and other ASCII files.
Suppose this (same pattern as news and email files):
============start of file========
My name : Wein. XfDFSD
Birth : 123456
From : r403536
this is where is the message............
FSGSGDS
dHSDHFDH
sdHDHDHDH
============end of file========
I want to split this file into a part with the message only and other parts with name, birth... separately. So I can put them to any string field or something similar.
How can we separate it? there's no comma, semi-colon. And how can it distinguish "CHANGE LINE" character when it's in the header or in the message itself?
Well. That's it.
Any answer will be appreciate.
Wein
Thanx.
But I still need to know the code for separating a file into different sections.
I have to do that with News (*.nws) files and other ASCII files.
Suppose this (same pattern as news and email files):
============start of file========
My name : Wein. XfDFSD
Birth : 123456
From : r403536
this is where is the message............
FSGSGDS
dHSDHFDH
sdHDHDHDH
============end of file========
I want to split this file into a part with the message only and other parts with name, birth... separately. So I can put them to any string field or something similar.
How can we separate it? there's no comma, semi-colon. And how can it distinguish "CHANGE LINE" character when it's in the header or in the message itself?
Well. That's it.
Any answer will be appreciate.
Wein
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Can you give some source code.
concrete source code?
And do you know how to format the DATE section?
concrete source code?
And do you know how to format the DATE section?
sl:TStringList;
sl:TStringList.Create;
sl.LoadFromFile('MyMail.em
while i<sl.count do
begin
if uppercase(Copy(sl.strings[
//you can put other processing here.
end;
and what special process do you need for the date section?
sl:TStringList.Create;
sl.LoadFromFile('MyMail.em
while i<sl.count do
begin
if uppercase(Copy(sl.strings[
//you can put other processing here.
end;
and what special process do you need for the date section?
ASKER
In the date, there's something like this:
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 19:22:29 -0400
what means -0400?
i think it's the GMT code. but i want to format it so it's understandable.
Do you have the constant list?
==
And by the way.
the method you've provided can get the whole line about "Wein Chien" <trustno1wei@hotmail.com>
of From: "Wein Chien" <trustno1wei@hotmail.com> ?
And then, for further information, if i want to have just the part included in < and >, how can i do it?
thanks.
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 19:22:29 -0400
what means -0400?
i think it's the GMT code. but i want to format it so it's understandable.
Do you have the constant list?
==
And by the way.
the method you've provided can get the whole line about "Wein Chien" <trustno1wei@hotmail.com>
of From: "Wein Chien" <trustno1wei@hotmail.com> ?
And then, for further information, if i want to have just the part included in < and >, how can i do it?
thanks.
The main solution is using Pos function, try to see the help.
With it you can find '+'/'-' in the date section, as well as '<'/'>' in the from/to section, then use the copy function to do what you need.
I think that should be enhough.
With it you can find '+'/'-' in the date section, as well as '<'/'>' in the from/to section, then use the copy function to do what you need.
I think that should be enhough.
ASKER
Well, I haven't test it but Pos was exactly the function I was searching for.
Thanx dwwang !!!
Wein
Thanx dwwang !!!
Wein
ASKER