Posted by Sean Barton on 02/05/06 18:16

i would like to do something similar actually. i havent ever actually
got around to playing with it. i would appreciate it if you would post
some code if you manage it.

as a help to you, outlook saves all of its data in a file called
outlook.pst (please note outlook express uses a different file) its in

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\outlook i thin or something like that. the directory
local settings is hidden if you didnt know.

im not sure about updated emails and not sure if this file is updated
when outlook is open or not but its a start.

you could create a php file that takes this outlook.pst file in and
makes some sense of it. de-microsofting the code will be a pain but im
sure theres a way. look at a php function called file() to grab the lot
into an array. or this way may be better as im not sure how arrays cope
with huge amounts of data like microsofts datafiles usually are. try
fopen();

hope this helps

Sean Barton

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