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        | nwebster Newbie
 
  
 
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          I've noticed that when I try and pull a .msg or .eml file as an attachment from a message, it isn't saving the attachment as it does with any other type of file. Is there something special I need to set for these file types?
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        | Alex AfterLogic Support
 
  
  
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          This is because .msg or .eml attachments often missing the filename. In your code, you should check if the filename is not empty first:
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       | ' Assume Attach is MailBee.Attachment object
 
 If Attach.Filename = "" Then
 Attach.SaveFile "C:\Temp", "noname.eml"
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 Attach.SaveFile "C:\Temp"
 End If
 
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        | nwebster Newbie
 
  
 
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          Really? How would it not have a filename? I've always seen them with the subject as the filename. I will try that though.
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        | Alex AfterLogic Support
 
  
  
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          When forwarded email has no filename, Outlook uses this mail's subject + ".eml" to generate a filename.
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        | nwebster Newbie
 
  
 
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          I tried to check the filename, but when I changed my code from this:
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 oMsg.Attachments(1).SaveFile(FilePath)
 
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 If oMsg.Attachments(1).Filename = ""  Then         &n bsp;         &n bsp;         &n bsp;
 
 oMsg.Attachments(1).SaveFile(FilePath), "noname.eml"
 
 Else         &n bsp;         &n bsp;         &n bsp;
 
 oMsg.Attachments(1).SaveFile(FilePath)
 
 End If
 
 But it won't compule with the , "noname.eml" added on, displaying a message saying "end of statement expected". What needs to change?
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        | Alex AfterLogic Support
 
  
  
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          You should replace this:
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 oMsg.Attachments(1).SaveFile(FilePath), "noname.eml"
 
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 oMsg.Attachments(1).SaveFile FilePath, "noname.eml"
 
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 Alex
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        | nwebster Newbie
 
  
 
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          That did it, thanks!
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        | sportsc Newbie
 
  
 
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          Hi,
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 I also have the same problem.
 attachment filename returns empty. the HasAttchment is true and the Count is 1.
 
 When I ask for the Attachmnet.Content it returns the attachment's content with headers:
 
 Content-Type:application/octet-stream;name="0219_20061221.cs v"
 Content-Transfer-Encoding:base64
 content-Disposition:inline;filename="0219_2001221.csv"
 Content-MD5:NEMIP
 
 How can I get the filename? And save the file? I need to save the file on disk with the name it has on the email.
 
 Thank you
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        | Andrew AfterLogic Support
 
  
 
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          We created a test message with headers you provided and got the filename of the attachment via MailBee Objects successfully.
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 Could you please provide us with the full message (as .eml file) which causes the issue? You can send it to support@afterlogic.com.
 
 
 Best regards,
 Andrew
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