independetsoft.msg

Microsoft Outlook .msg file module for Python. Use this module to easy create, read, update and parse Outlook message files.

Features

• Create message, appointment, task, contact or any other Outlook item.

• Read any Outlook .msg file and get all properties.

• Convert from Outlook message (.msg file) to MIME message (.eml file)

• Convert from MIME message (.eml file) to Outlook message (.msg file)

• Set/Get MAPI properties.

• Set/Get named properties.

• Add attachments.

• Read attachments.

• Save attachments.

• Add embedded messages.

• Read embedded messages.

• Save embedded messages.

Examples

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Create message with plain text body, set some properties and recipients.
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from independentsoft.msg import Message
from independentsoft.msg import Recipient
from independentsoft.msg import ObjectType
from independentsoft.msg import DisplayType
from independentsoft.msg import RecipientType
from independentsoft.msg import MessageFlag
from independentsoft.msg import StoreSupportMask

message = Message()

recipient1 = Recipient()
recipient1.address_type = "SMTP"
recipient1.display_type = DisplayType.MAIL_USER
recipient1.object_type = ObjectType.MAIL_USER
recipient1.display_name = "John Smith"
recipient1.email_address = "John@domain.com"
recipient1.recipient_type = RecipientType.TO

recipient2 = Recipient()
recipient2.address_type = "SMTP"
recipient2.display_type = DisplayType.MAIL_USER
recipient2.object_type = ObjectType.MAIL_USER
recipient2.display_name = "Mary Smith"
recipient2.email_address = "Mary@domain.com"
recipient2.recipient_type = RecipientType.CC

message.subject = "Test"
message.body = "Body text"
message.display_to = "John Smith"
message.display_cc = "Mary Smith"
message.recipients.append(recipient1)
message.recipients.append(recipient2)
message.message_flags.append(MessageFlag.UNSENT)
message.store_support_masks.append(StoreSupportMask.CREATE)

message.save("e:\\output.msg")

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Create message with HTML and RTF body. Outlook requires RTF body to be set if HTML is present in order to display rich body text.
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from independentsoft.msg import Message
from independentsoft.msg import Recipient
from independentsoft.msg import ObjectType
from independentsoft.msg import DisplayType
from independentsoft.msg import RecipientType
from independentsoft.msg import MessageFlag
from independentsoft.msg import StoreSupportMask

message = Message()

recipient1 = Recipient()
recipient1.address_type = "SMTP"
recipient1.display_type = DisplayType.MAIL_USER
recipient1.object_type = ObjectType.MAIL_USER
recipient1.display_name = "John Smith"
recipient1.email_address = "John@domain.com"
recipient1.recipient_type = RecipientType.TO

recipient2 = Recipient()
recipient2.address_type = "SMTP"
recipient2.display_type = DisplayType.MAIL_USER
recipient2.object_type = ObjectType.MAIL_USER
recipient2.display_name = "Mary Smith"
recipient2.email_address = "Mary@domain.com"
recipient2.recipient_type = RecipientType.CC

html_body = "<html><body><b>Hello World bold html text</b></body></html>"
html_body_with_rtf = "{\\rtf1\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\fromhtml1 \\htmlrtf0 " + html_body + "}"
rtf_body = html_body_with_rtf.encode("utf_8")

message.subject = "Test"
message.display_to = "John Smith"
message.display_cc = "Mary Smith"
message.recipients.append(recipient1)
message.recipients.append(recipient2)
message.body_html_text = html_body
message.body_rtf = rtf_body
message.message_flags.append(MessageFlag.UNSENT)
message.store_support_masks.append(StoreSupportMask.CREATE)

message.save("e:\\output.msg")

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Create message with attachment
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from independentsoft.msg import Message
from independentsoft.msg import Attachment
from independentsoft.msg import Recipient
from independentsoft.msg import ObjectType
from independentsoft.msg import DisplayType
from independentsoft.msg import RecipientType
from independentsoft.msg import MessageFlag
from independentsoft.msg import StoreSupportMask

message = Message()

recipient1 = Recipient()
recipient1.address_type = "SMTP"
recipient1.display_type = DisplayType.MAIL_USER
recipient1.object_type = ObjectType.MAIL_USER
recipient1.display_name = "John Smith"
recipient1.email_address = "John@domain.com"
recipient1.recipient_type = RecipientType.TO

recipient2 = Recipient()
recipient2.address_type = "SMTP"
recipient2.display_type = DisplayType.MAIL_USER
recipient2.object_type = ObjectType.MAIL_USER
recipient2.display_name = "Mary Smith"
recipient2.email_address = "Mary@domain.com"
recipient2.recipient_type = RecipientType.CC

message.subject = "Test"
message.body = "Body text"
message.display_to = "John Smith"
message.display_cc = "Mary Smith"
message.recipients.append(recipient1)
message.recipients.append(recipient2)
message.message_flags.append(MessageFlag.UNSENT)
message.store_support_masks.append(StoreSupportMask.CREATE)

attachment = Attachment(file_path = "e:\\test.pdf")
message.attachments.append(attachment)

message.save("e:\\output.msg")

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Read message and save attachments to file system
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from independentsoft.msg import Message
from independentsoft.msg import Attachment

message = Message(file_path = "e:\\intvalue.msg")

for i in range(len(message.attachments)):
    attachment = message.attachments[i]
    attachment.save("e:\\" + str(attachment.file_name))

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Create appointment
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import datetime
from independentsoft.msg import Message

appointment = Message()

appointment.message_class = "IPM.Appointment"
appointment.subject = "Test"
appointment.body = "Body text"
appointment.location = "My Office"
appointment.appointment_start_time = datetime.datetime(2019,12,10,8,0,0)
appointment.appointment_end_time = datetime.datetime(2019,12,10,10,0,0)

appointment.save("e:\\appointment.msg")

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Create contact
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import datetime
from independentsoft.msg import Message

contact = Message()

contact.message_class = "IPM.Contact"
contact.subject = "John Smith"
contact.display_name_prefix = "Mr."
contact.display_name = "John Smith"
contact.given_name = "John"
contact.surname = "Smith"
contact.company_name = "Independentsoft"
contact.email1_address = "john@independentsoft.com"
contact.email1_display_as = "John"
contact.email1_display_name = "John"
contact.email1_type = "SMTP"
contact.business_address_city = "NY"
contact.business_address_street = "First Street"
contact.business_address_country = "USA"
contact.business_address = "First Street, NY, USA"
contact.business_phone = "555-666-777"

contact.save("e:\\contact.msg")

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Create task
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import datetime
from independentsoft.msg import Message
from independentsoft.msg import Priority
from independentsoft.msg import TaskStatus

task = Message()

task.message_class = "IPM.Task"
task.subject = "Test"
task.body = "Body text"
task.owner = "John"
task.task_status = TaskStatus.NOT_STARTED
task.priority = Priority.HIGH
task.task_start_date = datetime.datetime(2019,12,20,10,0,0)
task.task_due_date =  datetime.datetime(2019,12,22,10,0,0)

task.save("e:\\task.msg")

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Create note
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import datetime
from independentsoft.msg import Message
from independentsoft.msg import NoteColor

note = Message()

note.message_class = "IPM.StickyNote"
note.subject = "Test"
note.body = "Body text"
note.note_color = NoteColor.GREEN
note.note_top = 200
note.note_left = 300
note.note_height = 200
note.note_width = 250

note.save("e:\\note.msg")