package Mail::Outlook; use warnings; use strict; use vars qw($VERSION); $VERSION = '0.15'; #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- =head1 NAME Mail::Outlook - mail module to interface with Microsoft (R) Outlook (R). =head1 SYNOPSIS # create the object use Mail::Outlook; my $outlook = new Mail::Outlook(); # start with a folder my $outlook = new Mail::Outlook('Inbox'); # use the Win32::OLE::Const definitions use Mail::Outlook; use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Outlook'; my $outlook = new Mail::Outlook(olInbox); # get/set the current folder my $folder = $outlook->folder(); my $folder = $outlook->folder('Inbox'); # get the first/last/next/previous message my $message = $folder->first(); $message = $folder->next(); $message = $folder->last(); $message = $folder->previous(); # read the attributes of the current message my $text = $message->From(); $text = $message->To(); $text = $message->Cc(); $text = $message->Bcc(); $text = $message->Subject(); $text = $message->Body(); my @list = $message->Attach(); # use Outlook to display the current message $message->display; # create a message for sending my $message = $outlook->create(); $message->To('you@example.com'); $message->Cc('Them '); $message->Bcc('Us ; anybody@example.com'); $message->Subject('Blah Blah Blah'); $message->Body('Yadda Yadda Yadda'); $message->Attach(@lots_of_files); $message->Attach(@more_files); # attachments are appended $message->Attach($one_file); # so multiple calls are allowed $message->send; # Or use a hash my %hash = ( To => 'you@example.com', Cc => 'Them ', Bcc => 'Us , anybody@example.com', Subject => 'Blah Blah Blah', Body => 'Yadda Yadda Yadda', ); my $message = $outlook->create(%hash); $message->display(%hash); $message->send(%hash); =head1 DESCRIPTION This module was written to overcome the problem of sending mail messages, where Microsoft (R) Outlook (R) is the only mail application available. However, since it's inception the module has expanded to handle a range of Outlook mail functionality. Note that when sending messages, the module uses the named owner of the Outbox MAPI Folder in order to access the correct objects. Thus the From field of a new message is predetermined, and therefore a read only property. If using the 'Win32::OLE::Const' constants, only the following are supported: olFolderInbox olFolderOutbox olFolderSentMail olFolderDrafts olFolderDeletedItems =head1 ABSTRACT A mail module to interface with mail message accessible via Microsoft (R) Outlook (R). =cut #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ############################################################################# #Library Modules # ############################################################################# use lib qw(./lib); use Win32::OLE; use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Outlook'; use Mail::Outlook::Folder; use Mail::Outlook::Message; #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ############################################################################# #Interface Functions # ############################################################################# =head1 METHODS =head2 new() Create a new Outlook mail object. Returns the object on success or undef on failure. To see the last error use 'Win32::OLE->LastError();'. =cut sub new { my ($self, $foldername) = @_; #open the Outlook program and get a hook into it my $outlook; eval { $outlook = Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject('Outlook.Application') }; if ($@ || !defined($outlook)) { $outlook = Win32::OLE->new('Outlook.Application', sub {$_[0]->Quit;}) or return undef; } my $namespace = $outlook->GetNameSpace("MAPI") or return undef; # create an attributes hash my $atts = { 'outlook' => $outlook, 'namespace' => $namespace, 'objfolder' => undef, }; # create the object bless $atts, $self; # create a folder if required $atts->{objfolder} = $atts->folder($foldername) if($foldername); return $atts; } sub DESTROY { Win32::OLE->FreeUnusedLibraries(); } =head2 all_folders() Get the list of all open mail folders in Outlook =cut sub all_folders { my ($self) = @_; my $folders = $self->{namespace}->Folders; my @folders; push @folders, $folders->Item($_)->Name for 1 .. $folders->Count; return @folders; } =head2 folder() Gets or sets the current folder object. =cut sub folder { my ($self,$foldername) = @_; return $self->{objfolder} unless($foldername); $self->{objfolder} = Mail::Outlook::Folder->new($self,$foldername); } =head2 create(%hash) Creates a new message. Option hash table can be used. Returns the new message object or undef on failure. =cut sub create { my ($self,%hash) = @_; my $msg = Mail::Outlook::Message->new($self->{outlook}) or return undef; $msg->create(%hash); return $msg; } 1; __END__ #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- =head1 FURTHER READING If you intend to supply a patch for a bug or new feature, please visit the following URL (and associated pages) to ensure you are using the correct objects and methods. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/off2000/html/olobjApplication.asp This article contains some interesting background into creating mail messages via Outlook, although it is VB-centric. http://www.exchangeadmin.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=4657 =head1 FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS A couple of items that I'd like to get working. * X-Header support * Send without the popups (Outlook Redemption looks possible) =head1 NOTES This module is intended to be used on Win32 platforms only, with Microsoft (R) Outlook (R) installed. Microsoft and Outlook are registered trademarks and the copyright 1995-2003 of Microsoft Corporation. =head1 SEE ALSO Win32::OLE Win32::OLE::Const =head1 DSLIP b - Beta testing d - Developer p - Perl-only O - Object oriented p - Standard-Perl: user may choose between GPL and Artistic =head1 BUGS, PATCHES & FIXES There are no known bugs at the time of this release. However, if you spot a bug or are experiencing difficulties that are not explained within the POD documentation, please submit a bug to the RT system (see link below). However, it would help greatly if you are able to pinpoint problems or even supply a patch. Fixes are dependant upon their severity and my availablity. Should a fix not be forthcoming, please feel free to (politely) remind me by sending an email to barbie@cpan.org . RT: L =head1 AUTHOR Barbie, for Miss Barbell Productions, =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright © 2003-2007 Barbie for Miss Barbell Productions. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, using the Artistic License. The full text of the licenses can be found in the Artistic file included with this distribution, or in perlartistic file as part of Perl installation, in the 5.8.1 release or later. =cut