package Mail::Outlook::Message; use warnings; use strict; use vars qw($VERSION $AUTOLOAD); $VERSION = '0.15'; #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- =head1 NAME Mail::Outlook::Message - extension to handle Microsoft (R) Outlook (R) mail messages. =head1 SYNOPSIS See Mail::Outlook, as this is not meant to be used as a standalone module. =head1 DESCRIPTION Handles the Message interaction with the Outlook API. =cut #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ############################################################################# #Library Modules # ############################################################################# use File::Basename; use Win32::OLE; use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Outlook'; ############################################################################# #Variables ############################################################################# my @autosubs = qw(To Cc Bcc Subject Body SenderName); my %autosubs = map {$_ => 1} @autosubs; #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ############################################################################# #Interface Functions # ############################################################################# =head1 METHODS =over 4 =item 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();'. Note that when displaying or sending a message, you MUST have completed the following fields: To Subject Body While the RFCs may let you send blank messages, it seems a rather pointless idea to me, and probably not what you intended. If you want to ignore this restriction, feel free to edit your copy of the source code and comment out or edit the appropriate line in _make_message(). =cut sub new { my ($self, $outlook, $message) = @_; # create an attributes hash my $atts = { 'outlook' => $outlook, 'message' => $message || undef, 'readonly' => 1, }; # create the object bless $atts, $self; return $atts; } sub DESTROY {} =item create(%hash) Creates a new message. Option hash table can be used. =cut sub create { my ($self,%hash) = @_; # Create a new message object $self->{message} = $self->{outlook}->CreateItem(olMailItem) or return undef; $self->{readonly} = 0; # pre-populate the fields foreach my $field (@autosubs) { $self->{$field} = $hash{$field} || ''; } return $self->{message}; } =item display() Creates a pre-populated New Message via Outlook. Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure. =cut sub display { my $self = shift; return 0 unless($self->_make_message(@_)); # Display the email $self->{message}->Display(); return 1; } =item send() Sends the message. Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure. =cut sub send { my $self = shift; return 0 unless($self->_make_message(@_)); eval { # Send the email $self->{message}->Send(); }; # check whether user cancelled send or it failed return 2 if($@ =~ /Operation aborted/); return 0 if($@); return 1; } =item save() Excerpt from the MSDN: "Saves the Outlook to the current folder or, if this is a new item, to the Outlook default folder for the item type." In other words, if the message is a new one, it will be saved to the default folder (B) in Outlook. Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure. =cut sub save { my $self = shift; return 0 unless ( $self->_make_message(@_) ); eval { $self->{message}->Save(); }; my $err = Win32::OLE::LastError(); if($@ or $err) { warn "error $@\n" if ( defined($@) ); warn Win32::OLE::LastError() . "\n" if ($err); return 0; } return 1; } =item delete_message() Remove this message. =cut sub delete_message { my $self = shift; $self->{message}->Delete(); $self = undef; } # ------------------------------------- # The Get & Set Methods Interface Subs =back =head2 Accessor Methods =over 4 =item Basic Accessor Methods The following basic accessor methods are available: SenderName To Cc Bcc Subject Body All functions can be called to return the current value of the associated object variable, or be called with a parameter to set a new value for the object variable if you are creating a message. =cut sub AUTOLOAD { no strict; my $name = $AUTOLOAD; $name =~ s/^.*:://; die "Unknown sub $AUTOLOAD\n" unless($autosubs{$name}); *$name = sub { my ($self,$value) = @_; if($self->{readonly}) { # existing message local $^W = 0; return $self->{message}->$name(); } @_==2 ? $self->{$name} = $value : $self->{$name}; }; goto &$name; } =item From() Returns the current settings for the read only From field. Note that this is not an email address when used in connection with a new message. Returns a list containing the Name and Address of the user. =cut sub From { my $self = shift; if($self->{readonly}) { # existing message my $name; eval {$name = $self->{message}->SenderName()}; return $name; # note this will be undef if we have been declined access } else { # new message my $user = $self->{message}->UserProperties; return $user->{'Session'}->{'CurrentUser'}->{'Name'}, $user->{'Session'}->{'CurrentUser'}->{'Address'}; } } =item Sent() Returns the date/time the current message was sent. Note that this will return undef if the message has not been sent! =cut sub Sent { my $self = shift; return unless($self->{readonly}); # existing messages only! my $dt; eval {$dt = $self->{message}->SentOn()->Date() . ' ' . $self->{message}->SentOn()->Time()}; return $dt; # note this will be undef if we have been declined access } =item Received() Returns the date/time the current message was received. Note that this will return undef if the message has not been sent! =cut sub Received { my $self = shift; return unless($self->{readonly}); # existing messages only! my $dt; eval {$dt = $self->{message}->ReceivedTime()->Date() . ' ' . $self->{message}->ReceivedTime()->Time()}; return $dt; # note this will be undef if we have been declined access } =item XHeader($xheader,$value) Adds a header in the style of 'X-Header' to the headers of the message. Returns undef if header cannot be added. NOTE: Currently unimplemented, due to unreliable treatment by Exchange server. =cut sub XHeader { return undef; # my ($self,$xheader,$value) = @_; # return undef unless($xheader =~ /^X-(.*)/); # my $header = $1; # "That GUID (funky number between the curly braces) is the correct one # for generating X-Headers." - Thomas J. Zamberlan on a Yahoo tech group # my $user = $self->{msg}->UserProperties; # my $intXHeader = $self->{outlook}->GetIDsFromNames( # $self->{namespace}, # "{00020386-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}", # $xheader, 1); # $self->{outlook}->HrSetOneProp( # $self->{namespace}, # $intXHeader, # $value, # 1); # $self->{XHeaders}->{$xheader} = $value; } =item Attach(@attachments) Add attachments when creating a message. Returns the attachments of the message if no arguments are passed to the method. =cut sub Attach { my $self = shift; if($self->{readonly}) { # existing message local $^W = 0; if($self->_ole_exists('Attachments')) { $self->{attachment} = $self->{message}->Attachments; return $self->{attachment}; } return undef; } if(@_) { push @{$self->{Attach}}, {file => $_, name => basename($_), attached => 0} for(@_); } return map {$_->{file}} @{$self->{Attach}}; } # ------------------------------------- # Internal Subs sub _ole_exists { my ($self,$name) = @_; local $^W = 0; my $stat = eval { my $value = $self->{message}->{$name} }; ($stat || $@) ? 0 : 1; } sub _make_message { my ($self,%hash) = @_; # pre-populate the fields, if hash foreach my $field (@autosubs) { $self->{$field} = $hash{$field} if($hash{$field}); } # we need the basic message fields return 0 unless($self->{To} && $self->{Subject} && $self->{Body}); # Build the message $self->{message}->{To} = $self->{To}; $self->{message}->{Cc} = $self->{Cc} if($self->{Cc}); $self->{message}->{Bcc} = $self->{Bcc} if($self->{Bcc}); $self->{message}->{Subject} = $self->{Subject}; $self->{message}->{Body} = $self->{Body}; if ($self->{Attach}) { $self->{attachment} = $self->{message}->Attachments; for my $attach (@{$self->{Attach}}) { next if($attach->{attached}); $self->{attachment}->Add($attach->{file},olByValue,10000,$attach->{name}); $attach->{attached} = 1; } } return 1; } 1; __END__ #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- =back =head1 CAVEATS Due to some recent security patches within Outlook, Microsoft have disabled the automatic access to the Outlook OLE. As some spam and trojan scripts, as well as the usual executables, have been using the application for malicious uses, Microsoft have stepped in an attempt to block this. If these security patches have been applied, when the module accesses Outlook via the OLE, you will probably see one of the following messages, or something like them. =over 4 =item Security Message 1 When the module attempts to retrieve the From address, a warning message box may appear. The text will be along the lines of: A program is trying to access e-mail addresses you have stored in Outlook. Do you want to allow this? If this is unexpected, it may be a virus and you should choose "No". [ ] Allow access for [ --------- V] [Yes] [No] [Help] The message informs you that an unknown application is accessing Outlook and asks whether you wish to allow this. Click 'Yes' to allow the script to access the Outlook Address Book. Or you can set a time period, during which the script can access the Outlook OLE. =item Security Message 2 On sending the message, you may also activate another warning message box. The text will be along the lines of: A program is trying to automatically send e-mail on your behalf. Do you want to allow this? If this is unexpected, it may be a virus and you should choose "No". [Yes] [No] [Help] Click 'Yes' to allow the script to automatically send the message via Outlook. =back =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