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[MicroManag3r via OfficeKB.com]

Strap-in folks.

My office (each individual employee) wants to save all of their sent e-mails
as .txt files to various directories that exist within the filesystem. As
this is such an arduous task, I thought I'd search some threads online to see
if anyone has had a similar issue and tried to automate it. Of course, this
means that the attachments to the e-mails would't be saved with the text
files.

I am a scripting novice. If you can help...I will dance at your wedding...

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

This isn't a job for a custom form or a script. It ought to be handled with an Outlook add-in. The basic technique would be to monitor the Sent Items folder for new items, as at http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=456, and then use the SaveAs method on each one to save it.

You might also want to take a look at the tools at http://www.slipstick.com/addins/housekeeping.asp. There may be one that already does what you want.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers