Re: Where happens to OLE attachments?
From: Dmitry Streblechenko \(MVP\) (dmitry_at_dimastr.com)
Date: 06/02/04
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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:19:57 -0700
The current version of Redemption does not returns the embedded OLE objects
in the RTFBody property, I plan this for the next version.
As for the HTML messages, no, OLE attachments can only appear in the RTF
messages.
Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool
"Josh Orfanakis" <gorfanakis@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:gorfanakis-5A07FA.15035302062004@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
> In article <OXzB12KSEHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>,
> "Dmitry Streblechenko \(MVP\)" <dmitry@dimastr.com> wrote:
>
> Saving as MSG is our fall back behavior right now. The problem is that I
> have to send the result of this to another application to generate a
> TIFF image. This application has some issues with MSG files. If I have
> to save as MSG I have to use a TIFF print driver and printOut from
> Outlook which is not optimal for our purposes either.
>
> However our main image application handles RTF just fine, so I was
> hoping to generate an RTF with the OLE items that it can more correctly
> render.
>
> You mention the place holders are present in the RTF where the OLE
> objects go. So is it possible to save these OLE objects in such a way
> that the RTF can reference them outside of Outlook and/or the MSG?
>
> I wasn't hoping to generate HTML I was just curious if I may run into
> HTML messages with OLE type attachments. I haven't seen any but I was
> trying to plan for future challenges if need be.
>
> Thank you, again DS
>
> JO
>
> > RTF only stores the placeholders where the actual data from the OLE
storage
> > (attachments) wil be placed when the message body is displayed. Did you
try
> > to save in the MSG format? There is no easy way to convert to HTML as
the
> > COM server responsisble for the embedded OLE object would have to render
the
> > object as a bitmap, then you'd need to convert RTF to HTML, etc. Note
that
> > even Outlook will not let you save an RTF message in the HTML format.
> >
> > Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
> > http://www.dimastr.com/
> > OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
> > and MAPI Developer Tool
> >
> >
> > "Josh Orfanakis" <gorfanakis@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:gorfanakis-443BE5.19060801062004@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
> > > I have several messages with attachments of type OL::olOLE. I am
trying
> > > to generate a customized RTF version of these messages. I have used
> > > Redemption RTFBody to get the body of the message but the ole items
are
> > > gone.
> > >
> > > As attachments they don't appear to be able to be saved.
> > >
> > > So what can I do to preserve these items embedded in this message?
> > >
> > > Does the PR_RTF_COMPRESSED property contain the attachments somehow?
> > >
> > > Can these types of attachments appear in HTML formatted messages?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > JO
> > > gorfanakis@comcast.net
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