Converting Microsoft Outlook Messages to TIFF for Delphi
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// This example was designed for using in Delphi 7 or higher.
//
// 1. Microsoft Outlook 2000 or above should be installed and activated on your PC.
// Microsoft Outlook Express does not have COM interface and cannot be used as COM-server!
//
// 2. Universal Document Converter 5.2 or above should be installed, too.
//
// 3. Add "Universal Document Converter Type Library" and "Microsoft Outlook XX.0 Object Library" type libraries to the project.
// XX is the Microsoft Office version installed on your computer.
//
// Delphi 7:
// Use the Project | Import Type Library menu.
// Delphi 2006 or latter:
// Use the Component | Import Component menu.
//
// Clear the "Generate Component Wrapper" checkbox and click the "Create Unit" button (Delphi 7) or
// select the "Create Unit" option (Delphi 2006 or latter).
//
// 4. Notice that the number of Microsoft Outlook's method parameters may depend on the Office version.
//
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program OutlookToTIFF;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
uses
SysUtils,
Variants,
Dialogs,
ActiveX,
Windows,
UDC_TLB,
Outlook_TLB;
procedure PrintOutlookToTIFF(OutlookFilePath: string);
var
objUDC: IUDC;
Printer: IUDCPrinter;
Profile: IProfile;
OutlookApp: OutlookApplication;
MailItem: Outlook_TLB.MailItem;
ReadOnly: OleVariant;
Missing: OleVariant;
begin
//Create a UDC object and get its interfaces
objUDC := CoAPIWrapper.Create;
Printer := objUDC.get_Printers('Universal Document Converter');
Profile := Printer.Profile;
//Use Universal Document Converter API to change settings of convertered document
Profile.PageSetup.ResolutionX := 300;
Profile.PageSetup.ResolutionY := 300;
//Set Universal Document Converter as default printer, because
//Outlook's API interface allow printing only on default printer
objUDC.DefaultPrinter := 'Universal Document Converter';
//Use Universal Document Converter API to change settings of converterd document
Profile.FileFormat.ActualFormat := FMT_TIFF;
Profile.FileFormat.TIFF.ColorSpace := CS_BLACKWHITE;
Profile.FileFormat.TIFF.Compression := CMP_CCITTGR4;
Profile.OutputLocation.Mode := LM_PREDEFINED;
Profile.OutputLocation.FolderPath := 'C:\UDC Output Files';
Profile.PostProcessing.Mode := PP_OPEN_FOLDER;
//Run Microsoft Outlook as COM-server
OutlookApp := CoOutlookApplication.Create;
ReadOnly := True;
Missing := Variants.EmptyParam; //This will be passed when ever we don?t want to pass value
//Open document from file
MailItem := OutlookApp.CreateItemFromTemplate(OutlookFilePath, Missing) as Outlook_TLB.MailItem;
//And print it on the default printer
MailItem.PrintOut();
//Close opened file
MailItem.Close(olDiscard);
//Wait until Outlook finished printing process
Sleep(5000);
//Close Outlook application
OutlookApp.Quit();
end;
var
TestFilePath: string;
begin
TestFilePath := ExtractFilePath(ParamStr(0)) + 'TestFile.msg';
CoInitialize(nil);
try
PrintOutlookToTIFF(TestFilePath);
finally
CoUninitialize;
end;
end.