Missing Function?!

Aspose.Email Product Family
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Hi,
1.Here:

Save contacts information from PST file in MSG Format
Call the PersonalStorage.ExtractContactInfo() method

Can you please confirm where’s this method? I mean using v22.9 this function does not exists at all. Perhaps it’s hidden by mistake?

  1. While extracting the whole Pst/Ost file:
    For Each MyFolder As Pst.FolderInfo In Pst.RootFolder.GetSubFolders

How to find if MyFolder is which StandardIpmFolder type?
ie, need to confirm if MyFolder = StandardIpmFolder.Inbox etc?
Thanks.

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@australian.dev.nerds

We have logged this issue as EMAILNET-40777 in our issue tracking system.

Could you please share some more detail about this requirement?

3

Hi,
You suggested to use:
pst.GetPredefinedFolder(StandardIpmFolder.Blah)
To get the Blah folder

I mean when I’m reading all folders using:
For Each MyFolder As Pst.FolderInfo In Pst.RootFolder.GetSubFolders

At this state, how to find which folder type is MyFolder?
For example to check if MyFolder is Inbox or Contacts etc?

  • To compare if Pst.FolderInfo is which StandardIpmFolder type?

Thanks :slight_smile:

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@australian.dev.nerds

The PersonalStorage.GetPredefinedFolder method returns a FolderInfo object that represents a standard IPM folder. You can use FolderInfo.DisplayName property to get and compare folder’s names.

5

Hi
If MyStorage.GetPredefinedFolder(Email.Storage.Pst.StandardIpmFolder.Contacts).DisplayName = MyFolder.DisplayName Then…

The problem is that, “Calendar” might have sub folders, those sub folders are not detected as “Calendar” folder using this method :frowning:

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@australian.dev.nerds

Could you please share complete detail of your use case with test example along with expected output? We will then log your requirement in our issue tracking system.

7

Hi,
First of all, in this help page:

You mentioned: Call the PersonalStorage.ExtractContactInfo() method
While PersonalStorage.ExtractContactInfo does not exists at all
So where’s the ExtractContactInfo method?

2nd, I’m extracting the whole Pst/ Ost file in such loop:
For Each MyFolder As Email.Storage.Pst.FolderInfo In InputFolders
For Each MyMSG As Email.Mapi.MapiMessage In MyFolder.EnumerateMapiMessages

'How to find if MyMSG is in Calendar folder or not? You said:
If MyStorage.GetPredefinedFolder(StandardIpmFolder.Contacts).DisplayName = MyFolder.DisplayName Then…

Next
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The problem is here when my Calendar has sub folders like:
Root - Mailbox\IPM_SUBTREE\Calendar\United States holidays

Using the above method, all Calendar items because reside under “United States holidays” folder, are not detected as Calendar items

Thanks :slight_smile:

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@australian.dev.nerds

We logged this issue as EMAILNET-40777.

We have logged this requirement as EMAILNET-40783. You will be informed once there is an update available on it.

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@australian.dev.nerds,

Added StandardIpmFolder FolderInfo.GetPredefinedType(bool getForTopLevelParent) method, to check folder is from StandardIpmFolder.

If getForTopLevelParent param is true, returns a StandardIpmFolder enum value for the top-level parent folder. This determines whether the current folder is a subfolder of a predefined folder.
If getForTopLevelParent param is false, it returns a StandardIpmFolder enum value for the current folder.

string fileName = "my.pst");

using (var pst = PersonalStorage.FromFile(fileName))
{
    CheckFolders(pst.RootFolder.GetSubFolders());
}

private void CheckFolders(FolderInfoCollection folders)
{
    foreach (var folder in folders)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Display Name: {folder.DisplayName}");

        // Determines whether the current folder is a predefined folder
        var folderType = folder.GetPredefinedType(false);
        var answer = folderType == StandardIpmFolder.Unspecified ? "No" : $"Yes, {folderType}"; 
        Console.WriteLine($"Is StandardIpmFolder?: {answer}");

        // Determines whether the current folder is a subfolder of a predefined folder
        if (folderType == StandardIpmFolder.Unspecified)
        {
            folderType = folder.GetPredefinedType(true);
            answer = folderType == StandardIpmFolder.Unspecified ? "No" : $"Yes, {folderType}";
            Console.WriteLine($"Is subfolder from StandardIpmFolder parent?: {answer}");
        }

        Console.WriteLine();

        CheckFolders(folder.GetSubFolders());
    }
}
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Thanks so much for the new feature, anyhow, what was the hidden PersonalStorage.ExtractContactInfo()?
It’s now removed from the help, just am curious what was that, I’d love hidden/secret things :smiley:

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@australian.dev.nerds

I tried to find it, but I do not remember such a function. Perhaps this is some kind of confusion in the documentation :thinking:

Thanks.

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