MAPI32.DLL

Suthish Nair

Hi

Any one experienced using MAPI32.DLL, for reading the active mail inbox.

Trying hard to find samples over web for some methods like,

MAPIReadMail
MAPIFindNext

Hoping some support :)

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Sam Hobbs15y ago
Accepted answer
There are many "caveats" (things to be concerned about); are you familiar with all of these:
- The inbox is the only folder that can be accessed using simple MAPI
- You can't use MAPI32.DLL to access the inbox of non-Microsoft software
- Microsoft seriously discorages use of the DLL
Finally, I really thought there are many useful articles and samples. Most of them are probably in C++ but can be useful otherwise. I had difficulty finding C++ samples when I searched for them years ago, but since then I have seen more samples.

Why are you using simple MAPI instead of the managed class?
Suthish Nair15y ago

yep Sam you are right.

I dropped the idea of using the dll.

Its killing my time.

Thanks for the comments.