Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: EmailParser.Attachment

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EmailParser.Attachment

Queries an attachment property.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
EmailParser	5.3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "EmailParser.Attachment"; EmailID; Index; Selector { ; Extra } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

EmailID The ID fo the email parser. $Email

Index The index from 0 to EmailParser.AttachmentCount-1. 0

Selector Which value to return. Can be Filename, MimeType, MimeVersion, ContentType, ContentTransferEncoding, ContentDisposition, ContentDescription, contentId, text or container. "Filename"

Extra For selector = container, you can pass an alternative file name.
For selector = text, you can pass text encoding here. Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
EmailID	The ID fo the email parser.	$Email
Index	The index from 0 to EmailParser.AttachmentCount-1.	0
Selector	Which value to return. Can be Filename, MimeType, MimeVersion, ContentType, ContentTransferEncoding, ContentDisposition, ContentDescription, contentId, text or container.	"Filename"
Extra	For selector = container, you can pass an alternative file name. For selector = text, you can pass text encoding here.		Optional

Result

Returns value or error.

Description

Queries an attachment property.
You can query for example the file name or the mime type.
For storing in a container, you can query the container property. The attachment is decoded by the plugin.

If you need to directly write to a file, you can use the EmailParser.WriteAttachment function.
You can use Text.MimeTypeToFileExtension to find the file extension for mime type.

Examples

Copy all attachments into records:

#find all attachments
Set Variable [$i; Value:0]
Set Variable [$c; Value:MBS("EmailParser.AttachmentCount"; $email)]
If [$c > 0]
Go to Related Record [Show only related records; From table: “Attachment”; Using layout: “Attachment” (Attachment)]
Go to Layout [“Attachment” (Attachment)]
Delete All Records [No dialog]
Loop
Set Variable [$Name; Value:MBS("EmailParser.Attachment"; $email; $i; "filename")]
Set Variable [$content; Value:MBS("EmailParser.Attachment"; $email; $i; "container")]
New Record/Request
Set Field [Attachment::Content; $content]
Set Field [Attachment::FileName; $name]
Set Field [Attachment::EmailID; $EmailRecordID]
Commit Records/Requests [Skip data entry validation; No dialog]
#next
Set Variable [$i; Value:$i + 1]
Exit Loop If [$i = $c]
End Loop
End If

Example Databases

Drag and Drop/DragTest

Blog Entries

MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 9.3pr6

Release notes

Version 9.3
- Added parameter for EmailParser.Inline or EmailParser.Attachment to pass text encoding or file name.

Created 24th September 2015, last changed 14th July 2019

EmailParser.AttachedEmails - EmailParser.AttachmentCount

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