Microsoft Outlook

[shankle]

I have been in several email programs over time. For one reason or another I have left them.
I am now suffering with Microsoft Outlook. You might ask what version of Outlook
I am running but I can't answer that question. Do I have to have Microsoft Office 2013
32-bit to make Outlook work properly? For instance I would like to print off all my
Contacts. There is no way I can do that in Outlook. Not knowing the version that I am running
what will a download and install of Microsoft Outlook 2013 32-bit do to my existing Outlook
setup?

[dedndave]

in the Help menu, About will give you the version you are running
this applies to most windows applications

[shankle]

Would be nice if it was that easy. But it's not there........

[dedndave]

that's a real surprise
i don't think i've ever seen a ms app that didn't have it

i know i have an old one - lol (don't use it)
but, this is what mine looks like

[shankle]

Hi Dave,
Mine doesn't look like that. I'm guessing but I think it is Outlook 2013.
It's got the Windows8 metro crap in part of it.....

[Magnum]

Have you tried clicking on properties and version ?

Or you may get lucky and find a string in the binary.

Resource Hacker and other programs can show the version info also.

Andy

[shankle]

Thanks Magnum,
A 30 second search for this has cost me several hours and still no version.
It's all over the internet with others having the same problem.
It might be that I don't want or need Microsoft Office for $150 or so.
I think it can be found in there.

[Magnum]

I use this when I am in Linux.

It has opened every Word file that I have tried it with.

Andy

FREE
http://www.libreoffice.org/default/

[TouEnMasm]

For instance I would like to print off all my Contacts

To do that you can export them as a .csv file.Then use excel to read the file and print it.
More difficult way is to read it with masm.
Here is is a sample (commented in french)
http://codes-sources.commentcamarche.net/source/54500-lire-le-carnet-d-adresses-de-outlook-express-depuis-une-application-masm

[jj2007]

More difficult way is to read it with masm.

Use a library ;-)

include \masm32\MasmBasic\MasmBasic.inc        ; download
        Init
        Recall "OutlookExpo.csv", Ad$(), csv        ; Microsoft sample file
        For_ ecx=0 To eax-1                    ; eax=#lines
                Print Ad$(ecx, 3), ", "          ; LastName,
                Print Ad$(ecx, 2), CrLf$        ; FirstName
        Next
        Inkey "-- hit any key --"
        Exit
end start

[shankle]

Thanks for responding Guys.

JJ that's just what I need. I tried changing it a little as I need the email address.
No success with that. Could I beg or request it done again with the following
criteria:  Lastname, Firstname and  email address.

[jj2007]

Post a sample of your csv file. Email only, or do you need other fields, too?

[Magnum]

I understand now.

I read where you were looking for a version and forgot about the rest of your post and wanting to export your contacts.

Andy

[shankle]

Thanks JJ for responding and your help.
What I would like to be able to print is The Last Name, First Name and Email address.
I have attached a sample of my wlmcontacts.csv file.

Your program lists the csv file in what looks like a DOS screen.
It doesn't print for me.

[jj2007]

Here it is, I refined it a little bit to find the email addresses:

include \masm32\MasmBasic\MasmBasic.inc        ; download
  Init
  Let esi=CL$()        ; pass your file via the commandline
  .if !Instr_(esi, ".csv", 1)
        Let esi="wlmcontacts.csv"        ; or use a default
  .endif
  Print "Records found in ", esi
  Recall esi, Ad$(), csv        ; read the file into a two-dimensional string array
  For_ ecx=0 To eax-1        ; eax=#lines
        Print CrLf$, Ad$(ecx, 3), ", "        ; LastName,
        Print Ad$(ecx, 1)        ; FirstName
        xor ebx, ebx
        ; there could be several email addresses, so let's try all columns:
        .Repeat
                .if Instr_(Ad$(ecx, ebx), "@")        ; email?
                        Print ", ", Ad$(ecx, ebx)
                .endif
                inc ebx
        .Until ebx>99
  Next
  Inkey CrLf$, "-- hit any key --"
  Exit
end start

To print it to a file, use e.g. ReadCsv.exe >MyFile.txt