Outlook (unlike Outlook Express) has a rich programming model allowing automation from its own VBA environment, as well as outside applications. You'd use the MailItem.Body property to return the message body.
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Rob" wrote in message ...
I want to automatically extract the body of an incoming email and export the
result to a database or spreadsheet. Similar functions are available through
tools such as Mailbag Assistant for Outlook Express and other email programs.
Is there a way to do this with Microsoft Outlook?
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Rob