OUTLOOK Save e-mail attachments function

This article describes the RPA Outlook functionality to save e-mail attachments.

For a full list of available functions, please read OUTLOOK functions.

Description

The OUTLOOK Save e-mail attachments function allows you to save attachments from the currently selected e-mail to a directory on disk. Supports glob filtering by filename pattern.

Setting it up

To use the OUTLOOK Save e-mail attachments function, follow these instructions:

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Once on a process map:

1. Navigate to the process where you would like to add the OUTLOOK Save e-mail attachments function
2. Click on the green button's drop-down (right side of the green button labelled "Process")
3. On the menu that appears, click on the "+ Activity" item
4. From here you can select the OUTLOOK Save e-mail attachments option
5. Click "Add" once you are done

Input parameters

Output variables

Errors

Tips

• Use a glob filter like *.pdf to only save PDF attachments
• The variable stores the list of saved file paths for use in later steps

Related functions

• OUTLOOK Find a document in an e-mail
• OUTLOOK Save e-mail to file
• OUTLOOK Select an e-mail