Get eMails from Exchange inbox powershell to AutoIT?

[BigDaddyO]

After much searching I finally found a method to get eMails from an Exchange eMail account inbox.  I was hoping for AutoIT or vbscript but I couldn't find any that would read the inbox messages without using Outlook.

I needed this because I'm testing a web-form that generates an eMail sent to a shared mailbox "not what my current outlook is configured for".  so, I needed to connect to a different account, then get the inbox messages, and see if the auto-generated eMail message body contains what I submitted in the form.

 

I found a PowerShell script that was close and modified it to do just what I want, but I'd still like it to run in AutoIT but I'm not sure how to use the Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.dll

Anybody have some ideas? 

#To Launch!
#	C:\Windows\System32> powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass		#This launches PowerShell and allows execution of .ps1 files
#	PS C:\Windows\System32> . "C:\Temp\eMail\getInbox.ps1"		#The period . in front of the .ps1 file forces PS to display results on-screen


# Where is the EWS .DLL file that you are using
# Get the installer from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42022
# We only need 2 dll's from the install and they can be stored anywhere:  "Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Auth.dll" & "Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.dll"
	$EWSdll = "C:\Temp\eMail\Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.dll"

# Where do you want the output text file to be saved
	$Output = "C:\Temp\eMails.txt"

# replace with your email address
	$email    = "MyemailAddress@work.net"

# only need to populate these if you're impersonating...
	$username = "myemail"
	$password = "Sup3rS3cre+"
	$domain   = "ad.work.net"

# load the assembly : point to the dll in the location you have the .dll file
	[void] [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile($EWSdll)

# set ref to exchange, first references 2007, 2nd is 2010 (default)
	#$s = New-Object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeService([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeVersion]::Exchange2007_SP1)
	$s = New-Object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeService

# use first option if you want to impersonate, otherwise, grab your own credentials with the 3rd one.  not sure what the 2nd one is for
	$s.Credentials = New-Object Net.NetworkCredential($username, $password, $domain)
	##$s.Credentials = [System.Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultNetworkCredentials
	#$s.UseDefaultCredentials = $true

# discover the url from your email address
	$s.AutodiscoverUrl($email)

# get a handle to the inbox
	$inbox = [Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.Folder]::Bind($s,[Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.WellKnownFolderName]::Inbox)

#create a property set (to let us access the body & other details not available from the FindItems call)
	$psPropertySet = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.PropertySet([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.BasePropertySet]::FirstClassProperties)
	$psPropertySet.RequestedBodyType = [Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.BodyType]::Text;

	# If you have a set number of items you want to get, use this and insert the # in the ()
	# $items = $inbox.FindItems(5)

	# If you want to retrieve all items (Server limit is usually at 1000) then use this line
	#	Details on the max returned by server:  https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/exchangedev/2010/03/12/throttling-policies-and-the-ewsfindcountlimit/
	$items = $inbox.FindItems($inbox.TotalCount)


# Put some counts at the top of the output
	Write-host "Total Inbox count: $($inbox.TotalCount)"
	Write-host "Unread count: $($inbox.UnreadCount)"

	#These two lines, write the output to the specified text file
	Add-Content $Output "Total Inbox count:  $($inbox.TotalCount)"
	Add-Content $Output "Unread count:  $($inbox.UnreadCount)"

	foreach ($item in $items.Items)
	{
	# load the property set to allow us to get to the body
	  $item.load($psPropertySet)

	  # Get the Body text as-is
	  $bod = $item.Body.Text

	#if you only want a short summary of the Body, then comment the above line and un-comment these 4 lines
	   # $bod = $item.Body.Text -replace '\s+', ' '
	   # $bodCutOff = (100,$bod.Length | Measure-Object -Minimum).Minimum
	   # $bod = $bod.Substring(0,$bodCutOff)
	   # $bod = "$bod..."


	  # output the results - first of all the From, Subject, References and Message ID
	  write-host "===================================================================="
	  Write-host "From:  $($item.From.Name)"
	  Write-host "Subject:  $($item.Subject)"
	  Write-host "Body:  $($bod)"
	  write-host "===================================================================="
	  ""

	  # Output the results to the specified Text file
	  Add-Content $Output ""
	  Add-Content $Output "===================================================================="
	  Add-Content $Output "From:  $($item.From.Name)"
	  Add-Content $Output "Subject:  $($item.Subject)"
	  Add-Content $Output "Body:",$($bod)
	  Add-Content $Output "===================================================================="
	  Add-Content $Output ""

	}




#see these URLs for more info
# EWS Stuff
# folder members: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.exchange.webservices.data.folder_members%28v=exchg.80%29.aspx
# exporting headers: https://www.allabout365.com/2010/10/export-email-headers-exchange-powershell/
# read emails with EWS: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/3fbf8348-2945-43aa-a0bc-f3b1d34da27c/read-emails-with-ews?forum=exchangesvrdevelopment

 

Thanks,

Mike

[Danyfirex]

If you just want to call your powershell from AutoIt. you need to set your Dll full path to $EWSdll. 

 

Probably you could write a Cmdlets or function to to be easy pass parameter  to your powershell script using AutoIt.

Then you can call it using something like this in AutoIt

 

Local $sCommands = $sPSFullPath & ' -ExecutionPolicy ByPass import-module "' & $sPsScriptFullPath & '" ;Your-CmdLets -someparameter1 "'& $sparam1  &'" -someparameter2 "'& $sparam2 & '"'
Local $iPID = RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & $sCommands, "", @SW_SHOW)

Saludos

[BigDaddyO]

I was hoping to convert the whole thing into pure AutoIT, but for now, I'll look into trying to pass parameters into it as you suggested since I'll need to pass Credentials and such.

 

Thanks,

Mike

[Danyfirex]

I think is a little complex convert to row AutoIt due seems to be it does not provide a COM accesible Object (Activex). You could probably could do it using  .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) Framework. Probably a little easer Running C# or NET code through those libraries but It would be embebed code something like powershell. 

I think your actual code, using powershell is simple,easy and functional.

Saludos

[BigDaddyO]

I have updated the PowerShell script to accept parameters, but it's failing if the Paths contain spaces.  I have tried so many different ways and it keeps failing whenever I try to use a path with a space.

Any ideas on how to get this to work with spaces?

 

This works great!  PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -command "C:\Temp\GetMail.ps1" -EWSdll 'C:\Temp\Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.dll' -Output 'C:\Temp\eMails.txt' -email 'MyemailAddress@work.net' -username 'myemail' -password 'Sup3rS3cre+' -domain 'ad.work.net'

 

This fails with TONS of errors!  PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -command "C:\Temp\eMail Test\GetMail.ps1" -EWSdll 'C:\Temp\eMail Test\Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.dll' -Output 'C:\Temp\eMail Test\eMails.txt' -email 'MyemailAddress@work.net' -username 'myemail' -password 'Sup3rS3cre+' -domain 'ad.work.net'

 

 

param(
	[string]$EWSdll,
	[string]$Output,
	[string]$email,
	[string]$username,
	[string]$password,
	[string]$domain
	)

# load the assembly : point to the EWS dll
	[void] [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile($EWSdll)

# set ref to exchange, first references 2007, 2nd is 2010 (default)
	#$s = New-Object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeService([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeVersion]::Exchange2007_SP1)
	$s = New-Object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeService

# use first option if you want to impersonate, otherwise, grab your own credentials
	$s.Credentials = New-Object Net.NetworkCredential($username, $password, $domain)
	##$s.Credentials = [System.Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultNetworkCredentials
	#$s.UseDefaultCredentials = $true

# discover the url from your email address
	$s.AutodiscoverUrl($email)

# get a handle to the inbox
	$inbox = [Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.Folder]::Bind($s,[Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.WellKnownFolderName]::Inbox)

#create a property set (to let us access the body & other details not available from the FindItems call)
	$psPropertySet = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.PropertySet([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.BasePropertySet]::FirstClassProperties)
	$psPropertySet.RequestedBodyType = [Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.BodyType]::Text;

	# If you have a set number of items you want to get, use this and insert the # in the ()
	# $items = $inbox.FindItems(5)

	# If you want to retrieve all items (Server limit usually at 1000) then use this
	#	Details on the max returned by server:  https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/exchangedev/2010/03/12/throttling-policies-and-the-ewsfindcountlimit/
	 $items = $inbox.FindItems($inbox.TotalCount)

# output unread count
	Write-host "Total Inbox count: $($inbox.TotalCount)"
	Write-host "Unread count: $($inbox.UnreadCount)"

	#These two lines, write the output to the specified text file
	Add-Content $Output "Total Inbox count:  $($inbox.TotalCount)"
	Add-Content $Output "Unread count:  $($inbox.UnreadCount)"

	foreach ($item in $items.Items)
	{
	# load the property set to allow us to get to the body
	  $item.load($psPropertySet)

	  # Get the Body text as-is
	  $bod = $item.Body.Text

	#if you only want a short summary of the Body, then comment the above line and un-comment these 4 lines
	   # $bod = $item.Body.Text -replace '\s+', ' '
	   # $bodCutOff = (100,$bod.Length | Measure-Object -Minimum).Minimum
	   # $bod = $bod.Substring(0,$bodCutOff)
	   # $bod = "$bod..."


	  # output the results - first of all the From, Subject, References and Message ID
	  write-host "===================================================================="
	  Write-host "From:  $($item.From.Name)"
	  Write-host "Subject:  $($item.Subject)"
	  Write-host "Body:  ",$($bod)
	  write-host "===================================================================="
	  ""

	  # Output the results to the specified Text file
	  Add-Content $Output ""
	  Add-Content $Output "===================================================================="
	  Add-Content $Output "From:  $($item.From.Name)"
	  Add-Content $Output "Subject:  $($item.Subject)"
	  Add-Content $Output "Body:",$($bod)
	  Add-Content $Output "===================================================================="
	  Add-Content $Output ""

	}




#see these URLs for more info
# EWS Stuff
# folder members: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.exchange.webservices.data.folder_members%28v=exchg.80%29.aspx
# exporting headers: https://www.allabout365.com/2010/10/export-email-headers-exchange-powershell/
# read emails with EWS: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/3fbf8348-2945-43aa-a0bc-f3b1d34da27c/read-emails-with-ews?forum=exchangesvrdevelopment

 

Thanks,

Mike