I need to download incoming attachment without past attachment from mail using Python Script.
For example:If anyone send mail at this time(now) then just download th
import win32com.client #pip install pypiwin32 to work with windows operating sysytm
import datetime
import os
# To get today's date in 'day-month-year' format(01-12-2017).
dateToday=datetime.datetime.today()
FormatedDate=('{:02d}'.format(dateToday.day)+'-'+'{:02d}'.format(dateToday.month)+'-'+'{:04d}'.format(dateToday.year))
# Creating an object for the outlook application.
outlook = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI")
# Creating an object to access Inbox of the outlook.
inbox=outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6)
# Creating an object to access items inside the inbox of outlook.
messages=inbox.Items
def save_attachments(subject,which_item,file_name):
# To iterate through inbox emails using inbox.Items object.
for message in messages:
if (message.Subject == subject):
body_content = message.body
# Creating an object for the message.Attachments.
attachment = message.Attachments
# To check which item is selected among the attacments.
print (message.Attachments.Item(which_item))
# To iterate through email items using message.Attachments object.
for attachment in message.Attachments:
# To save the perticular attachment at the desired location in your hard disk.
attachment.SaveAsFile(os.path.join("D:\Script\Monitoring",file_name))
break