http://www.massemailinglist.com/2010/03/run-a-perl-script-on-outlook-emails-to-genereate-calendar-events/ mass email list Fri, 18 May 2012 14:33:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.massemailinglist.com/2010/03/run-a-perl-script-on-outlook-emails-to-genereate-calendar-events/#comment-2354 sterno73 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:48:18 +0000 http://www.massemailinglist.com/2010/03/run-a-perl-script-on-outlook-emails-to-genereate-calendar-events/#comment-2354 You could write a Perl script to parse your emails and generate calendar events, but it wouldn't run automatically, you'd have to run it manually. I'm including a link to the module you would need and a perlmonks question that has some code to get you started. You could write a Perl script to parse your emails and generate calendar events, but it wouldn’t run automatically, you’d have to run it manually. I’m including a link to the module you would need and a perlmonks question that has some code to get you started.

]]> http://www.massemailinglist.com/2010/03/run-a-perl-script-on-outlook-emails-to-genereate-calendar-events/#comment-2353 martinthurn Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:16 +0000 http://www.massemailinglist.com/2010/03/run-a-perl-script-on-outlook-emails-to-genereate-calendar-events/#comment-2353 No, it's not possible to call Perl from Outlook. It should be possible in VB, since VB is a "native" language in MS Office. As a starting point, try selecting the "run a script" option in Outlook's Rules Wizard. I assume you can select a VB function there... No, it’s not possible to call Perl from Outlook. It should be possible in VB, since VB is a “native” language in MS Office. As a starting point, try selecting the “run a script” option in Outlook’s Rules Wizard. I assume you can select a VB function there…

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