To read Lotus notes email attachment as input

developeretl · Post by **developeretl** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:21 pm

Hi All,
I want to read the email attachment based on the naming standad and as per current date or specified date ,start executing the job if there is a attachment. Job has to check the email and attachment from Lotus Notes server . Can you please guide me how to do it?

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:32 pm

I'm not sure just how possible that would be, especially when complicated by having to 'check the email' and the attachment as well. Have you done any searching here? An exact search for 'Lotus Notes' turned up 35 other topics, something there might help at least get you started.

developeretl · Post by **developeretl** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:16 pm

Thanks for the reply. I have found few topics but there is no topic which can answer my requirement.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:09 am

Well, to be fair I did say 'get you started' rather than solve your problem.

Have you posed this question to your official support provider? See what suggestions they have?

developeretl · Post by **developeretl** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:39 am

chulett wrote:Well, to be fair I did say 'get you started' rather than solve your problem.

Have you posed this question to your official support provider? See what suggestions they have?

Thanks for your reply. Official support provider = IBM ?

FranklinE · Post by **FranklinE** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:51 am

Yeah, IBM owns Lotus. I'll suppress further commentary on that.

I see two problems:

Can you be sure the attachment will always be in the correct OS format? Seems to me that Lotus runs under the Windows/DOS environment (unless your shop runs it on Unix?), and files will generally be stored with that overhead in control. Does Lotus handle files in a friendly way?

How will you query the Lotus server? I admit to the thought that it may be a dumb question for me to ask, but network connections between Win/DOS and Unix servers being in the mix makes me nervous. It's just a gut feeling.

My other gut impression is to see if Lotus can automate saving incoming attachments to servers. A file watcher is much easier to code and use than a complex relationship with Lotus Notes, or so it seems to me.

Good luck.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:31 am

Well yes, IBM owns both products but what I meant was whomever your support is contracted out to. It may be direct with IBM or may be via a third party, you'd need to check with your company if you're not sure.