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rgonzalez
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Post by rgonzalez »

hello, is there any way to asign the file name of an attachment using "pop3 download email" in a variable por later process? all the options are just download the file! but i would like to know which sender sent which file. ty!
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Post by Oleg »

You can specify only the folder name for attachments.
Attachment will be saved with original file name.
BTW: the message can contain many attachments.

If destination file exists RoboTask renames the file and adds suffix to filename: [2], [3], etc.

Suggestion:
You can specify the foldername like the file name for message.
lordgrinz
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Post by lordgrinz »

I am having the same issue, I need the variable to capture the name of the file attachments before each file is downloaded, to determine if I want the file or not. The old program I replaced with Robotask had the option to download based on file attachment names, or wildcards. I need to duplicate this functionality.
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Post by Oleg »

Probably we'll add such feature in next release.

But you should download message first in order to retrieve filenames of attachment.
Next you can remove file of message if message don't match your conditions.
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Post by lordgrinz »

My biggest problem right now is how to handle the multiple emails without making each task logon and loop thru the email server. The other program would access the email server and depending on criteria run a certain task against the email, then move on to the next email.
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