MSG_PARSE

Takes the contents of an .msg file (Outlook item/email) and parses out information such as to, from, subject, attachments, etc.

Syntax 

MSG_PARSE(file)

Usage examples 

Example 1

Input

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{
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"my_action": {
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"message": {
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"file_upload_1": {
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"name": "Sample MSG File.msg",
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"type": "application/vnd.ms-outlook",
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"contents": "BASE64 Encoded .msg file contents",
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"display_logo": true
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}
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}
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}
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}

Formula

MSG_PARSE(BASE64_DECODE(my_action.message.file_upload_1.contents)

Output

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{
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"message_id": "c58b1b52f61f4789ba40339c6e993440",
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"subject": "creating an outlook message file",
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"from": "from@domain.com",
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"to": [
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"to@domain.com"
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],
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"cc": [],
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"date": "2017-06-01T15:24:31+00:00",
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"headers": {
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"Date": "Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:24:31 +0000",
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"From": "from@domain.com",
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"To": "to@domain.com",
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"Message-ID": "c58b1b52f61f4789ba40339c6e993440",
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"Subject": "creating an outlook message file",
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"Mime-Version": "1.0",
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"Content-Type": "multipart/alternative; boundary=\"----_=_NextPart_001_00c81914.63ca02d3\"",
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"X-Unsent": "1",
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"Thread-Topic": "creating an outlook message file"
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},
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"body": "<html>\n<body></body>\n</html>\n\n",
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"attachments": []
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}

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