Reading Microsoft Outlook MSG Content in pure C code

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I need to read some Microsoft Outlook MSG file in pure C code. What I need is a library that doesn't depend on any particular framework (.NET, Java, etc), so a library/class/set of functions completely written in C.

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Siddharth On

Well, if you're okay with MFC or ATL (which would be C++), you should take a look at this article. Also, the format is described in detail here.

What you'll essentially be doing is reading the nodes which have information in ASCII text format, which boils down to the __substg1.0_xxxxxxxx nodes ending with 001E.