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user1484829
user1484829

Reputation: 141

drag and drop email attachment file from Outlook to a web application

We import data from Excel files into a Java web application.

The users want to drag and drop Excel files incoming as email attachment in Outlook (2003 and 2007) into the web app and browser (Chrome).

Outlook does not allow an Excel file attachment to be dropped into a browser window. What would be the easiest way to enable this?

Upvotes: 14

Views: 11485

Answers (4)

djibe
djibe

Reputation: 3038

It seems Outlook File Drag is what you are looking for. https://github.com/tonyfederer/OutlookFileDrag

It works with attachments but not with built-in mail pictures. Enjoy

Upvotes: 0

Christopher Padfield
Christopher Padfield

Reputation: 1299

disclaimer - I'm the creator of this product.

You can use Outlook2Web to do this. It let's you drag files in emails or the emails themselves directly to web applications.

Upvotes: 3

Thomas
Thomas

Reputation: 64

Unfortunately it seems (based on the answer to this question: https://superuser.com/questions/441747/dragging-attachments-from-outlook-into-applications) that Outlook doesn't add the needed "accepted format" for doing this (CF_HDROP).

The alternative they suggest might not be too good for you either.

Upvotes: 0

David
David

Reputation: 428

Unfortunately I can't think of anything that directly answers your question however an alternative scenario could work. Namely if you're using an exchange server you could use the WebUI to do what you need. If you're using Google apps or any other webmail services then use their WebUI. If you're using simple POP and SMTP then I would setup Squirrel Mail on a LAMP install, it creates a WebUI for any POP and SMTP accessible email service.

Sorry I couldn't answer your question directly but I hope these alternatives are helpful.

Upvotes: 1

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