From: Joel Pearson <lists@...>
Date: 2013-03-11T06:59:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Question regarding automating some Outlook/IMAP and pdf parsing functions w/ ruby?

unknown wrote in post #1100964:
> Am 10.03.2013 19:26, schrieb sto.mar@web.de:
>>> block.
>>
>> `rescue false' will rescue nearly all exceptions that might occur, which
>> is a potentially dangerous thing. Better use a begin/rescue/end block.
>
> I did not follow the start of the thread, but probably even better
> in this case would be to use `respond_to?' instead of relying on
> exceptions.

These are valid points, specific error trapping is good, and avoiding 
errors even better. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get 
"respond_to?" working with ole methods, so it'll have to be rescue.

Can't do a single line rescue with a specific class...

if (
begin
msg.Senderemailaddress =~ /@exampledomain.com$/i
rescue NoMethodError
false
end
) &&


This link shows how to get specific folders (users) in outlook.
http://rubyonwindows.blogspot.com.ar/2008/01/rubygarden-archives-scripting-outlook.html

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