RDCOMClient for Outlook
As we have seen, RDCOMClient
is a powerful R package that allows you to interact with Microsoft Outlook using the COM interface. With RDCOMClient
, you can automate tasks in Outlook, such as sending emails, accessing folders, managing appointments, and more. Sending emails via Outlook using RDCOMClient
is straightforward and can be achieved by following a few steps. Here is the script for it:
install.packages("RDCOMClient") library(RDCOMClient) OutApp <- COMCreate("Outlook.Application") OutMail <- OutApp$CreateItem(0) outMail[["To"]] <- "recipient@example.com" outMail[["Subject"]] <- "Hello from RDCOMClient" outMail[["Body"]] <- "This is the body of the email." outMail$Attachments$Add("C:/path/to/attachment.txt") outMail$Send() outMail <- NULL OutApp <- NULL
Let us now understand each line of the preceding code:
- First, you need to install...