parse msg file in matlab

main.m
% create outlook object and disable warnings
outlook = actxserver('Outlook.Application');
warn = warning('off', 'MATLAB:COM:PossibleEnumerationTruncation');

% get file path and filename
file = 'C:\path\to\file.msg';

% open the message and extract its properties
msg = outlook.CreateItemFromTemplate(file);
subject = char(msg.Subject);
body = char(msg.Body);

% extract the attachments
attachments = msg.Attachments;
attachment_count = attachments.Count;
for i = 1:attachment_count
    attachment_filename = char(attachments.Item(i).FileName);
    attachments.Item(i).SaveAsFile(fullfile('C:\path\to\save\attachments', attachment_filename));
end

% close the message and release the COM server
msg.Close(0);
outlook.release;

% re-enable warnings
warning(warn);
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