Getting attachment.content fails for files in attached message > "FileAttachment must have an account"

[jorgekl]

I'm trying to get all enclosed files (doc, pdf, etc.) from an email. In order to reach those files when inside an enclosed message, I'm using a recursive function:

...
for MailItem in FilteredMail:
   ReadAttachments(MailItem)

def ReadAttachments(MailItem)
    for Attachment in MailItem.attachments
        if hasattr(Attachment, 'item'):    #attachment is a message
            ReadAttachments(Atachment.item)
        else:     #attachment is a file (e.g. PDF)
            print Attachment.name + ':' + Attachment.size
            <do whatever with Attachment.content>

This works OK for regular emails, but fails for files inside other messages (Email1 > contains Email 2 > contains file.pdf). It's curious that in these cases Attachment.name and Attachment.size are displayed properly, but any action with Attachment.content results in a "FileAttachment must have an account" error.

Thanks in advance!!

[ecederstrand]

That's a bug. Try adding Attachment.parent_item = MailItem as the first line in your function until this is fixed.

[jorgekl]

Worked like a charm. Thanks a lot!! The resulting code below for reference.

...
for MailItem in FilteredMail:
   ReadAttachments(MailItem, MailItem)

def ReadAttachments(MailItem, RootParent)
    for Attachment in MailItem.attachments
        Attachment.parent_item = RootParent
        if hasattr(Attachment, 'item'):    #attachment is a message
            ReadAttachments(Atachment.item, RootParent)
        else:     #attachment is a file (e.g. PDF)
            print Attachment.name + ':' + Attachment.size
            <do whatever with Attachment.content>