<# .SYNOPSIS Checks Outlook's Inbox .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script checks the inbox of Outlook for new mails. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-outlook .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { Add-Type -assembly "Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook" $Outlook = New-Object -comobject Outlook.Application $Namespace = $Outlook.GetNameSpace("MAPI") $Inbox = $Namespace.GetDefaultFolder(6) # 6 = olFolderInbox [int]$Unread = 0 $Sender = "" [switch]$SameSender = $true foreach($Mail in $Inbox.Items) { if ($Mail.Unread -eq $false) { continue } $Unread++ if ("$Sender" -eq "") { $Sender = $Mail.SenderName } elseif ("$Sender" -ne "$($Mail.SenderName)") { $SameSender = $false } $Subject = $Mail.Subject } if ($Unread -eq 0) { $Reply = "No new mails." } elseif ($Unread -eq 1) { $Reply = "One new mail from $Sender regarding $Subject." } elseif ($SameSender) { $Reply = "$Unread new mails from $Sender." } else { $Reply = "$Unread new mails." } "$Reply" exit 0 # success } catch { "Sorry: $($Error[0])" exit 1 }