This works for me, season to taste: 
use Win32::OLE;
use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Outlook';

my $username="username";  # fix me

my $outlook = Win32::OLE->CreateObject("Outlook.Application");
OLEErrChk("Create Outlook Object");

my $namespace=$outlook->GetNameSpace("MAPI");
OLEErrChk("Get MAPI Namespace");

my $ol=Win32::OLE::Const->Load($outlook);
OLEErrChk("Loading Outlook Constants");

my $logon=$namespace->Logon($username);
OLEErrChk("Logging in");

my $folder=$namespace->Folders(4);
OLEErrChk("Opening Folders");

my $inbox=$folder->Folders("Inbox");
OLEErrChk("Get a handle to the Inbox");

my $i=1;

while (my $msg=$inbox->Items($i)) {
  OLEErrChk("Got message id $i");
  my @lines=split/\n/,$msg->Body;
  
  my $skills=0;
  my %data=();
  
  LINE: for my $line (@lines) {
       # do something with the message body..
  }

  my $subject=$msg->Subject;
 
  if ($subject =~ /something/) {
       # blah
  }

   $i++;
}


sub OLEErrChk {
  my $oleaction=shift;
  my $errNum=Win32::OLE->LastError;
  if ($errNum != 0) {
    die "$oleaction failed: $errNum\n";
  }
}

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In reply to Re: How to find when a new email arrives in my mailbox (outlook) by vladdrak
in thread How to find when a new email arrives in my mailbox (outlook) by gpurusho

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