pdf - What are my options to print an email to TIFF from Outlook via an addin? -

we have process @ our company processes tiff images. have project want able capture emails people have received , let them pass on our imaging process. right forwarding email isn't option our initial thought create outlook addin create , send image of email our internal webservice , work.

i'm developing on windows 7 vs2010 , outlook 2007.

i have basic addin framework setup - seems work ok. addin there, popping regular windows form can stuff. i'm running problems. first going leverage built-in microsoft office document image writer can write tiffs. however, doesn't appear installed part of office 2007 on windows 7. found references didn't work on win7 64bit in first place, , microsoft phasing out in favor of xps printer anyway.

then moved on thinking maybe use pdfcreator. sort of works, except looks have have pdfcreator installed on client machine, too. hoping bundle dll , pdfcreator natively "print", seems rely on setting active printer "pdfcreator" , still printing that. maybe going run problems pushing custom addin out users in first place; don't know if new printer rolled out requirement, too.

on top of that, apparently can't set active/default printer in outlook once it's running. plan run addin, change default printer pdfcreator, print it, change isn't going work after anyway.

we wanted able capture emails if user had printed them out , scanned them, have now. not rely on copying/pasting application if can it.

sooooooo, other options might have? there close native functionality in windows or office let me print , tiff? i'm going have try , string bunch of 3rd party tools or something? looks way "print" email mailitem.printout() command, going go whatever current default printer is. there other tiff-printing things available wouldn't involve installing new virtual printer on end user's machine? other ideas? help!

although ruled out @ start of question...

assuming need tiffs @ central location , not @ employee desktop.... i'd still advise have addin forward respective mail to central location (as attachment automated mail, or perhaps write queue folder on network location), have central process pick , print out tiff files.

unless have exact control on client machines @ company (which sound of it, don't), want move fickle 'switching printers in outlook' away clients.

that doesn't mean approach doesn't require hacks well, because central process running outlook work.

i assume important tiffs printed outlook, if not please add information question, opens new routes. capturing email-screen rendering , putting that inside tiff file, can done on desktop machine.