need script to export .pst

Post by **ruskimisha** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:36 am

Hello everyone

I have 0-10% knowledge of script i can read it and understand it but i can not write it at all..

I need a script to export a mailbox to a .pst in outlook 2003, instead of doing it by file>export>.pstThere will be multiple machines where i need to export the mailbox's. This is a NON EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENT. i tired outlookcodes.com and some other websites but i found how to copy pst to pst. Nothing what i need, any help will be greatly appreciated.

ThanksMike.

Post by **ruskimisha** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:09 pm

wat about using a vba macro? can i run that file form a desktop??

Post by **donj** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:24 am

Typically not - Outlook's macro security, by default, is set pretty high because macros have been used as viruses in the past. After changing the security, yes, you could.

Actually, Outlook's security is one of the bigger problems

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Let me ask - is it acceptable to have the user open Outlook and then run a VBS that automates the menu selections necessary to do an export? You could use VBScript's SendKeys method to send keystrokes to Outlook to automate an export using the GUI...

There's a SendKeys example in the Essentials blog (in the Sharing Zone), if you want to take a look.

jvierra · Post by **jvierra** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:35 am

No. To copy it you only need to copy it.

A full export of a PST toa PST is exactly the same as copying the file using the command line copy command.

Are you talking about exporting an Exchange mailbox? This is not a PST and has to be handled in a different way. From your post I am assuming you are talking about exporting the contents of one PST to another.

jvierra · Post by **jvierra** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:53 am

Are you on Exchange? Is it an Exchange mailbox that you want to export?

If so you can do it at the server using MS utilities. It's much easier. You can export every maibox to it's own PST with one command.

jvierra · Post by **jvierra** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:01 am

Then you can just copy the PST. It is exactly the same as an export. Just copy it before opening Outlook.

jvierra · Post by **jvierra** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:27 am

The PST is the file Outlook uses for it's mail. It may have an OST extension under some circumstances. It is located in the users "Application Data" folder by default.
I have been scripting Outlook for nearly ten years. THe is no "export" command in Outlook. The Import/Export menu item is not available to scripts. It is an internal synthetic process that the user can enlist to save mail items. It was never intended that it be used for backup or other things.

Microsoft has an Outlook backup utility on the Office site that can be added to Outlook for free. This can be scheduled to export teh Outlook mail.

There are numerous third party tools that can be used to export Putlook data but all have to be installed on the client so it is not convenient.

Microsoft has done a very good job of preventing external access to Outlook but you can still open an Outlook POST file using VSTO and Visual Studio but NOT with script. It can be done with script using third party add-ons but all need to be installed on each and every client to work.

The contents of Outlook can be queried with ADO and copied to other formats using the Outlook ADO object but it may not be installed. I believe it is only installed with Office Pro.

Post by **ruskimisha** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:37 am

There is a script that exports the whole mailbox into txt files... how come instead of a txt files it can not be made into a PST?

Post by **ruskimisha** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:42 am

Also i loooked under application data under the profile root and the local settings root both dont have no pst or an ost.

i do have a pst set at C:Program FilesCommon FilesSYSTEMMSMAPI1033outlook.pst

but that pst is liek 130kb... and i know my mailbox is atleast 500 mb.

Post by **ruskimisha** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:44 am

i kno his a big macros user, anything can be done in macros?!

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