Re: Automatically backing up outlook pst everytime I exit outlook

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From: dev_kh (devkh_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/04/04 

Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 11:49:06 -0700

Thanks Brian, I have already installed this tool to see if it meets our
needs. The problem with this tool is:

If I unchek the reminder and exit the outlook, it does backup once. But If
I reload outlook and exit again, it does not backup..

So the only way to make it backup time I exit is to have that reminder
checkbox checked.. which is a distraction.

Is there any way to make this tool backup my pst files everytime I exit
without prompting me.

I wish I could get this addin's source code and tweak it a little..

Any ideas..
dev

"Brian S." wrote:

> I would try the outlook pst backup tool available on the microsoft website
> at
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8b081f3a-b7d0-4b16-b8af-5a6322f4fd01&DisplayLang=en
>
> You can use this tool with Office 2000 and Office 2002 (XP).
> Configure the add in to backup each PST when the users exit to the machine
> with the DVD drive.
>
> As a side note, the reason your script isn't working is because the pst file
> isn't closed until after the quit event. The tool from Microsoft should
> work better for you.
>
>
> "dev_kh" <devkh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CEE7DFE9-F693-4FEC-A0BF-E9A64B94C7B5@microsoft.com...
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > we have a small office setup with few peer to peer linked win xp machines.
> Only one machine has dvd drive where daily backups occur every night. Our
> outlook pst files are very important and need to be backed up every night.
> >
> > So I need to create a small snippet in outlook which will backup my pst
> file from my machine to the backup machine everytime I close outlook. To
> do so, I create a FileSystemObject which copies and pastes the outlook.pst
> file on application_quit event. My problem is that whenever it tries to
> backup, it gives the following error:
> >
> > "Method 'Copy' of object 'IFile' failed."
> >
> > Please note, this code works fine if I try to copy and past someother file
> which outlook is not using, for e.g. oldOutlook.pst.
> > My guess is that maybe the outlook.pst file is still locked which is
> causing this error... anyway to get around it...or any other idea to resolve
> this issue. (please see code below)
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dev
> > ==========
> > Private Sub Application_Quit()
> > BackupPST
> > End Sub
> >
> > Sub BackupPST()
> > Dim objFileSystem
> > Dim f2
> > Dim strSource As String
> > Dim strDestination As String
> >
> > strSource= "D:\Outlook\Outlook.pst"
> > strDestination = "\\Backup\outlook\user\dev\Outlook.pst"
> >
> > 'Create a file system object for file handling
> > Set objFileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> >
> > 'Copy the outlook files to backup
> > Set f2 = objFileSystem.getfile(strSource)
> >
> > 'Backup the file to the specified location
> > f2.Copy (strDestination) 'This is where the error occurs!!!!
> > End Sub
>
>
>

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