Access to Outlook data files

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Steve

We archive old email in PST files to get them off exchange. if a user has
several mailbox's open it's no problem to get access to their folders via
GetSharedDefaultFolder, however if a user has an outlook data file open (PST)
i can't see a way to get access to it via GetSharedDefaultFolder, i can't
resolve the name. should this be possible?
Thanks,
Steve
 
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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

No, it's not possible. You would instead use the Namespace.AddStore method to open the .pst file. Note, though, that Microsoft supports only ..pst files on local drives, not network access.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

See http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=84 for a code sample. Note that AddStore would be used to open a .pst file that the user is not already using. For one already in use in the current profile, you'd access it as you would any other store or non-default folders -- through the Namespace.Folders collection.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
 
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