Vista - Determine PST Format

Hi there,

Is anyone able to tell me if it's possible to use powershell to determine
the version\format of a PST file?

Thanks,

jtsm

Another option might be to use powershell, to determine if the encoding is
unicode or ansi...

It may not be the safest/best way, but I tell them apart by checking the char length of the StoreID:

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #
# ScriptBlock that retrieves the PST Format
$sb = {$(switch ($this.StoreID.length) {
{$_ -le 140} {'Personal Folders File (97-2002)'; break}
default {'Personal Folders File'; break}
})}
# Outlook instance
$ol = new-object -c outlook.application
$ol.session.stores | # ...or $ol.getNamespace('Mapi').stores |
add-member ScriptProperty Format -value $sb -passthru |
ft FilePath, DisplayName, Format -autoSize -wrap
$ol.quit()
# next line may not be necessary in your system
while (ps -n outlook -ea 0) {spps -n outlook}

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Robert

Thanks Robert,

Is there a way to have it check a detached from Outlook PST file?

for example, if I had alot of PST files on a file share, and have it check
each one for the format?

I'm pretty novice with PS, and when you start using constants, I loose track
somewhat with what the script is doing... esp the instance section..

Thanks,

jtsm

"Robert Robelo" wrote: