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Programatically check whether pst file is password protected or not?





 
 
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Old January 3rd 07, 10:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
ashwin
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Default Programatically check whether pst file is password protected or not?

Hi.
I want to programatically check whether pst (Personal fodler) file is
password protected or not?
Is there is any way to do that?

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Old January 3rd 07, 02:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]
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Default Programatically check whether pst file is password protected or not?

I know of no way to do that other than trying to open it, which would
display a prompt to enter a password.

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Hi.
I want to programatically check whether pst (Personal fodler) file is
password protected or not?
Is there is any way to do that?


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Old January 4th 07, 12:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Christian Goeller
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Default Programatically check whether pst file is password protected or not?

ashwin, you wrote on 3 Jan 2007 02:15:17 -0800:

Hi.
I want to programatically check whether pst (Personal fodler) file is
password protected or not?
Is there is any way to do that?


Open the pst file and you will see if it password protected or not ;-).

But seriously, do you want to check a pst file by a program that spys
out if a password exists or not?

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