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Outlook Express .IAF files ---> stored where?

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  1. 2005/01/31
    BruceKrymow

    BruceKrymow Inactive Thread Starter

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    Trying to save the internet account files (.IAF) from Outlook Express via a scheduled batch file. They are normally exported by Tools > Accounts > Mail tab > [account] > Export individually and manually.

    Is there a place the .IAF files are stored so our backup procedure may be automated using batch files?
     
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    Welshjim

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    BruceKrymow--It is you who creates the .iaf file when you back up OE files. And you decide where it is stored.
    http://www.seidcon.com/technology/Simple_OE_Backup.html
    If you have already made such a back up and have forgotten where you stored it, run a Search on *.iaf. (The * is a wild card. Probably the .iaf file will be named youraccountname.iaf.)
    Sorry, but I cannot create a batch file to do this.
     

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    BruceKrymow

    BruceKrymow Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi, Jim ~

    I have a batch file I use for nightly backup of certain files. I see that .IAF files are not created until that action is triggered through the GUI.

    There is a way to trigger this and then save the results from within the batch file - this is what I am trying to find so it may be added to this batch file:
    Code:
    @echo off
    
    del C:\backup.zip
    
    rem this exports registry key mail settings, rules, sigs to my Documents to be copied
    
    regedt32.exe /e  "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\My Documents\OEbackup.reg"  "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{20767E75-E91E-4888-9EE8-7A9F5B90BCD7}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0" 
    
    rem this copies the files in the paths to a zip
    rem folder on the root drive
    
    C:\zip -9r C:\backup.zip  "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Optivision"  "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\Application Data\Avant Browser"  "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy"  "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec"  "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\Application Data\Symantec\Shared"  "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book"  "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{20767E75-E91E-4888-9EE8-7A9F5B90BCD7}\Microsoft\Outlook Express"  "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\Favorites"  "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\Desktop"  "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\My Documents"  "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc "
    
    
    rem this copies the backup file from bruce's office
    rem to the P drive for company backup after deleting
    rem the old file
    
    del  "P:\bruce backup\backup.zip "
    
    copy C:\backup.zip  "P:\bruce backup\" 
    
    copy C:\backup.zip  "S:\bruce\relay\ "
     
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    Welshjim

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    BruceKrymow--I might have known you were several steps ahead of me. :)Sorry I cannot help, but hope someone else who can will chime in.
     
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    Bruce - no need to reinvent this particular wheel (OE command line backup stuff). Take a look Here and at the OE Quick Backup utility. I think with a little work you can make it do only the parts you want and get a .iaf file ready for you to zip.
     
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    BruceKrymow

    BruceKrymow Inactive Thread Starter

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    Ahhhh...I knew you were lurking, Newt!

    Good find! I searched high and low and never saw this. I am familiar with Majik's work throughout the years.

    I think you are right that this will be the ticket. I will comb through it and see if I can cull the parts I need - Thanks! :)
     
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