I have done a lot of VB6 programming and integrated Excel and Access into my
apps but have not done so with Outlook. I am using Outlook 2000.

Is there a way to use the Export to a file by accessing the export routine
in Outlook and using VBA to select the options such as pst file, inbox, do
not replace duplicates, file name, etc.?

Specifically, where do I find the names of the controls in the Export
function to call?

My daughter gets confused trying to backup and I would like to simplify it
by calling a macro to do it in one step.

Thanks for the help.

No, that dialog cannot be automated unless maybe with a SendKeys kludge.

Furthermore, export to a new .pst file is not the same as backup and is
always a last resort, not a standard procedure. Check
http://www.slipstick.com for the existing backup utilities available,
including a free one from Microsoft.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Trouble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:294AB82B-D89A-49AB-B3D8-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have done a lot of VB6 programming and integrated Excel and Access into
>my
> apps but have not done so with Outlook. I am using Outlook 2000.
>
> Is there a way to use the Export to a file by accessing the export routine
> in Outlook and using VBA to select the options such as pst file, inbox, do
> not replace duplicates, file name, etc.?
>
> Specifically, where do I find the names of the controls in the Export
> function to call?
>
> My daughter gets confused trying to backup and I would like to simplify it
> by calling a macro to do it in one step.
>
> Thanks for the help.

May I suggest also checking some excellent and relatively inexpensive
($50) backup/restore products that would be useful not just for backing
up Outlook but also for your system (or any part of it) and it can all be
automated.

Acronis (TrueImage Home)
http://www.acronis.com/
Genie-Soft
http://www.genie-soft.com/
NTI
http://www.ntius.com/en/us/home/Default.asp

Acronis TI in particular has saved us endless recovery hours on
numerous occasions and be operational again very, very quickly.

Karl
--
____________________________________________________________
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - QuickPort/DataPort/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr
"Contact import/export/data management tools for Outlook '2000/2010"
http://www.contactgenie.com


"Trouble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:294AB82B-D89A-49AB-B3D8-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have done a lot of VB6 programming and integrated Excel and Access into
>my
> apps but have not done so with Outlook. I am using Outlook 2000.
>
> Is there a way to use the Export to a file by accessing the export routine
> in Outlook and using VBA to select the options such as pst file, inbox, do
> not replace duplicates, file name, etc.?
>
> Specifically, where do I find the names of the controls in the Export
> function to call?
>
> My daughter gets confused trying to backup and I would like to simplify it
> by calling a macro to do it in one step.
>
> Thanks for the help.

"Karl Timmermans" wrote:

> May I suggest also checking some excellent and relatively inexpensive
> ($50) backup/restore products that would be useful not just for backing
> up Outlook but also for your system (or any part of it) and it can all be
> automated.
>
> Acronis (TrueImage Home)
> http://www.acronis.com/
> Genie-Soft
> http://www.genie-soft.com/
> NTI
> http://www.ntius.com/en/us/home/Default.asp
>
> Acronis TI in particular has saved us endless recovery hours on
> numerous occasions and be operational again very, very quickly.
>
> Karl
> --
> ____________________________________________________________
> Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
> ContactGenie - QuickPort/DataPort/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr
> "Contact import/export/data management tools for Outlook '2000/2010"
> http://www.contactgenie.com
>
>
> "Trouble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:294AB82B-D89A-49AB-B3D8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have done a lot of VB6 programming and integrated Excel and Access into
> >my
> > apps but have not done so with Outlook. I am using Outlook 2000.
> >
> > Is there a way to use the Export to a file by accessing the export routine
> > in Outlook and using VBA to select the options such as pst file, inbox, do
> > not replace duplicates, file name, etc.?
> >
> > Specifically, where do I find the names of the controls in the Export
> > function to call?
> >
> > My daughter gets confused trying to backup and I would like to simplify it
> > by calling a macro to do it in one step.
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
>
>
> .
Thanks to both of you for the replies. I have had my Outlook pst file become
corrupted a number of times and the repair routine not be able to repair it
but I have recovered the inbox and sent items by religiously exporting inbox
to a file named inbox.pst and sent items to a file named sent items.pst on
another computer on my LAN.

I'll look into the software you recommended. Thanks again.