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Thread ID: 121638	2011-11-03 23:41:00	Closing outlook via the command line - or something.	Tony (4941)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1241721	2011-11-03 23:41:00	I want to close Outlook before my backup program runs the re-open it when it has finished. The backup program has the facility for pre- and post- run commands, but I don't know what I would use. Any ideas?	Tony (4941)
1241722	2011-11-04 01:03:00	Which version of Outlook is it? I use 2007 with an add on to backup and all I do is close Outlok and it backs up.	Snorkbox (15764)
1241723	2011-11-04 01:06:00	Doesnt look like its got an exit/close command (office.microsoft.com)	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1241724	2011-11-04 02:34:00	It's Outlook 2007. I'm trying to do a general incremental backup, not just Outlook, so I need more than an Outlook addon. Speedy - I hadn't managed to find anything, which is why I called on the collective wisdom of PF1.	Tony (4941)
1241725	2011-11-04 02:39:00	Batch file? Schedule immediate close of Outlook. Run backup prog.	pctek (84)
1241726	2011-11-04 02:45:00	Batch file? Schedule immediate close of Outlook. Run backup prog.Well, there's the problem. How do I automagically close Outlook?	Tony (4941)
1241727	2011-11-04 03:00:00	perhaps schedule a restart of the PC, & dont have Outlook auto starting . shutdown -r	1101 (13337)
1241728	2011-11-04 03:19:00	There are third party processes that work like kill in linux.. I have used one by "beyond logic" before.. I think it was called process.exe	6ix (15746)
1241729	2011-11-04 03:33:00	perhaps schedule a restart of the PC, & dont have Outlook auto starting . shutdown -rI guess that would work, but it would rather kill the idea of backups working seamlessly in the background...	Tony (4941)
1241730	2011-11-04 03:33:00	I would avoid using something like pskill, you are likely to end up with a corrupt PST, so would need to be a safe shutdown method rather than forced.	Alex B (15479)
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