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Automatically compact all Microsoft Outlook PST data files using an AutoIT script
;//Compact all PST files.au3
;//Rick Upton, November 1, 2015
;//http://www.rickupton.com | http://gb.rickupton.com
;//
;//This AutoIT script is a slightly modified version of code posted here: http://superuser.com/questions/836758/bulk-compaction-of-700gb-of-pst-files
;//The purpose of this code is to automatically compact all Outlook PST files on a Windows PC.
;//
;//Using a PowerShell script, open the Mail control panel and then run this script using the following two commands:
;//Show-ControlPanelItem Mail*
;//Start-Process "C:\Compact all PST files.au3" -Wait
;//
#include <GUIListView.au3>
SplashTextOn("Automated compaction of Outlook files in process", "DO NOT TOUCH THE COMPUTER WHILE THIS IS RUNNING.", 400, 80)
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
WinWait("Mail Setup - Outlook", "Setup e-mail accounts and dire")
ControlClick("Mail Setup - Outlook", "Setup e-mail accounts and dire", "Button2")
WinWait("Account Settings", "AcctMgr Tab")
;//Gets list of Data files listed
$sTitle = "Account Settings"
$hWnd = WinGetHandle($sTitle)
If @error Then
MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to find window")
EndIf
WinActivate($hWnd)
$hlist = ControlGetHandle($hWnd, "", "[CLASS:SysListView32; INSTANCE:2]")
If @error Then Exit
$arraycount = _GUICtrlListView_GetItemCount($hlist)
Local $ltext[$arraycount]
$i = 0
Do
$ltext[$i] = _GUICtrlListView_GetItemText($hlist, $i)
$i = $i + 1
Until $i = $arraycount
;//Goes into each listed Data file and compacts them
$b = 0
Do
_GUICtrlListView_ClickItem($hlist, $b, "left", False, 2)
Sleep(1000)
WinWaitActive("Outlook Data File")
ControlClick("Outlook Data File", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:2]") ; click Compact Now
Sleep(1200)
If WinExists("Compact Now") Then WinWaitClose("Compact Now")
WinClose("Outlook Data File")
$b = $b + 1
Until $b = $arraycount
WinClose("Outlook Data Files")
WinClose("Account Settings")
WinClose("Mail Setup - Outlook")
SplashOff()
Exit
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