Checking if pst file is password protected

Question

Is there a way to check if a microsoft outlook pst file is password protected or not using c#. I'm trying to read the pst file using the below code.

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application app = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application();
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.NameSpace outlookNs = app.GetNamespace("MAPI");
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.MAPIFolder emailFolder = outlookNs.GetDefaultFolder(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderInbox);

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15124834/check-if-a-pst-file-is-password-protected-with-java-libpst — , Mar 08 '13 at 06:14

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 20 '13 at 14:10

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I don't know if there is a property in the api, as a work around you could query the contacts or email folder. If the pst file is protected, it shouldn't work.

MAPIFolder contacts = olMAPI.GetDefaultFolder(OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts)

foreach (ContactItem contact in fcontacts .Items)
{
   ...
}

answered Feb 20 '13 at 14:10

Kai

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well if its password protected it will prompt for password.I just want to know if its password protected in order to avoid that password prompt – agasthyan Feb 20 '13 at 14:12

Checking if pst file is password protected

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