Close Outlook from command line

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I am writing a DOS batch file to automate NTbackup in Windows 2000
Professional. Outlook.pst won't back up if Outlook is running. I want to
close Outlook from a batch file so that NTbackup can back up the file.

I can use a freeware program called pskill.exe to close Outlook, but it
kills Outlook even if it is in the middle of downloading email, which seems
like a bad idea. Is there a command line option in Outlook that would close
the application after allowing it to finish all of it's processes?
 
No but a couple of lines of script would do it.

Dim oOL
Set oOL = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
oOL.Quit
 
Ken--

Looks great, but (please excuse my ignorence): how do I run this script from
a command line? I am using Windows 2K Professional.
 
Put it in a .vbs file and run that from a batch file.
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In the batch file use a call like this:

@echo off
cscript "<path_to_vbs_file>\CloseOutlook.VBS"
:EXIT

where you replace the <path> with the place you have saved the vbs
file, and similarly, change the script file name from CloseOutlook.VBS
to whatever you have named the saved file (the .VBS is required).
 
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