ExchangePerflog_*.dat files when using RDO redemption to call .LogonExchangeMailbox harischristou[ at ]hotmail.com 10/8/2008 2:43:14 PM Hello, I have written a simple service in VB.NET that utlizes outlook redemption to connect to an exchange server and scan emails. This code constantly loops so that any new mails received are also scanned. I have included a sample of the code below. However each time I call the following line: Session.LogonExchangeMailbox("ha...[ at ]test.com", "myexchangeserver") a new file is written to the users temp directory called something like: ExchangePerflog_7474fa31e83746e8bfc73df3.dat Although these files arent that big they eventually build up and start taking up a considerable amount of HDD space. The files also remain behind when I log off from the exchange server and set the session to nothing. Any help would be really appreciated.. Thanks Harry Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Do CheckExchangeEmail() Loop End Sub Private Sub CheckExchangeEmail() Const olFolderInbox As Redemption.rdoDefaultFolders = 6 Dim Session As New Redemption.RDOSession Dim objFolder As Redemption.RDOFolder Dim oItems As Object Dim oItem As Redemption.RDOMail Dim sMessageBody As String Try 'This is the line that prompts me for login credentials Session.LogonExchangeMailbox("ha...[ at ]test.com", "myexchangeserver") objFolder = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox) oItems = objFolder.Items For Each oItem In oItems sMessageBody = oItem.Body MsgBox(sMessageBody) Next Catch ex As Exception Session = Nothing Finally If Not IsNothing(Session) Then If Session.LoggedOn Then Session.Logoff() End If End If End Try End Sub End Class

Re: ExchangePerflog_*.dat files when using RDO redemption to call .LogonExchangeMailbox "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <tillman1952[ at ]yahoo.com> 10/8/2008 7:06:42 PM <harischristou[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4deeeb1c-0e93-4ffc-8284-2b5557f06a13[ at ]t18g2000prt.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > I have written a simple service in VB.NET that utlizes outlook > redemption to connect to an exchange server and scan emails. This code > constantly loops so that any new mails received are also scanned. I > have included a sample of the code below. microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba or .program_addins is a more appropriate group. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Re: ExchangePerflog_*.dat files when using RDO redemption to call .LogonExchangeMailbox "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <kenslovak[ at ]mvps.org> 10/9/2008 1:24:57 PM I believe that's normal when a dynamic profile is created/used. You would have to use the default credentials for the logged in user in Windows to avoid that if the logged in user has an existing profile on that machine. Not much you can do about it other than not log in that way or do a registry cleaning once in a while. -- Ken Slovak [MVP - Outlook] http://www.slovaktech.com Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007. Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options. http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm <harischristou[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4deeeb1c-0e93-4ffc-8284-2b5557f06a13[ at ]t18g2000prt.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > Hello, > > I have written a simple service in VB.NET that utlizes outlook > redemption to connect to an exchange server and scan emails. This code > constantly loops so that any new mails received are also scanned. I > have included a sample of the code below. > > However each time I call the following line: > Session.LogonExchangeMailbox("ha...[ at ]test.com", > "myexchangeserver") > a new file is written to the users temp directory called something > like: ExchangePerflog_7474fa31e83746e8bfc73df3.dat > Although these files arent that big they eventually build up and start > taking up a considerable amount of HDD space. The files also remain > behind when I log off from the exchange server and set the session to > nothing. > > Any help would be really appreciated.. > > Thanks > Harry > > > > Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e > As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click > Do > CheckExchangeEmail() > Loop > End Sub > > > Private Sub CheckExchangeEmail() > Const olFolderInbox As Redemption.rdoDefaultFolders = 6 > Dim Session As New Redemption.RDOSession > Dim objFolder As Redemption.RDOFolder > Dim oItems As Object > Dim oItem As Redemption.RDOMail > Dim sMessageBody As String > > > Try > > > 'This is the line that prompts me for login credentials > Session.LogonExchangeMailbox("ha...[ at ]test.com", > "myexchangeserver") > > > objFolder = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox) > oItems = objFolder.Items > > > For Each oItem In oItems > sMessageBody = oItem.Body > MsgBox(sMessageBody) > Next > > > Catch ex As Exception > Session = Nothing > Finally > If Not IsNothing(Session) Then > If Session.LoggedOn Then > Session.Logoff() > End If > End If > End Try > > > End Sub > > > End Class

Re: ExchangePerflog_*.dat files when using RDO redemption to call .LogonExchangeMailbox harischristou[ at ]hotmail.com 10/13/2008 11:41:23 AM Thanks Ken, That pretty much sums up what I have found. It appears that a new ExchangePerflog_*.dat is created in the users temp directory each time the account is logged into. So logging into the same account x times will create x number of .dat files - even if we are using the same login credentials each time. It's a pain as these files seem to hang around in the temp directory even after we have logged off, cleaned up any objects in the code or even stopped the service from running! After a while of having a service login/scan/log out the PC will start to run low HDD space. I have got around this for now by breaking up the functionality so that I only login once and then just keep scanning. Alternatively I could also look at ways of periodically cleaning out the temp directory but am avoiding this for now as it doesn’t sit well as a longer term solution. However it’s a shame that there is no way to force the RDO session to clean up after itself. thanks again Harry