I'm working today on the creating a python program to reorganize my Firefox bookmarks. My previous post was about the PowerShell code I created to do this and since I haven't touched Python in a little bit, I figured what better way to relearn python than to write a program that requires database interaction.
While I am still working on this program I had an interesting error that drove me bonkers for 20 minutes or so. Unfortunately, I had actually found the answer within one or two google search results...but I didn't believe it could be that simple and kept searching.
The error I received when using a SELECT statement just to test the db connection:
sqlite3.DatabaseError: file is encrypted or is not a database
The FIX was very simple, and found at: https://deshmukhsuraj.wordpress.com/2015/02/07/windows-python-users-update-your-sqlite3/
The short of it is:
- Download the proper file for your architecture from: http://www.sqlite.org/download.html
- Unblock and Unzip
- Copy the sqlite3.dll from the unzipped directory into your C:\python27\DLLs
I made a backup copy of the original sqlite3.dll in the folder. However, without any restarting or reloading of my dev tool, it worked as advertised.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Powersell to organize FireFox bookmarks
FireFox bookmarks are stored in the user's profile directory, in a sqlite database name "places.sqlite". As I keep working more on different things to do with PowerShell, I was at first annoyed that the scripts I had already written for simple file maintenance and organization couldn't be used as is with organizing the enormous amounts of bookmarks that I have. I searched around the interwebs and found a few decent examples but still wanted to roll my own.
Below is the current script as is. I only tested this on my version of FF, 47.0. However, this is a rather simplistic script and, following a best practice to backup data first, making a copy of the places.sqlite file will allow one to "roll back" to the original state.
One last note: I started this intending to make use of "System.Data.Sqlite" library. This was not hard to implement but was lengthier than I wanted. I then went to PSSqlite and found it to be a little easier to use.
#*******************************************************
#** File: Organize-FireFoxBM.ps1
#** Author: Dave Werden
#** General Notes:
#** - add 'COLLATE nocase' to end of search queries for
#** case-insensitive searches. Similar to 'LIKE'
#**
#** - FK <= 8 is standard FF Folders
#** - Position == 0 is root level
#*******************************************************
#Need to check for pssqlite module before executing script
if(!(Get-Module pssqlite)) {
Import-Module pssqlite
}
#*******************************************************
#** Bookmarks are stored in a profile folder in a
#** sqlite file: places.sqlite
#*******************************************************
#firefox profile folder
$profFFBasePath = "$($env:APPDATA)\Mozilla\Firefox\"
$profINIFile = "$($profFFBasePath)\profiles.ini"
$profFFProfPath = "$($profFFBasePath)\Profiles\"
#get firefox default profile name (folder name)
$profName = gc $profINIFile | select-string "Path" | split-string -separator "/" | select-string "default"
#set var for full path to default profile folder where the bookmarks are located and go there
$profBookMarksPath = $($profFFProfPath + "\" + $profName)
cd $profBookMarksPath
#*******************************************************
#** Need a sqlite provider
#** sqlite provider DL'd from https://psqlite.codeplex.com/
#** unzipped to system PS modules folder...had to unblock DLLs
#*******************************************************
$database = ".\places.sqlite"
#*******************************************************
## query strings - Data pulls only
#*******************************************************
#This query will return the ID, URL, GUID, Title, and Parent Folder of all bookmars
$sqlQueryBMs = "SELECT moz_places.id, moz_places.URL, moz_places.GUID, moz_bookmarks.title, moz_bookmarks.id, moz_bookmarks.parent
FROM moz_places, moz_bookmarks
WHERE moz_bookmarks.fk = moz_places.id"
#*******************************************************
## query strings - Data inserts only
## Trigger needed to be inplace before inserting folders
#*******************************************************
#I hand-jammed this in for my own organization plan...
#could do this with an array and a loop/LINQ
#could also..maybe will...add subfolders using this method
$sqlInserts = 'insert into moz_bookmarks (type, parent, title,dateAdded) VALUES (2,2,"BMs_Temp",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Family",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Job",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Money",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Radio",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Searches",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Coding",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Hobbies",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)'
#Entries into moz_bookmarks need a GUID
#This will add a GUID to any newly created folder
#need to fix trigger to create more firefox-centric guids!
$sqlCreateTrigger = "CREATE TRIGGER AutoGenerateGUID
AFTER INSERT ON moz_bookmarks
FOR EACH ROW
WHEN (NEW.guid IS NULL)
BEGIN
UPDATE moz_bookmarks SET guid = (select hex( randomblob(4)) || hex( randomblob(2)) ||
substr( hex( randomblob(2)), 2) ) WHERE rowid = NEW.rowid;
END"
#*******************************************************
## query strings - Data mods only
#*******************************************************
#Steps
# 1. What taxonomy do I use to sort bookmarks
# 2a. Pull all Bookmarks from original folders and move to target folders
# i. Based upon keyword search of URL (and/or Title?)
# ii. DO NOT pull from target folders
# 2b. Pull all Bookmarks from original folders and move to a single temp Folder
# i. Would probably make it easier to:
# 1) Find Dups
# 2) Clean up/Identify 'straglers' after all move operations completed
#
#Choice: 2b
#
# 3. Automated Cleanup of empty folders
#first, modify bookmarks to have parent id of our temp folder
$sqlMoveAllToTemp = 'UPDATE moz_bookmarks set parent = (Select id from moz_bookmarks where title = "BMs_Temp")
where fk > 4
AND parent < (Select id from moz_bookmarks where title = "BMs_Temp")'
#Taxonomy...arrays of keywords :-)
$keywordsFamily = @("werden","ancestry","family","DNA","genealogy","worden")
$keywordsJob = @("compsec","embed","FCA","NGC","jobsearch","usajobs")
$keywordsMoney = @("bank","finance","money","account","loan","finance","credit","checking","savings")
$keywordsRadio = @("RF","frequency","shortwave","QR","CW","Morse","HF","UHF","VHF")
$keywordsSearches = @("google")
$keywordsCoding = @("python","perl","linux","database","php","coding","code","scripting","visual studio","netbeans","java")
$keywordsHobbies = @("jeep","wrangler","fish","guitar","Audible","audio book")
foreach ($word in $keywordsHobbies)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Hobbies`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsSearches)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Searches`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsMoney)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Money`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsJob)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Job`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsCoding)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Coding`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsRadio)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Radio`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsFamily)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Family`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
#*******************************************************
## Uncomment below to Execute other Queries from above
#*******************************************************
#Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlInserts
#Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlCreateTrigger
#Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlMoveAllToTemp
#*******************************************************
## Clean up
#*******************************************************
#drop the trigger...get original db back to original triggerless state
$sqlDeleteTrigger = "DROP TRIGGER AutoGenerateGUID"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlDeleteTrigger
Below is the current script as is. I only tested this on my version of FF, 47.0. However, this is a rather simplistic script and, following a best practice to backup data first, making a copy of the places.sqlite file will allow one to "roll back" to the original state.
One last note: I started this intending to make use of "System.Data.Sqlite" library. This was not hard to implement but was lengthier than I wanted. I then went to PSSqlite and found it to be a little easier to use.
#*******************************************************
#** File: Organize-FireFoxBM.ps1
#** Author: Dave Werden
#** General Notes:
#** - add 'COLLATE nocase' to end of search queries for
#** case-insensitive searches. Similar to 'LIKE'
#**
#** - FK <= 8 is standard FF Folders
#** - Position == 0 is root level
#*******************************************************
#Need to check for pssqlite module before executing script
if(!(Get-Module pssqlite)) {
Import-Module pssqlite
}
#*******************************************************
#** Bookmarks are stored in a profile folder in a
#** sqlite file: places.sqlite
#*******************************************************
#firefox profile folder
$profFFBasePath = "$($env:APPDATA)\Mozilla\Firefox\"
$profINIFile = "$($profFFBasePath)\profiles.ini"
$profFFProfPath = "$($profFFBasePath)\Profiles\"
#get firefox default profile name (folder name)
$profName = gc $profINIFile | select-string "Path" | split-string -separator "/" | select-string "default"
#set var for full path to default profile folder where the bookmarks are located and go there
$profBookMarksPath = $($profFFProfPath + "\" + $profName)
cd $profBookMarksPath
#*******************************************************
#** Need a sqlite provider
#** sqlite provider DL'd from https://psqlite.codeplex.com/
#** unzipped to system PS modules folder...had to unblock DLLs
#*******************************************************
$database = ".\places.sqlite"
#*******************************************************
## query strings - Data pulls only
#*******************************************************
#This query will return the ID, URL, GUID, Title, and Parent Folder of all bookmars
$sqlQueryBMs = "SELECT moz_places.id, moz_places.URL, moz_places.GUID, moz_bookmarks.title, moz_bookmarks.id, moz_bookmarks.parent
FROM moz_places, moz_bookmarks
WHERE moz_bookmarks.fk = moz_places.id"
#*******************************************************
## query strings - Data inserts only
## Trigger needed to be inplace before inserting folders
#*******************************************************
#I hand-jammed this in for my own organization plan...
#could do this with an array and a loop/LINQ
#could also..maybe will...add subfolders using this method
$sqlInserts = 'insert into moz_bookmarks (type, parent, title,dateAdded) VALUES (2,2,"BMs_Temp",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Family",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Job",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Money",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Radio",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Searches",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Coding",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(2,2,"My_Hobbies",CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)'
#Entries into moz_bookmarks need a GUID
#This will add a GUID to any newly created folder
#need to fix trigger to create more firefox-centric guids!
$sqlCreateTrigger = "CREATE TRIGGER AutoGenerateGUID
AFTER INSERT ON moz_bookmarks
FOR EACH ROW
WHEN (NEW.guid IS NULL)
BEGIN
UPDATE moz_bookmarks SET guid = (select hex( randomblob(4)) || hex( randomblob(2)) ||
substr( hex( randomblob(2)), 2) ) WHERE rowid = NEW.rowid;
END"
#*******************************************************
## query strings - Data mods only
#*******************************************************
#Steps
# 1. What taxonomy do I use to sort bookmarks
# 2a. Pull all Bookmarks from original folders and move to target folders
# i. Based upon keyword search of URL (and/or Title?)
# ii. DO NOT pull from target folders
# 2b. Pull all Bookmarks from original folders and move to a single temp Folder
# i. Would probably make it easier to:
# 1) Find Dups
# 2) Clean up/Identify 'straglers' after all move operations completed
#
#Choice: 2b
#
# 3. Automated Cleanup of empty folders
#first, modify bookmarks to have parent id of our temp folder
$sqlMoveAllToTemp = 'UPDATE moz_bookmarks set parent = (Select id from moz_bookmarks where title = "BMs_Temp")
where fk > 4
AND parent < (Select id from moz_bookmarks where title = "BMs_Temp")'
#Taxonomy...arrays of keywords :-)
$keywordsFamily = @("werden","ancestry","family","DNA","genealogy","worden")
$keywordsJob = @("compsec","embed","FCA","NGC","jobsearch","usajobs")
$keywordsMoney = @("bank","finance","money","account","loan","finance","credit","checking","savings")
$keywordsRadio = @("RF","frequency","shortwave","QR","CW","Morse","HF","UHF","VHF")
$keywordsSearches = @("google")
$keywordsCoding = @("python","perl","linux","database","php","coding","code","scripting","visual studio","netbeans","java")
$keywordsHobbies = @("jeep","wrangler","fish","guitar","Audible","audio book")
foreach ($word in $keywordsHobbies)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Hobbies`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsSearches)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Searches`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsMoney)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Money`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsJob)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Job`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsCoding)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Coding`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsRadio)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Radio`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
foreach ($word in $keywordsFamily)
{
$sqlUpdate = "UPDATE moz_bookmarks
SET parent = (SELECT id from moz_bookmarks WHERE title = `"My_Family`") WHERE moz_bookmarks.title like `"%$($word)%`" COLLATE nocase;"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlUpdate -SqlParameters @{ word = $word }
}
#*******************************************************
## Uncomment below to Execute other Queries from above
#*******************************************************
#Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlInserts
#Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlCreateTrigger
#Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlMoveAllToTemp
#*******************************************************
## Clean up
#*******************************************************
#drop the trigger...get original db back to original triggerless state
$sqlDeleteTrigger = "DROP TRIGGER AutoGenerateGUID"
Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $database -QueryTimeout 10 -Query $sqlDeleteTrigger
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Outlook Folders and Powerhsell
I spend a LOT of time drafting procedures and monitoring penetration tests for my employer. This means I don't get a lot of time, even at home, for being a nerd and breaking things. I have been able to spend a bit more time in PowerShell. For some reason, I find that I am constantly having to "reorganize" my Outlook folders at work. Since I deal with a large number of people, groups, projects, AND spam, I have both a large number of Rules as well as a LARGE number of folders.
I found an older script for the listing of Outlook Folders. Being that I wanted a quick, easy visual of what the structure looked like in order to tweak my rule set...and get rid of the unnecessary stuff, I thought that this script would be perfect. While it didn't go as deep in the recursion as I needed, it was an excellent starting point and required very little modification to get the output I wanted and to go as many levels down as needed.
The original script, by Kent Finkle, can be found at:
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/b1295e6f-6d16-4df4-b644-f3c7e4031a69#content
The changes that I made to Kent's script, in addition to getting a full recursion:
- added some visual help with the tree view
- added to Folder name a count of how many items are in that folder
The Output resembles the below. I should note that my account is an MS Exchange account and I have not tested this against an IMAP/POP3 PST file.
-MyUsername@MyEmployer.com
---| MyUsername@MyEmployer.com Items: (1)
-----| Deleted ItemsItems: (24)
-----| InboxItems: (932)
-------| ___AttachmentsItems: (0)
-----| OutboxItems: (0)
-----| Sent ItemsItems: (2799)
The script as modified:
$comments = @'
Script name: Get-Subfolders.ps1 Created on: Friday, August 17, 2007
Author: Kent Finkle Purpose: How can I use Windows Powershell to
Write a Script That Accesses All the Subfolders in My Outlook Inbox?
******************
Modified: 22 April 2016
Author: Dave Werden
Comments: Updated Kent's Script to provide tree-like structure ouput
'@
#-----------------------------------------------------
function GetSubfolders($Parent) {
#spacers used to provide visual of different levels
#each call to function means we've gone a level deeper
$spacers = $spacers + "--"
$folders = $Parent.Folders
Write-Host($spacers + "| " + $folder.Name + " with Items: (" + $folder.Items.Count + ")")
foreach ($folder in $folders) {
$Subfolder = $Parent.Folders.Item($folder.Name)
GetSubfolders($Subfolder)
}
}
#-----------------------------------------------------
# 6 is always the 'inbox'
#...try enumerating through a range of numbers and see
# what pops up :-)
$olFolderInbox = 6
$o = new-object -comobject outlook.application
$n = $o.GetNamespace("MAPI")
$spacers = "-"
foreach ($folder in $n.Folders) {
Write-Host($spacers + $folder.Name)
GetSubfolders($folder)
}
#-----------------------------------------------------
#End Script
I think I mentioned above but to reiterate, I have only tried this against my own work and personal Outlook accounts. The iteration through the OST works fine, the attempt at home...not so much. But hey, it gives me something more to work and learn. :-)
UPDATE: I was able to get this working just fine at home with PST files (yes, multiple). The trick was that I was running Outlook as a standard user and trying to execute the PS code from an elevated ISE instance. Some quick googling found me the problem.
For anyone one else:
The initial error I received:
new-object: ..... Exception from HRESULT: 0x80080005 (CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE) .....
When you get this error with Microsoft Office components that you're trying to automate, the problem is that you are trying to interact from two different security levels. Running the script as a normal user works just fine. Now...I want to see about up and down grading user account perms within a PS script. I know that there are some elevation techniques and token impersonation scripts already out there...but it sounds fun to me. :-)
End UPDATE
What I may do is work this into a module for different functions such as getting/setting rules and whatnot. The ultimate goal, in my free time, is to tweak and mess with the com interface to applications and what potential pentesting values are there. ;-)
I found an older script for the listing of Outlook Folders. Being that I wanted a quick, easy visual of what the structure looked like in order to tweak my rule set...and get rid of the unnecessary stuff, I thought that this script would be perfect. While it didn't go as deep in the recursion as I needed, it was an excellent starting point and required very little modification to get the output I wanted and to go as many levels down as needed.
The original script, by Kent Finkle, can be found at:
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/b1295e6f-6d16-4df4-b644-f3c7e4031a69#content
The changes that I made to Kent's script, in addition to getting a full recursion:
- added some visual help with the tree view
- added to Folder name a count of how many items are in that folder
The Output resembles the below. I should note that my account is an MS Exchange account and I have not tested this against an IMAP/POP3 PST file.
-MyUsername@MyEmployer.com
---| MyUsername@MyEmployer.com Items: (1)
-----| Deleted ItemsItems: (24)
-----| InboxItems: (932)
-------| ___AttachmentsItems: (0)
-----| OutboxItems: (0)
-----| Sent ItemsItems: (2799)
The script as modified:
$comments = @'
Script name: Get-Subfolders.ps1 Created on: Friday, August 17, 2007
Author: Kent Finkle Purpose: How can I use Windows Powershell to
Write a Script That Accesses All the Subfolders in My Outlook Inbox?
******************
Modified: 22 April 2016
Author: Dave Werden
Comments: Updated Kent's Script to provide tree-like structure ouput
'@
#-----------------------------------------------------
function GetSubfolders($Parent) {
#spacers used to provide visual of different levels
#each call to function means we've gone a level deeper
$spacers = $spacers + "--"
$folders = $Parent.Folders
Write-Host($spacers + "| " + $folder.Name + " with Items: (" + $folder.Items.Count + ")")
foreach ($folder in $folders) {
$Subfolder = $Parent.Folders.Item($folder.Name)
GetSubfolders($Subfolder)
}
}
#-----------------------------------------------------
# 6 is always the 'inbox'
#...try enumerating through a range of numbers and see
# what pops up :-)
$olFolderInbox = 6
$o = new-object -comobject outlook.application
$n = $o.GetNamespace("MAPI")
$spacers = "-"
foreach ($folder in $n.Folders) {
Write-Host($spacers + $folder.Name)
GetSubfolders($folder)
}
#-----------------------------------------------------
#End Script
I think I mentioned above but to reiterate, I have only tried this against my own work and personal Outlook accounts. The iteration through the OST works fine, the attempt at home...not so much. But hey, it gives me something more to work and learn. :-)
UPDATE: I was able to get this working just fine at home with PST files (yes, multiple). The trick was that I was running Outlook as a standard user and trying to execute the PS code from an elevated ISE instance. Some quick googling found me the problem.
For anyone one else:
The initial error I received:
new-object: ..... Exception from HRESULT: 0x80080005 (CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE) .....
When you get this error with Microsoft Office components that you're trying to automate, the problem is that you are trying to interact from two different security levels. Running the script as a normal user works just fine. Now...I want to see about up and down grading user account perms within a PS script. I know that there are some elevation techniques and token impersonation scripts already out there...but it sounds fun to me. :-)
End UPDATE
What I may do is work this into a module for different functions such as getting/setting rules and whatnot. The ultimate goal, in my free time, is to tweak and mess with the com interface to applications and what potential pentesting values are there. ;-)
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