Profile path in variable and account settings..

[Jake]

Hi,

TB3 / windows version

I see that TB3 stores the file folder name of its current profile in
AppData\Thunderbird\profiles.ini

I need to retrieve Thunderbird's current profile folder name in a
vbscript. Has anyone here an elegant vbs solution to that?

Secondly, I would be interested in backing up my TB3's mail / news
accounts data files (username, password, message filters and server
settings). Where are these stored? Is it a separate file for each mail
account or are data for all accounts stored in the same config file..?
Note that I don't want to backup the whole profile folder subtree, only
these account data (and the address book).

regards

Jake

[Bernd]

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Use the %APPDATA% variable:

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strAppdata = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%appdata%")

and concatenate it with "\Thunderbird\profiles.ini"

Bernd

[Jake]

>
> Use the %APPDATA% variable:
>
> set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> strAppdata = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%appdata%")
>
> and concatenate it with "\Thunderbird\profiles.ini"
>
> Bernd

Hi Bernd

Thanks for the tip, but the crucial tip is to get the *correct* TB
profile path out from the text lines in profiles.ini. AFAIK profiles.ini
can contain several pathnames....

regards jake

[Bernd]

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OK:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profiles.ini_file

Important in the case of > 1 profiles:
The last sentence in the article:
"Default=1 refers to the last selected profile."

BTW:

Files in the profile:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Files_and_folders_in_the_profile_-_Thunderbird

Bernd