---
name: "pst2dii"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pst-utils"
version: "0.6.76-1.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pst2dii"
---

# pst2dii(1)

extract email messages from an MS Outlook .pst file in DII load format

## NAME

pst2dii - extract email messages from an MS Outlook .pst file in DII load format

## SYNOPSIS

**pst2dii** \[**-B** *bates-prefix*\] \[**-O** *dii-output-file*\] \[**-V**\] \[**-b** *bates-number*\] \[**-c** *bates-color*\] \[**-d** *debug-file*\] -f *ttf-font-file* \[**-h**\] \[**-o** *output-directory*\] pstfilename

## OPTIONS

- \-B *bates-prefix*

  Sets the bates prefix string. The bates sequence number is appended to this string, and printed on each page.

- \-O *dii-output-file*

  Name of the output DII load file.

- \-V

  Show program version. Subsequent options are then ignored.

- \-b *bates-number*

  Starting bates sequence number. The default is zero.

- \-c *bates-color*

  Font color for the bates stamp on each page, specified as 6 hex digits as rrggbb values. The default is ff0000 for bright red.

- \-d *debug-file*

  Specify name of debug log file. The log file is now an ascii file, instead of the binary file used in previous versions.

- \-f *ttf-font-file*

  Specify name of a true type font file. This should be a fixed pitch font.

- \-h

  Show summary of options. Subsequent options are then ignored.

- \-o *output-directory*

  Specifies the output directory. The directory must already exist.

## DESCRIPTION

**pst2dii** reads the email messages from an MS Outlook .pst file and produces a DII load file that may be used to import message summaries into a Summation DII system. The DII output file contains references to the image and attachment files in the output directory.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2008 by 510 Software Group \<carl@five-ten-sg.com\>

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, please write to the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

## VERSION

0\.6.76