How do I get my application to be able to be Exchange Calendar Aware?   

Hi -

I'm working on an application that need to behave differently based on
who is scheduled to be "on duty" using Exchange.

Is there a way to "ping" Exchange to get this information? It seems
that there is an API that isn't published for talking to Exchange
(IMAP), so I'm asking what IS available as an API or access pathway of
some sort.

Thanks

date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:09:18 -0700 (PDT)   author:   Chip Gore

Re: How do I get my application to be able to be Exchange Calendar Aware?   

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 Chip Gore  wrote:

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> Hi -
> 
> I'm working on an application that need to behave differently based on
> who is scheduled to be "on duty" using Exchange.
> 
> Is there a way to "ping" Exchange to get this information? It seems
> that there is an API that isn't published for talking to Exchange
> (IMAP), so I'm asking what IS available as an API or access pathway of
> some sort.

If you're using Exchange 2007, you can use Exchange Web Services. It's 
simple and straightforward.

If you're using Exchange 2003, well, you can use MAPI (messy) or CDO 
(also messy).

IMAP is an Internet-standard protocol for accessing client mailboxes, 
but I'm not sure it will be of use to you in this application.

Cheers,
-Paul

date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:30:06 -0400   author:   Paul Robichaux [MVP-Exchange]