webDav c# exchange 2003

[justTryingToCode]

Hi all experts,

I have been given the task of coming up with a solution for accessing exchange 2003. The requirement is to add/review tasks, calendar items, ect. I was wondering if anyone has built wrappers for the webdav and can give me an example of how to add a task to an individuals mail folder.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance...

 

[misterstick]

and you're not using outlook because...

mr s. <

 

[chrissie1]

Because it is flacky at best and it needs outlook to be installed.

Yes, I know why he wants to this.

And yes there are libraries out there for little or no money

this is the one I tried.

http://www.independentsoft.de/webdavex/index.html

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

"My old site" - Me

 

[misterstick]

hmmm. whatever it's perceived flaws, outlook is still something that you don't have to maintain yourself. if cost/time are an issue, this is a pretty big advantage. there's also that microsoft's r&d budget is several orders of magnitude (if not infinitely) bigger than yours. also also, given its policies on integration and usability you as a developer can't hope to compete. one last thing. however good your application is, your users will still be at a disadvantage should they move on and they've never used outlook.

which is not to say that i'm some big cheerleader for outlook. if you can get someone to pay you for building and maintaining a replacement good for you. my question was more to ask what it was that the questioner wanted to do: their post suggests that they want to automate exchange rather than replacing outlook.


mr s. <

 

[chrissie1]

Well the above post does all that and more.

I think you mean that outlook is ok as an app. And it is I use it every day.
But If you want to use it to get data from the exchange server for your .net app then think again. It will come back and bite you. Especcially if you need to control the calendars. The reccursion thing is a mess. With webdav they made it a lot eassier to get the data out of exchange just like a database.

BTW misterstick I like yor ponpon's (or is that pompom's).

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

"My old site" - Me

 

[misterstick]

i agree, using Microsoft.Office.Interop was one of the most horrible things i've ever had to do, even before i had to try to get an app to work with both pre- and post-office 11. if webDav means you don't have to go near all that so much the better.

BTW thank you, bill gave them to me himself.




mr s. <

 

[justTryingToCode]

Thank you all for your input.

I found the site mentioned up top while I was searching around:

http://www.independentsoft.de/webdavex/index.html

I'm not sure if my boss is interested in third party stuff, but I can propose it as an option.

I will add a few more comments that may help clarify my situation. We are not using outlook becuase I am going to try and automate or spawn tasks/calendar/notes based on events outside of the exchange server. The user community will be using outlook to view these items.

On a scale of 1-10 -- 1 being the best please rate the following:

(1) Interop:
(2) WebDav:
(3) Email:

If anyone has any other inputs based on experiences with either, please post that as well.

Thank you guys very much...

 

[chrissie1]

1. 3
2. 8
3. ?

What has 3. got to do with anything.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

"My old site" - Me

 

[justTryingToCode]

chrissie1:

I have found out that you can create a task/calendar/note item using an email. I don't have specifics yet but it's another approach I may pursue.


thanks for your feedback