Developing Applications with Exchange 2000 : A Programmer's Reference

by Jamison, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780201703795
• ISBN10: 0201703793
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

Exchange 2000 gives developers unprecedented power for building Web-centered collaborative applications -- but it also challenges them with unprecedented complexity. In this book, a world-class team of Exchange developers presents detailed insights, extensive code examples, proven tips for success, and two start-to-finish application case studies -- all designed to help Exchange 2000 developers achieve powerful results with any project. Developing Applications with Exchange 2000 helps developers master every Exchange 2000 development technology, including XML, WebDAV, CDO 3.0, ADO 2.5, OLE DB, ADSI, the Outlook object model, digital dashboards, Exchange 2000's Web Storage System, and more. The authors identify the key difficulties associated with Exchange 2000 development, and offer proven techniques for avoiding or managing these challenges. For all developers, architects, project leaders, and IT managers building applications with Microsoft Exchange 2000. "A companion website will contain all the sample code, plus additional updates and features."

Table of Contents

Foreword	xv
Preface	xvii
Part I Introduction to Exchange 2000	1	(66)
Introduction to the Book	3	(6)
Topics Covered	4	(2)
Exchange 2000 Server	4	(1)
The Web Storage System	4	(1)
Programming with Exchange 2000	4	(2)
Who Should Read This Book?	6	(1)
How This Book Is Organized	6	(1)
The Sample Code	7	(2)
Setting Up an Exchange 2000 Environment	9	(24)
Exchange 2000 Integration with Windows 2000	9	(2)
Active Directory	9	(1)
Global Catalog	10	(1)
Administration through Microsoft Management Console	10	(1)
Integrated Transport Protocols	10	(1)
Domain Name System	11	(1)
Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure	11	(1)
Setting Up Windows 2000	11	(9)
Preparing Your System for an Upgrade or New Installation	12	(1)
Dual-Boot Setup with Windows NT 4.0	13	(7)
Setting Up Exchange 2000	20	(2)
Installing the Exchange 2000 SDK	21	(1)
The Microsoft Management Console	22	(7)
Customizing the MMC	22	(2)
Active Directory Users and Computers	24	(3)
Exchange System Manager and Public Folders	27	(2)
Exchange 2000 Services	29	(3)
The M: Drive	32	(1)
Summary	32	(1)
Schemas, Namespaces, and Content Classes	33	(12)
About URIS, URLs, and URNs	33	(1)
Schemas	34	(1)
Schemas and the Web Storage System	34	(1)
Namespaces	35	(2)
Default Web Storage System Namespaces	35	(1)
Namespace Rules	36	(1)
Custom Namespace Guidelines	37	(1)
Content Classes	37	(7)
Why Use Content Classes?	39	(1)
Putting Content Classes to Work	39	(2)
Content Class Definitions	41	(1)
Content Class Hierarchies	41	(1)
Mapping Content Classes to Outlook Message Classes	41	(3)
Automatic Property Promotion	44	(1)
Summary	44	(1)
WebDAV: An Overview	45	(22)
WebDAV: The Basics	46	(1)
WebDAV Client Support	46	(1)
Microsoft Web Folders	46	(1)
Setting Up a Web Folder	47	(1)
How WebDAV Works	47	(5)
DAV Verbs	48	(1)
DAV And XML	48	(4)
DAV Support in IIS 5.0	52	(1)
Creating a DAV-Enabled Application	52	(14)
MSXML COM Component	53	(6)
MSDAIPP and ADO	59	(7)
Summary	66	(1)
Part II Exchange Client Access	67	(70)
Outlook Web Access and Web Forms	69	(18)
Outlook Web Access	69	(7)
OWA Features and Limitations	70	(2)
OWA Installation	72	(2)
OWA Architecture	74	(1)
Accessing the Exchange Server	75	(1)
Basic Administration	76	(2)
Web Storage System	78	(7)
Web Storage System Forms	79	(5)
FrontPage Extensions for Web Storage Forms	84	(1)
Summary	85	(2)
Outlook 2000 and Digital Dashboards	87	(50)
The Digital Dashboard	87	(4)
Folder Home Pages	88	(1)
Digital Dashboard Resource Kit 2.01	89	(2)
Outlook View Control	91	(41)
Properties of the Outlook View Control	93	(6)
Methods of the Outlook View Control	99	(33)
Choosing a Different Outlook Today Page	132	(2)
Summary	134	(3)
Part III Working with ADO and the Exchange OLE DB Provider	137	(92)
Accessing the Web Storage System Using ADO and ExOLEDB	139	(40)
The ADO/OLE DB Conspiracy	139	(1)
What Does ADO 2.5 Have to Do with Exchange 2000?	140	(2)
The Role of the Web Storage System	142	(1)
The Exchange OLE DB Provider	143	(4)
Opening an ADO Connection to Exchange	144	(1)
Creating a Folder	145	(2)
File URLs	147	(2)
HTTP URLs	149	(1)
Programmatically Getting a User's HTTP Mailbox Folder URLs	150	(4)
The Open Method of the ADO 2.5 Record Object	154	(3)
Using Web Storage System SQL to Get a List of Folders	157	(1)
Web Storage System SQL	158	(19)
The SELECT Statement	159	(1)
Query Scope	160	(4)
The WHERE Clause	164	(1)
The ORDER BY Clause	164	(12)
The RANK By Clause	176	(1)
Some Unsupported SQL	176	(1)
Summary	177	(2)
Using ADO and ExOLEDB: Advanced Topics	179	(18)
Using ADO and ExOLEDB to Create Scalable Solutions	179	(11)
Using DCOM to Access Remote Exchange Data	181	(1)
Configuring a COM+ Server Application in Windows 2000	182	(4)
Creating and Installing the Application Proxy Package	186	(1)
A Proxy-and-Stub Scenario with Multiple Front-End and Back-End-Servers	187	(3)
Using ADO and XML to Set Access Control Lists	190	(5)
Exchange 2000 Pseudo-Role-Based Security	190	(1)
Configuring the Custom MAPI Role Properties: Assigning Users to Roles	190	(3)
Access Permissions: Using Roles to Assign Permissions	193	(2)
Summary	195	(2)
Exchange 2000 Store Events	197	(32)
System Events	198	(2)
On Timer Event Sink	198	(1)
OnMDBStartUp Event Sink	199	(1)
OnMDBShutDown Event Sink	200	(1)
Asynchronous Events	200	(5)
OnSave Event Sink	201	(2)
OnDelete Event Sink	203	(1)
Dummy Event Sinks	204	(1)
Synchronous Events	205	(3)
OnSyncSave Event Sink	206	(1)
OnSyncDelete Event Sink	206	(2)
The Synchronous Event Always Rings Twice	208	(1)
The IExStoreEventInfo and IExStoreDispEventInfo Support Interfaces	208	(3)
The AbortChange Method	209	(1)
The Data Property	209	(1)
The EventConnection Property	210	(1)
The EventRecord Property	210	(1)
The SourceURL Property	211	(1)
The StoreGuid Property	211	(1)
The UserGuid Property	211	(1)
The UserSid Property	211	(1)
The Event Registration Item	211	(4)
The Criteria Property	211	(1)
The Enabled Property	212	(1)