Embed Outlook (Calendar Part) into ASP NET Application
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Hi, I have an email account on 2003 Exchange Server. Now, I have to make available the Calendar part of this account available on my ASP.NET web application. Is there a way to embed Outlook into ASP.NET Application? If not, then is there a way to communicate with the Exchange Server and display the current calendar entries, reschedule/delete calendar entries, and create new calendar entries via ASP.NET? My application was developed in ASP 1.0 using VS 2003. However, I do have access to ASP 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I have not done any sort of office development, and hence am completely naive in this topic. Thanks in advance.
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Hi, I have an email account on 2003 Exchange Server. Now, I have to make available the Calendar part of this account available on my ASP.NET web application. Is there a way to embed Outlook into ASP.NET Application? If not, then is there a way to communicate with the Exchange Server and display the current calendar entries, reschedule/delete calendar entries, and create new calendar entries via ASP.NET? My application was developed in ASP 1.0 using VS 2003. However, I do have access to ASP 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I have not done any sort of office development, and hence am completely naive in this topic. Thanks in advance.
You can't "embed" an application in a webpage wihtout much MUCH playing around (Quickest way would be to create an AX that started it, but would still not embed it - would run on its own).... The entire Exchange structure can be accessed through various classes in .NET, a quick google would give info...(In fact, if I remember correctly, ASP.net w/site has a component gallery, which includes something to treat exchange as a database, so can execute queries such as "SELECT * FROM Mail WHERE From='some_dude@somewhere.com' - sure this can be done in the calendar etc too....) Alternatively, Exchange provides a "web view" - you could try to embed that into a webpart / redirect the user there... "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox