Is there a simple way of getting Exchange public contacts into a .NET Application?

Question

This is such basic, powerful functionality I'm *sure* it must have been done before, but much as I search on Google I can't find anything that works.

I've tried half a dozen obscure "workarounds" to achieve this, not one of them has worked. All I get is error messages from deep inside the Mail API, and googling them simply leads to dead ends.

So if anyone out there knows how to simply get a list of public exchange contacts into a .NET application, I'd love to hear from you!

Answer 1

You can use ADO to query Exchange server's store for its public contacts, through Exchange's built-in OLE DB driver (and use it to add / modify / delete contacts, too).



http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191461.aspx



I know the link above references SQL Server 2005, but you can use the basic concepts to connect from a .NET app using The System. Data. OleDb namespace

Answer 2

I'd imagine you can export CSV, import into a database and use the .NET app to query the database.



I'm not sure if you're looking for a 'How to code...' or if you have a certain .NET application you're working with here- but that's probably your best bet.

Answer 3

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