Hi,

What is the easiest way to do this? and how? I've tried a few things
but am stuck.

I'm trying to add a mapi service to an outlook profile. I'm running
outlook 2003 on windows XP.

I was able to create a .prf file from the custom maintenance wizard. I
also have the dll of the mapi service I want to test out. It's from
the Inside Mapi cd/book by Les Thaler and De La Cruz. I believe the
code Thaler and De La Cruz provide is for windows 2000.

I looked at the PRFwhitepaper showing which sections to change, but for
each section what do I need to add for my mapi service?

Anything else I need to know? Is there documentation on how to do
this?

Thanks,

Tri

Only the developer of the service would know the detailed settings that the service requires for its setup. However, the excellent white paper "Configuring Outlook Profiles by Using a PRF File" at http://office.microsoft.com/search/r...60 I&respos=3 is a good guide to the structure of a PRF file. You'll want to pay particular attention to how the settings in the mapping sections are connected to the setting values set in the other sections.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


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Hi,

What is the easiest way to do this? and how? I've tried a few things
but am stuck.

I'm trying to add a mapi service to an outlook profile. I'm running
outlook 2003 on windows XP.

I was able to create a .prf file from the custom maintenance wizard. I
also have the dll of the mapi service I want to test out. It's from
the Inside Mapi cd/book by Les Thaler and De La Cruz. I believe the
code Thaler and De La Cruz provide is for windows 2000.

I looked at the PRFwhitepaper showing which sections to change, but for
each section what do I need to add for my mapi service?

Anything else I need to know? Is there documentation on how to do
this?

Thanks,

Tri

I happen to buy your book, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003, last
night at the book store!

Is there a good book/documentation out there on developing services?
In particular, MAPI services and how to configure outlook to use those
MAPI services.

Also, l have access to the sample code (such as the message store
provider) from the Inside Mapi book. Where do I look to find the
properties I should put in the prf file for this particular service?
Is there a standard place to look (such as for Java arguments are
passed int he main() method)?

Thanks,

Tri

Inside MAPI is the classic reference. I don't do ExMAPI, so I have no idea where you should look in their sample code. There's a separate MAPI-L list that goes deeper into such issues.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


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Is there a good book/documentation out there on developing services?
In particular, MAPI services and how to configure outlook to use those
MAPI services.

Also, l have access to the sample code (such as the message store
provider) from the Inside Mapi book. Where do I look to find the
properties I should put in the prf file for this particular service?
Is there a standard place to look (such as for Java arguments are
passed int he main() method)?

Thanks,

Tri