Hi. I have to develop a calendar application that controls personal diary
information and merge it with a SQL server database informatrion. I know
that outlook allows programming, but I don't know if I can do what I need:

- Can I make a form with estandar form event of outlook and add controls to
read and write in a SQL server database?
- Can I have multiple users in outlook database and add an event to all
users diary?
- Can I see in the same view, a day or week view, for example, the events of
all users?.

If I can do that, what I need?. can I develop it with .NET?, or with
infopath?, or with COM?. I must to install Exchange?.

Thanks for your information.

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"JP" wrote in message ...
Hi. I have to develop a calendar application that controls personal diary
information and merge it with a SQL server database informatrion. I know
that outlook allows programming, but I don't know if I can do what I need:

- Can I make a form with estandar form event of outlook

Yes, with some significant limitations -- see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/appointmentform.htm

and add controls to read and write in a SQL server database?

All controls do is display/enter data. To communicate with the database would require code, either behind a custom form or in an add-in installed on every machine or in a database-ready MAPI information store (see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/database.htm#tools)

- Can I have multiple users in outlook database and add an event to all
users diary?

Only if you're using Exchange, a database-ready store (see above), or some other sharing mechanism (see http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/share.htm)

- Can I see in the same view, a day or week view, for example, the events of
all users?.

Yes, with a custom program or third-party tool; see http://www.slipstick.com/calendar/scheduleall.htm

If I can do that, what I need?. can I develop it with .NET?, or with
infopath?, or with COM?. I must to install Exchange?.

Infopath is irrelevant if you want to show the data in Outlook. You would have to decide what kind of store to use. That would largely determine where and how much coding you'd need.