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Hello,
I am working on a web-hosted software, and I m searching a way to share information between my software and outlook. Could someone tell me if outlook view control (embedded in my webpage) can help me to exchange or synchronise my software database with outlook (after user's agreement, of course). If so, would it be possible to indicate me the best environment to develop such a solution? One last thing: would the ovc functionnality be the same for all outlook versions (from 2000 to 2007)? Thank you very much for any help or reference, Jean-Philippe Goyen |
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No, it can't. All the OVC does (in all versions from 2000 to 2007) is display what the user can already see in their Outlook folders. It has no synchronization functionality.
-- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Hello, I am working on a web-hosted software, and I m searching a way to share information between my software and outlook. Could someone tell me if outlook view control (embedded in my webpage) can help me to exchange or synchronise my software database with outlook (after user's agreement, of course). If so, would it be possible to indicate me the best environment to develop such a solution? One last thing: would the ovc functionnality be the same for all outlook versions (from 2000 to 2007)? Thank you very much for any help or reference, Jean-Philippe Goyen |
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Thank you very much Sue for your quick answer.
I am now trying to imagine to add a plugin to outlook who could make the synching job. Would it be possible to bring the addin buttons in ovc, on user webpage? What could fullfill my needs... Again, if this is possible, is there any recommended environment? Vsto 2005....? Thank you "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: No, it can't. All the OVC does (in all versions from 2000 to 2007) is display what the user can already see in their Outlook folders. It has no synchronization functionality. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Hello, I am working on a web-hosted software, and I m searching a way to share information between my software and outlook. Could someone tell me if outlook view control (embedded in my webpage) can help me to exchange or synchronise my software database with outlook (after user's agreement, of course). If so, would it be possible to indicate me the best environment to develop such a solution? One last thing: would the ovc functionnality be the same for all outlook versions (from 2000 to 2007)? Thank you very much for any help or reference, Jean-Philippe Goyen |
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VSTO 2005 supports only Outlook 2003 and 2007.
An Outlook add-in doesn't place buttons on an OVC control or add any functionality to a web page. It can place buttons on the Outlook Explorer and Inspector windows and can expose public methods that other client-side applications can call. . -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Thank you very much Sue for your quick answer. I am now trying to imagine to add a plugin to outlook who could make the synching job. Would it be possible to bring the addin buttons in ovc, on user webpage? What could fullfill my needs... Again, if this is possible, is there any recommended environment? Vsto 2005....? Thank you "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: No, it can't. All the OVC does (in all versions from 2000 to 2007) is display what the user can already see in their Outlook folders. It has no synchronization functionality. "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Hello, I am working on a web-hosted software, and I m searching a way to share information between my software and outlook. Could someone tell me if outlook view control (embedded in my webpage) can help me to exchange or synchronise my software database with outlook (after user's agreement, of course). If so, would it be possible to indicate me the best environment to develop such a solution? One last thing: would the ovc functionnality be the same for all outlook versions (from 2000 to 2007)? Thank you very much for any help or reference, Jean-Philippe Goyen |
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Thank you for your answer,
So, do you think I could proceed this way: ? 1- Programming an add-in, who creates (after user installation) buttons on outlook explorer and Inspector,(my buttons would be dedicated to interoperability with an online database, I saw such things with linkedin or skype outlook plugins...). 2- Write a web page who 'contains' ovc (I perfectly understood it would display my client outlook data), and display my new add-in buttons inside ovc, fully functionnal, when my add-in is installed on client computer. So It would be possible to launch synchronisation (of all or selected items) from an IE window...? In fact I ve just found a service very similar to what I hope: http://solutions.corasworks.net/show...n/default.aspx But they only limit to one way synchronizing, data only go from their application to outlook, not in the other direction. Do you think that proceeding my two steps way it would be possible for me to programm a double way to synchronise (all or selected items) with a nice (ovc embeddable) plug/add-in? I apologize for my english and the length of my question,hope it is clear, but as I 'm just starting this project, and my new job, I am afraid to spend time on impossible things. Thank you very much. Jean-Philippe "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: VSTO 2005 supports only Outlook 2003 and 2007. An Outlook add-in doesn't place buttons on an OVC control or add any functionality to a web page. It can place buttons on the Outlook Explorer and Inspector windows and can expose public methods that other client-side applications can call. . -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Thank you very much Sue for your quick answer. I am now trying to imagine to add a plugin to outlook who could make the synching job. Would it be possible to bring the addin buttons in ovc, on user webpage? What could fullfill my needs... Again, if this is possible, is there any recommended environment? Vsto 2005....? Thank you "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: No, it can't. All the OVC does (in all versions from 2000 to 2007) is display what the user can already see in their Outlook folders. It has no synchronization functionality. "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Hello, I am working on a web-hosted software, and I m searching a way to share information between my software and outlook. Could someone tell me if outlook view control (embedded in my webpage) can help me to exchange or synchronise my software database with outlook (after user's agreement, of course). If so, would it be possible to indicate me the best environment to develop such a solution? One last thing: would the ovc functionnality be the same for all outlook versions (from 2000 to 2007)? Thank you very much for any help or reference, Jean-Philippe Goyen |
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1) Yes, that would work.
2) Again, there is no "inside" of the OVC that you can customize with your own buttons. Displaying buttons related to your add-in's functionality would not be part of the OVC. What you could consider is building your own downloadable control that would use the OVC as part of its interface and also include the buttons you want to display. I think any synchronization application is a lot more work than anyone ever realizes when they first envision it, which explains why you probably won't find any related sample code. Don't forget about the security issues related to Outlook, too. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Thank you for your answer, So, do you think I could proceed this way: ? 1- Programming an add-in, who creates (after user installation) buttons on outlook explorer and Inspector,(my buttons would be dedicated to interoperability with an online database, I saw such things with linkedin or skype outlook plugins...). 2- Write a web page who 'contains' ovc (I perfectly understood it would display my client outlook data), and display my new add-in buttons inside ovc, fully functionnal, when my add-in is installed on client computer. So It would be possible to launch synchronisation (of all or selected items) from an IE window...? In fact I ve just found a service very similar to what I hope: http://solutions.corasworks.net/show...n/default.aspx But they only limit to one way synchronizing, data only go from their application to outlook, not in the other direction. Do you think that proceeding my two steps way it would be possible for me to programm a double way to synchronise (all or selected items) with a nice (ovc embeddable) plug/add-in? I apologize for my english and the length of my question,hope it is clear, but as I 'm just starting this project, and my new job, I am afraid to spend time on impossible things. Thank you very much. Jean-Philippe "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: VSTO 2005 supports only Outlook 2003 and 2007. An Outlook add-in doesn't place buttons on an OVC control or add any functionality to a web page. It can place buttons on the Outlook Explorer and Inspector windows and can expose public methods that other client-side applications can call. . "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Thank you very much Sue for your quick answer. I am now trying to imagine to add a plugin to outlook who could make the synching job. Would it be possible to bring the addin buttons in ovc, on user webpage? What could fullfill my needs... Again, if this is possible, is there any recommended environment? Vsto 2005....? Thank you "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: No, it can't. All the OVC does (in all versions from 2000 to 2007) is display what the user can already see in their Outlook folders. It has no synchronization functionality. "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Hello, I am working on a web-hosted software, and I m searching a way to share information between my software and outlook. Could someone tell me if outlook view control (embedded in my webpage) can help me to exchange or synchronise my software database with outlook (after user's agreement, of course). If so, would it be possible to indicate me the best environment to develop such a solution? One last thing: would the ovc functionnality be the same for all outlook versions (from 2000 to 2007)? Thank you very much for any help or reference, Jean-Philippe Goyen |
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Thank you ,
I promise I won't try anymore to put anything in ovc ![]() around. And will document myself fully about outlook security issues. I would be glad to inform you here of next steps of my project, Thanks, Jean-Philippe "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: 1) Yes, that would work. 2) Again, there is no "inside" of the OVC that you can customize with your own buttons. Displaying buttons related to your add-in's functionality would not be part of the OVC. What you could consider is building your own downloadable control that would use the OVC as part of its interface and also include the buttons you want to display. I think any synchronization application is a lot more work than anyone ever realizes when they first envision it, which explains why you probably won't find any related sample code. Don't forget about the security issues related to Outlook, too. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Thank you for your answer, So, do you think I could proceed this way: ? 1- Programming an add-in, who creates (after user installation) buttons on outlook explorer and Inspector,(my buttons would be dedicated to interoperability with an online database, I saw such things with linkedin or skype outlook plugins...). 2- Write a web page who 'contains' ovc (I perfectly understood it would display my client outlook data), and display my new add-in buttons inside ovc, fully functionnal, when my add-in is installed on client computer. So It would be possible to launch synchronisation (of all or selected items) from an IE window...? In fact I ve just found a service very similar to what I hope: http://solutions.corasworks.net/show...n/default.aspx But they only limit to one way synchronizing, data only go from their application to outlook, not in the other direction. Do you think that proceeding my two steps way it would be possible for me to programm a double way to synchronise (all or selected items) with a nice (ovc embeddable) plug/add-in? I apologize for my english and the length of my question,hope it is clear, but as I 'm just starting this project, and my new job, I am afraid to spend time on impossible things. Thank you very much. Jean-Philippe "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: VSTO 2005 supports only Outlook 2003 and 2007. An Outlook add-in doesn't place buttons on an OVC control or add any functionality to a web page. It can place buttons on the Outlook Explorer and Inspector windows and can expose public methods that other client-side applications can call. . "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Thank you very much Sue for your quick answer. I am now trying to imagine to add a plugin to outlook who could make the synching job. Would it be possible to bring the addin buttons in ovc, on user webpage? What could fullfill my needs... Again, if this is possible, is there any recommended environment? Vsto 2005....? Thank you "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: No, it can't. All the OVC does (in all versions from 2000 to 2007) is display what the user can already see in their Outlook folders. It has no synchronization functionality. "Jpgoyen" wrote in message ... Hello, I am working on a web-hosted software, and I m searching a way to share information between my software and outlook. Could someone tell me if outlook view control (embedded in my webpage) can help me to exchange or synchronise my software database with outlook (after user's agreement, of course). If so, would it be possible to indicate me the best environment to develop such a solution? One last thing: would the ovc functionnality be the same for all outlook versions (from 2000 to 2007)? Thank you very much for any help or reference, Jean-Philippe Goyen |
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