Vb.6

[ajithkumar.15]

Hi All,

I like to know do VB6.0 supports MAPI to access emails from microsoft exchange server 2010.If so is it the latest versio MAPI 6.5 is what we need to use

[RhinoBull]

Yes, it does. There are 2 controls: MAPI Session and MAPI Messages and both are as of 1997.

[dilettante]

The old VB6 controls only use Simple MAPI, which is no longer supported by a lot of email software.

Simple MAPI uses a DLL installed by another product such as Outlook Express, Outlook, etc. and so for example to get to Exchange using MAPI at all from a client system you'll need Outlook installed. Even then I'd question whether this will work any more.

MAPI Programming Overview

Important:

Simple MAPI is not supported by Microsoft Outlook 2010. It is supported by Exchange Server 2003.

[RhinoBull]

I don't think MS Outlook 2010 is that important - as long as the Exchange supports it the client should be ok.
Although I haven't done this in awhile so I might be wrong...

[ajithkumar.15]

My application was written in Vb 6 and it was interacting with Microsoft Exchange server 2003 now they are migrating to Exchange server 2010,since iam new to VB and MAPi ,i dont know will the existing MAPI 3 verison which i was using is good enough to support exchange server 10.Please guide me in this

[dilettante]

You are probably talking about Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1.

This is the newest available, version 6.5.8211.0

Exchange Web Services (EWS) is the preferred API however.

[Hack]

My application was written in Vb 6 and it was interacting with Microsoft Exchange server 2003 now they are migrating to Exchange server 2010

Then you might want to consider redoing the VB6 app in VB.NET (Version 2010)

[ajithkumar.15]

Thanks, for all your reply.But Hack, the user doesn't want me to change it to VB.net they want us to stick with the existing VB 6.0.Is there any possible that VB 6.0 can support Exchage server 10 with MAPI6.5