Microsoft KB Archive/164310

= XCLN: Exchange Server Available Application Program Interfaces =

Article ID: 164310

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q164310



SUMMARY
The following is a brief summary of the available Microsoft Exchange Server application program interfaces (API's) and what they are generally used for.



MORE INFORMATION
Messaging Application Programming (MAPI) SDK.

This is the messaging client and transport side API for Microsoft Exchange Server. The MAPI SDK includes Simple MAPI, CMC (Common Mail Calls) and Extended MAPI for C\C++ languages, as well as OLE Messaging 1.0 and Active Messaging 1.1 for the Microsoft Visual Basic language. Both 16 and 32 bit platforms are supported.

Availability:

Available with the Microsoft Win32 SDK.

More information on the MAPI SDK can be found at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/psdk/mapi/intro_69k7.htm

Microsoft Exchange Installable Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM) driver:

This is an ISAM driver for use with Microsoft Access 97. This driver works on top of MAPI using Data Access Objects (DAO) code and, is therefore, a messaging client\transport side driver (not a direct "hook" into the Microsoft Exchange database). However, it does offer the developer an alternative to writing messaging applications in C\C++ or Microsoft Visual Basic.

Availability:

Available as the Data Access Pak with the ValuPak for the Microsoft Office '97 Professional Edition.

Microsoft Exchange Development Kit (EDK):

This is the server side API to Microsoft Exchange Server. The EDK is typically used to develop messaging gateways to Microsoft Exchange Server, mailbox agents (custom rule processing), and add-in applications (applications that do not use a mailbox for communication to the Microsoft Exchange Server).

Availability:

Available with the Microsoft BackOffice SDK or MSDN Platform SDK.

More information on the Microsoft Exchange SDK can be found on:

http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/sdk/

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