Well, if you still can convince them to put the whole GAL into a public contact folder then take a look at http://www.cdolive.com/gal2contacts.htm. An Exchange 2000 version of that script is already under development/testing.
<Siegfried /> > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:37 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: owa global address list > > Yes PDA is the one reason they were looking at it. This a school district > that they like to do things where if they teachers have to click one or > two > extra clicks or God forbid they have to learn soemthing new for their > email > or they will go on strike. Trust me I wanted to export all the GAL user to > a > shared Public folder but they thought that was to complex for the users??? > Thats OK a 6 week gig is turning into a longer project. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Siegfried Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:22 PM > Subject: RE: owa global address list > > > Synchronizing with a PDA? > Using them with Outlook contact distribution lists? > > And probably a lot more. > > <Siegfried /> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Soysal, Serdar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:21 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: owa global address list > > > > > > Siegfried answered the "how" portion. Let me ask you this: why oh why > do > > they want to do that? If an item is already in the GAL, what is the > point > > in creating a duplicate entry in their Contacts folder? > > > > S. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 12:54 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Re: owa global address list > > > > > > Then do you thnk it is also possible to drag and drop GAL users into > the > > Contact folder under OWA2000? That is the next thing the customer is > > looking > > for. Seems OWA 2000 will be their main email client until they decide > > otherwise. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Siegfried Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:03 PM > > Subject: RE: owa global address list > > > > > > You don't need VB knowledge to accomplish that. Either VBScript or, if > > you're coming from a C/C++ or Java shop, Jscript is enough as > > programming language. > > > > The important part is to understand (and learn) the objects and their > > object models to access such information. > > > > In this case LDAP is used to query the Windows 2000 Active Directory. > > Since LDAP is a C/C++ (or Delphi) only API Microsoft developed ADSI. > > ADSI can be used to read and write to Active Directory and the > Internet > > has lots of sample stuff how to do that. > > > > Some code can be found at > > http://www.cdolive.net/samples/adusermanagement.eml (and soon you'll > > find more at a similar place <wink>) > > > > <Siegfried /> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:56 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Re: owa global address list > > > > > > Thanks will give it a try. I looked on CDOlive before but must have > > missed > > > the posting. Thanks again. I see now that if I am to continue doing > > > Exchange > > > 2000 deployments, VB or other programming classes are going to be > > needed > > > more than in the past for these type of requests. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Siegfried Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 12:06 PM > > > Subject: RE: owa global address list > > > > > > > > > As already mentioned on the list. There is a solution you can buy if > > you > > > need it now. Or, if you are a programmer, you can write your own > > > extension using LDAP to browse the Active Directory. > > > > > > A couple of month back I wrote this piece for a customer > > > http://www.cdolive.com/images//owa2kaddrbook.jpg. So, as you can > see, > > it > > > is possible for a skilled developer and it didn't took me too much > > time > > > ;-) > > > > > > <Siegfried /> > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 3:55 PM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: Re: owa global address list > > > > > > > > Well that is the question. Would love to know of someone who could > > to > > > > that. > > > > VB, CDO or some other tool to accomplish this. Been looking for a > > long > > > > time > > > > and seems to be the number one request I get from customers. If > > anyone > > > > knows > > > > of a solution please point me to them. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Siegfried Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 6:13 AM > > > > Subject: RE: owa global address list > > > > > > > > > > > > Right. But the only way for OWA 2000 is definitely not to buy the > > > > Messageware stuff. If you're a programmer you can solve this > without > > > > paying those bucks and I'm sure somebody will write a simple > > > enhancement > > > > to accomplish that in the near future. > > > > > > > > <Siegfried /> > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 11:35 AM > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > Subject: Re: owa global address list > > > > > > > > > > Thats true if it's 5.5 OWA 2000 is a whole different ball game > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Chris Scharff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:17 PM > > > > > Subject: RE: owa global address list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In 5.5 there's a book on CDO which includes enough information > > to > > > > build > > > > > your > > > > > > own GAL tool. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Chris Scharff > > > > > > Senior Sales Engineer > > > > > > MessageOne > > > > > > If you can't measure, you can't manage! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:43 PM > > > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > > Subject: Re: owa global address list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes it is. The only way to see the GAL is to purchase the > > > > > > > softaware addon from Messageware.com Yopu have to just tell > > > > > > > the users that OE=OWA is a thin client and doesn't have all > > > > > > > the features of a fat client such as Outlook 2000. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > From: "bill brummett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 5:46 PM > > > > > > > Subject: owa global address list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i dont see my global address list on owa, rather see only > a > > > > search > > > > > > > > function. is this normal? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > List posting FAQ: > > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > > > Archives: > > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
