Platform SDK: Exchange Server

Using Directory Access Functions

The directory access functions combine and automate several maintenance tasks. For example, with a single call, you can create a mailbox object, create and associate a Windows NT account and associate the mailbox object to it, add proxy addresses, assign user privileges, add the mailbox to distribution lists, and set its other attributes.

Several groups of functions and structures are often used together to perform a single task or a group of tasks. These sets of functions and structures are listed in the following tables, grouped by functionality type.

Functions for Exporting Directory Information

Operation Purpose Functions and Structures
Batch export Exports objects from the directory. Exported data is defined by members of the BEXPORT_PARMS structure. BEXPORT_PARMS
BatchExport
DAPI_FNErrorCallback
DAPI_FNExportEntry
Line export Exports individual objects from the directory. DAPIStart
DAPIRead
DAPIEnd
Get configuration information Returns configuration information about the site associated with the active server. SITE_INFO
DAPIGetSiteInfo

Functions for Importing Directory Information

Operation Purpose Functions and Structures
Batch import
Imports objects specified in an import file into the directory. BIMPORT_PARMS
BatchImport
Line import Imports individual objects supplied by the caller into the directory. DAPIStart
DAPIWrite
DAPIEnd

Functions for Extracting Windows NT Server User Accounts

Operation Purpose Functions and Structures
Windows NT Server export
interface
Exports multiple objects to an import file by reading a list of users from a Windows NT Server database. The resulting import file can then be used by batch import. NTEXPORT_PARMS
NTExport

Functions for Extracting Novell NetWare User Accounts

Operation Purpose Functions and Structures
Novell NetWare export
interface
Exports multiple objects to an import file by reading a list of users from a NetWare server. The resulting import file can then be used by batch import. NWEXPORT_PARMS
NWExport

Functions for Performing Administrative Tasks

Operation Purpose Functions and Structures
Progress display Controls display of the progress of an ongoing operation. CALLBACKPROGRESS
EndProgressProc
InitProgressProc
ResetProgressProc
UpdateProgressProc
UpdateProgressTextProc
Error handling Controls the interpretation, display, and handling of error events. DAPI_EVENT
Preinitialization Loads the directory schema in a background process. If, for example, your application needs to gather information from the user, this function allows you to load the schema as a background process while the user is typing, so that processing can begin as soon as the user is finished. SchemaPreload