Client Application Development Options

You can develop standalone applications for the Microsoft Exchange Client. The following topics discuss application development ideas.

Develop a New Viewer Window

You can use named views to change the columns, column order, grouping, sorting, and filtering on a folder. Development considerations include the following:

• Only visible columns can be sorted.
• Sort order is ascending or descending for the specific data type as originated or converted.
• Sorting by one field only is allowed, but there are multiple grouping levels.
• No specific functions for creating or editing views are exposed.

Any development tool can be used to create a new Viewer window. For more information, see the Microsoft Exchange Client Extensions Programmer's Reference.

Develop a Custom Client

You can create your own custom client interface to view a public folder by writing to MAPI. You can launch custom view windows from the Microsoft Exchange Client to obtain a simple level of integration. MAPI, Visual C++, and Visual Basic can be used for this type of development. For more information, see Building a Client Application.