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Hi All,

Ive started my first project that requires me to integrate with Outlook. Coding the add-in was relatively simple once i got the hang of the ribbon control, but now im stuck on something: is it possible to store custom user data in Exchange?

Basically i need to store a few fields for use with my Outlook add-in, but i cant find any info on whether or not Exchange can be used to store custom data. My other option is using AD, but i woudl prefer Exchange if its possible and relatively feasable.

Hopefully someone here can point me in the right directions.

 

cheers!

 

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Hey there,

Will the Outlook Addin always be run in an environment which has both Exchange and/or AD? Regardless, is there a real requirement to store it in that type of structure as opposed to even the .config/another XML file? Especially if it's only a few fields?

Thanks,

 -Pat Ramadass

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Hi Pat,

Yes the Addin will always be run in an environment where we have both Exchange and AD available. The reason we want to store the data in a central location is because we need to be able to manage/maintain these fields from a central location. These data fields need to be variable for each user on the domain.

I have since experienced that a call to AD can be rather slow (4~6 seconds) depending on the network architecture (e.g. our AD server sits in the USA), which really highlights my desire to store these fields in Exchange if possible.Essentially i need to look up these fields every time an internal recipient is added.

Thanks for your time thus far.

John

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