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Home > Forums > MIS/IT > Groupware & Mail Products > Microsoft: Exchange 2007 Forum

How to access Public Folder Contacts Outside of Outlook

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Luvsql (TechnicalUser)
13 Jun 12 15:18
I would like to integrate contacts into a contact folder within public folders. I assume this is in some sort of sql table? We have another application that stores contacts that I'd like to import into and know how to do so with sql, however, I don't have any details on how exchange uses SQL (and if it does at all). Having public folders is great for sharing contacts, but not so great for accessing outside of Outlook.

Anyone been able to do this?
Zelandakh (MIS)
13 Jun 12 16:44
Exchange doesn't use SQL. Public folders and 2007 is possible but GAL would be better.
Luvsql (TechnicalUser)
14 Jun 12 9:56
We do use public folders in Exchange 2007. If it's not SQL, where is the data stored?
Zelandakh (MIS)
19 Jun 12 1:01
In the public or private database. Exchange uses jet not SQL.
You would be best off using the global address list to store your contacts.
Luvsql (TechnicalUser)
19 Jun 12 9:18
I we created a new GAL in exchange, how do we write/integrate/import into it? Having a list of contacts is one thing but when the source of those contacts is another database, there needs to be some sort of bridge/ODBC connection.
Zelandakh (MIS)
20 Jun 12 16:26
Nope. The import is from csvde.exe -import using a csv file. You can't link to it.
Luvsql (TechnicalUser)
20 Jun 12 16:37
That totally stinks. All manual entry.
Zelandakh (MIS)
21 Jun 12 13:01
If you could dynamically update AD from some form of external source, you'd break all the rules and your replication across 1,000 and more domain controllers would be nuts.
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