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OLServices, in conjunction with Microsoft Outlook, provides a comprehensive range of messaging, personal information management and collaboration services to client applications. It can be used with any software that supports an ActiveX interface.

OLServices is a free standing component, distributed as a 32 bit ActiveX DLL and reusable in any number of applications. OLServices is an extension to your application's Object Model. You use OLServices just as you would any of the standard classes, by setting its properties and calling its methods. When you add OLServices to a project or document, it becomes part of the development and run-time environment and provides new functionality for your application.

All Northwind products are licensed on a per-developer basis and include a royalty-free runtime distribution licence. This simple approach frees companies from the accounting complexities of runtime fees and royalties. Simply purchase a development licence for each person using the product and get a royalty-free runtime licence included at no extra charge.

OLServices leverages your capabilities as a developer by giving you easy access to the functionality of Microsoft Outlook, MAPI and (if present) Exchange Server whilst retaining your familiar programming environment.

OLServices requires knowledge of a programming language such as LotusScript or Visual Basic but you don't have to be a developer yourself to enjoy its benefits. Northwind IT Systems provides comprehensive consulting and development services to help you achieve your project goals.

OLServices comprises a suite of objects which focus on the four main Outlook item types: mail, contacts appointments and tasks. Each object contains a rich feature set and an easy to use interface.

OMailItem object

• Create e-mails
• Retrieve mail from any folder and read, reply to or delete items
• Retrieve and process mail in a shared folder
• Add or remove recipients with option to select type (To, Cc or Bcc)
• Set or return all properties of an e-mail message including the subject and body
• Add or remove attachments
• Send e-mails to the Outbox for later delivery
• Send e-mails and deliver now

OContact object

• Create, display, modify or delete contacts in both the user's contacts folder and shared mailboxes
• Set or return all properties of a contact
• Save a contact as a VCard file

OAppointment object

• Create appointments
• Retrieve appointments from the calendar folder and display, modify or delete items
• Retrieve and process appointments in a shared calendar folder
• Save an appointment as a VCal file
• Convert an appointment to a meeting request by adding recipients with option to select type (Required, Optional or Resource)
• Set or return all properties of an appointment
• Add or remove attachments
• Send meeting requests to the Outbox for later delivery
• Send meeting requests and deliver now

OTask object

• Create tasks
• Retrieve tasks from the tasks folder and display, modify or delete items
• Retrieve and process tasks in a shared folder
• Assign the task to a delegate and add notification recipients with option to select type (Update or Final Status)
• Set or return all properties of a task item
• Add or remove attachments
• Send assigned tasks to the Outbox for later delivery
• Send assigned tasks and deliver now

OExplorer object

• Deliver all e-mails in the Outbox
• Find and display mail, contacts, appointments and tasks in an Outlook Explorer
• Find mail, contacts, appointments and tasks in another user's Mailbox and display them in an Explorer
• Display the MAPI Browse for Folder dialog and open the selected folder in an Explorer

Sample application and online help:
When you install OLServices, not only do you receive the ActiveX component but also the necessary resources to begin using it in the shortest possible time. The package includes:

• Sample Approach and Visual Basic applications.
• Comprehensive online help in Compiled HTML format (.chm).
• Readme file containing late breaking product information and contact details.
• Licence Utility to display the status of your licence and upgrade a trial copy to a fully licensed version.

Free support:
All registered users of OLServices are entitled to free online support, included in the price of the product. This is an e-mail based service, please see our Support page for more details

System Requirements:

• A computer running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000 or XP.
• Microsoft Outlook 98 or later. Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later is recommended.
• Collaboration Data Objects. Included in a default install of Outlook 98 but must be selected during a custom install of Outlook 2000.
• Administrator rights are needed to run the installation program on Windows NT4, 2000 and XP.
• English, French and German versions of Outlook are supported. Nearly all methods will work with other language versions.

Please note that Microsoft Outlook is required; OLServices will not work with Outlook Express.