Subject Re: [ib-support] ib->outlook tool wanted
Author Nick Upson
>From: "Jason Chapman (JAC2)" <jason@...>
> > >From: "Jason Chapman (JAC2)"
> > >The OLE interface for outlook is pretty well documented, you could
>easily
> > >write a Delphi application that synchornised the two pieces of data.
> >
> > except I don't know Delphi
>Nick,
>
>We all have our crosses to bear <g>.

never needed it

>What development tool do you know / use?

panther but it wouldn't suit this, MSVC++ could do it but I was
hoping for an off-the-shelf solution. It doesn't need to be IB
specific, odbc is fine.

>TheIB/FB side would be the same, just like simple replication, triggers on
>insert / update & delete. You need a way of getting a UID into Outlook, if
>replicating to many outlooks, probably best by adding a field to outlook
>contacts - don't know how effecient it would be.

I'd settle for 'select * from view' at known intervals

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