Hi all.
I need to get information from Microsoft Outlooks calendar to show it on calendar application which I made with Silverlight.
I can get all needed information with Silverlight 4 but in trusted mode and my application must be installed on users computer and work as Desctop application.
But I need for my application to work on browser.
Is it possible or the only way is using it as Desctop application?
Thanks.
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No, you can't. The best that you can do is to create a web service to communicate with Silverlight and then an Outlook add-in to communicate with that web service.
Otaku
2010-09-29 07:08:53
Ok, I will try it.
Samvel Siradeghyan
2010-09-29 07:15:05
I found in internet that for local networks I can use WebDav server. I can publish my calendar to WebDav server. After that access files located there. Is this right or there is anything which I haven't understand right?
Samvel Siradeghyan
2010-09-29 12:40:10
That's an interesting idea - I haven't seen it done before, but I believe it's possible. I guess the only thing to work out from an SL perspective is how to access/read that calendar file. I'm not sure if Outlook now supports CalDav (the calendar extensions for WebDav), but if it does, even easier.
Otaku
2010-09-29 16:52:20
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I did it with WebDav server. I published my calndar to WebDav server. Calendar is on .ics format so I can read all information from it as with other files and then parse it.
My WCF service is on the same computer in which is WebDav so I can get all needed information with Silverlight. I decided to use this version because in this case user have no need to install .Net freamework on his computer. I also found that user can publish his calendar from internet so this version do what I need.
@Otaku thanks for your answer, it was very nice solution and it is the best version for people who can't(or don't want) use WebDav.
Here is how to publish it.
EDIT: In this case calendar opens as readonly because it located on server and cannot be synchronized with existing calendar without add-in, so @Otaku's answer is right.
My version can be used if you don't need synchronization.
Samvel Siradeghyan
2010-09-30 08:18:15