NameSpace.AutoDiscoverXml Property

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Outlook Developer Reference

Returns a String that represents information in XML retrieved from the auto-discovery service of an Exchange server. Read-only.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Outlook 2007

Syntax

expression.AutoDiscoverXml

expression   A variable that represents a NameSpace object.

Remarks

The returned string of XML contains information about various Web services (for example, availability service and unified messaging service) and available servers.

An error is returned if the active profile does not contain an account for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or later.

Example

NameSpace.AutoDiscoverXml is an XML string that is returned from the auto-discovery service of the Exchange server. The following code sample shows when this XML string is available during a normal Outlook session:

  1. When the Application.Startup event occurs, if NameSpace.AutoDiscoverConnectionMode is not equal to olAutoDiscoverConnectionUnknown
  2. When the NameSpace.AutoDiscoverComplete event occurs, if AutoDiscoverConnectionMode is not equal to olAutoDiscoverConnectionUnknown
Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim WithEvents Session As NameSpace
Dim LastAutoDiscoverXml As String
Dim LastAutoDiscoverConnectionMode As OlAutoDiscoverConnectionMode

Private Sub Application_Startup()
Set Session = Application.Session

If (Session.AutoDiscoverConnectionMode <> olAutoDiscoverConnectionUnknown) Then
LastAutoDiscoverXml = Session.AutoDiscoverXml
LastAutoDiscoverConnectionMode = Session.AutoDiscoverConnectionMode
DoAutoDiscoverBasedWork
End If
End Sub


Private Sub Session_AutoDiscoverComplete()
LastAutoDiscoverXml = Session.AutoDiscoverXml
LastAutoDiscoverConnectionMode = Session.AutoDiscoverConnectionMode
If LastAutoDiscoverConnectionMode <> olAutoDiscoverConnectionUnknown Then
DoAutoDiscoverBasedWork
End If
End Sub


Private Sub DoAutoDiscoverBasedWork()
' Do activity requires auto discover information
Dim displayName As String
Dim posStartTag, posEndTag As Integer
posStartTag = InStr(1, LastAutoDiscoverXml, "<DisplayName>")
posEndTag = InStr(1, LastAutoDiscoverXml, "</DisplayName>")


If (posStartTag &gt; 1 And posEndTag &gt; 1) Then
    displayName = Mid(LastAutoDiscoverXml, posStartTag + 13, posEndTag - posStartTag - 13)
    Debug.Print "DisplayName = " &amp; displayName
End If



End Sub

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