How to create a search folder by using WebDAV in Visual C# (310275)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual C# 2005
  • Microsoft Visual C# .NET (2003)
  • Microsoft Visual C# .NET (2002)
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
  • Microsoft XML 4.0
  • Microsoft XML 3.0

This article was previously published under Q310275

SUMMARY

This article describes how to use Microsoft XML 3.0 or Microsoft XML 4.0 to create a search folder by using Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) in Microsoft Visual C#.

MORE INFORMATION

To create a search folder in Visual C#, follow these steps:
  1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio .NET or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
  2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project.
  3. In the Visual C# Projects types list, click Console Application.

    By default, Class1.cs is created.

    Note In Microsoft Visual C# 2005, click Visual C# under Console Application. By default, Program.cs is created.
  4. Add a reference to Microsoft XML v3.0 or to Microsoft XML v4.0. To do so, follow these steps:
    1. On the Project menu, click Add Reference.
    2. Click the COM tab, locate Microsoft XML v3.0 or Microsoft XML v4.0 and then click Select.

      Note In Microsoft Visual C# 2005, you do not have to click Select.
    3. In the Add References dialog box, click OK.
    4. If you are prompted to generate wrappers for the libraries that you selected, click Yes.
  5. In the code window, replace the code with the following:
    using System;
    
    namespace WebDav
    {
    	class Class1
    	{	
    		public static void Main(String [] args)
    		{
    			try 
    			{			
    			MSXML2.XMLHTTP30 oXMLHttp = new MSXML2.XMLHTTP30();
    
    			// TODO: Replace with your new search/source folder URLs
    			String sUrl = "http://ExchServer/MyTLH/MyApplication/SearchFolder";	
    			String sSourceUrl = "http://ExchServer/MyTLH/MyApplication/SourceFolder";
    
    			String sQuery = "<?xml version='1.0'?>" + 
    				"<a:propertyupdate xmlns:a='DAV:' xmlns:m='urn:schemas:mailheader:'>" + 
    				"<a:set>" +
    				"<a:prop>" +
    				"<a:searchrequest>" +
    				"<a:sql>" +
    				"Select \"DAV:displayname\", \"urn:schemas:mailheader:subject\"" +
    				" FROM SCOPE('SHALLOW TRAVERSAL OF \"" + sSourceUrl + "\"')" +						
    				" Where \"urn:schemas:mailheader:subject\" = 'Test1'" + 
    				"</a:sql>" + 
    				"</a:searchrequest>" +
    				"</a:prop>" +
    				"</a:set>" +
    				"</a:propertyupdate>";
    
     
    			oXMLHttp.open("MKCOL", sUrl, false, "UserDomain\UserAlias", "UserPassword");
    
    			oXMLHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml");
    			oXMLHttp.setRequestHeader("Translate", "f");
    			
    			//Console.WriteLine(sQuery.Length);
    			Console.WriteLine(sQuery);
    			oXMLHttp.send(sQuery);
    
    			Console.WriteLine(oXMLHttp.status);
    			Console.WriteLine(oXMLHttp.statusText);
    			Console.WriteLine(oXMLHttp.responseText);
    			}
    			catch (Exception e)
    			{
    				Console.WriteLine("{0} Exception caught.", e);
    			}
    
    		}
             }
    }
  6. Search for TODO in the code, and then modify the code for your environment.
  7. Press F5 to build and to run the program.
  8. Make sure that the search folder that you just created works.

REFERENCES

For more information, visit the following MSDN Web site:

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/4/2006
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