Compiler and Linker Settings

1. Have access to a Windows NT Server.
2. Install Microsoft Exchange server on Windows NT Server.
3. Install Platform SDK on Windows NT Server or Windows NT Workstation computer. It is desirable to have complete Platform SDK installation. In case you setup your build environment using pieces that Microsoft distributes over the Internet, you will need to install iBLDENV.Exe, iMSG.Exe, and iTOOLS.Exe to be able to do most of the work. One thing to remember here is that Platform SDK is an evolutionary thing. In each new release something is different. Unfortunately, some things disappear completely from it. If you discover that an important sample is missing - try to locate it in previous releases. For example, sample gateway setup program (bin/samplegw subdirectory) is available on disk 5 of Development Platform U.S. (March 1997 release) and since then appears missing.
4. Install Visual C++ development environment on Windows NT Server or Windows NT Workstation computer.
5. To compile samples presented below use the following project settings:
- Not using MFC.
- Specify additional libraries to link with: exchsdk.lib, mapi32.lib, dapi.lib, msvcrt.lib, version.lib.
- Remove LIBC, LIBCD and LIBCMTD default libraries. To do this – either use Project Settings/Link – Category: Input, Ignore Libraries edit box. Enter “LIBC,LIBCD,LIBCMTD” string there without quotes. Alternatively, you can use “/nodefaultlib” switch by adding manually the following string in the Project Options window: /nodefaultlib:”LIBC” /nodefaultlib:”LIBCD” /nodfeaultlib:”LIBCMTD”.

Most of sample code coming with this book is accompanied by project files (with .dsp extension), that already contain required settings (listed in item 5 above). This should simplify the build process for you if you are going to use the samples. However, correct project settings alone do not guarantee buildability of the code. You need to make sure that all items above are properly addressed, especially item 3 (Platform SDK installation).