Build a Simple VCL Application for Microsoft Exchange Data

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The easiest way to integrate powerful Microsoft Exchange send and receive capabilities with Delphi & C++Builder Apps. Send & Receive Email, manage Exchange messages, folders, calendars, and more!

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How to build a simple VCL Application to view Microsoft Exchange data in RAD Studio using the CData FireDAC Components for Microsoft Exchange.

Embarcadero RAD Studio provides a development environment for Delphi and C++Builder applications. With the CData FireDAC Components for Microsoft Exchange, you gain access to live Microsoft Exchange data within RAD Studio, abstracting the data into tables, views, and stored procedures that can be used to retrieve and update Microsoft Exchange data. This article will walk through connecting to Microsoft Exchange and creating a simple VCL application with the Form Designer.

Creating a VCL Application for Microsoft Exchange Data

The following instructions show how to use the Form Designer to create a simple VCL Forms application that shows the basic FireDAC objects needed to connect to Microsoft Exchange from any application.

The following example populates a TDBGrid control.

  1. Create a new VCL Forms Application.
  2. Drop a TFDPhysExchangeDriverLink and TFDConnection object onto the form.

  3. Double-click the TFDConnection object. The FireDAC Connection Editor is displayed. Select "CData.Exchange" in the DriverId menu and configure the connection properties.

    Specify the User and Password to connect to Exchange. Additionally, specify the address of the Exchange server you are connecting to and the Platform associated with the server.

  4. Drop a TFDQuery object onto the form and set the properties below:

    • Connection - Set this property to the TFDConnection object, if this object is not already specified.
    • SQL - Click the button in the SQL property and enter a query.
    • Active - Set this property to true.
  5. Drop a TDataSource object onto the form and set the following property:

    • DataSet - In the menu for this property, select the name of the TFDQuery object.
  6. Drop a TDBGrid control onto the form and set the following property:

    • DataSource - Select the name of the TDataSource.

  7. Drop a TFDGUIxWaitCursor onto the form. This is required to avoid a run-time error.

You now have an executable application that displays the results of the SQL Query set in the TFDQuery object.