DOCUMENT:Q307742 11-JUL-2002 [exchange] TITLE :Exchange SDK HrCreateDirEntryID Does Not Work w/Outlook 2002 PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdta ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Software Development Kit (SDK) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== The call to the HrCreateDirEntryID function in the Exchange SDK March 2001 or earlier no longer works correctly after you upgrade to Microsoft Outlook 2002. This call works if you are using Microsoft Outlook 2000. CAUSE ===== This behavior occurs because of a problem in the Exchange SDK. In HrSearchGAL, in Edkutils\Edkutils.c, the following call is incorrect: hr = MAPICALL(lpAdrBook)->OpenEntry( lpAdrBook, cbGALEntryID, lpGALEntryID, &IID_IMAPIContainer, MAPI_BEST_ACCESS | MAPI_DEFERRED_ERRORS, &ulGALObjectType, (LPUNKNOWN *) &lpGAL); The problem is that the IID that is requested is IID_IMAPIContainer, but the code treats the returned interface pointer as a pointer to an IABContainer interface. (IABContainer is derived from IMAPIContainer.) In Outlook 2000, the interface that is returned from the OpenEntry call is an IABContainer interface, which works. In Outlook 2002, the interface that is returned is actually an IMAPIContainer interface, not an IABContainer interface. Therefore, when the code later tries to call IABContainer::ResolveNames, the vtable entry is not present, and the application stops unexpectedly (crashes). RESOLUTION ========== Change the IID_IMAPIContainer to IID_IABContainer in the following call: hr = MAPICALL(lpAdrBook)->OpenEntry( lpAdrBook, cbGALEntryID, lpGALEntryID, &IID_IMAPIContainer, MAPI_BEST_ACCESS | MAPI_DEFERRED_ERRORS, &ulGALObjectType, (LPUNKNOWN *) &lpGAL); The Exchange SDK includes full source code, so it is possible to fix the call. After you fix the call, you must perform a full rebuild of the Exchange SDK library. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Additional query words: OFFXP ====================================================================== Keywords : kbdta Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbExchangeSearch kbSDKSearch Version : : Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.