OSC sample templates

Accompanying the Outlook Social Connector 2013 Provider Reference are several provider templates in C++, C#, and Visual Basic. You can download the templates at Outlook Social Connector 2013: Provider templates.

The provider templates are available for use when you build a provider in the language of your choice. To minimize the download size of the provider and to minimize provider load time, you should build a production provider by using C++. If you are developing a provider for users who have .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or a later version of .NET Framework installed on their computers, you can also consider writing a managed provider using C# or Visual Basic.

In this section

• Downloading the Samples: Describes how to download and install the sample provider and templates.

• Applying a Sample Provider Template: Describes how to use the sample provider templates.

Reference

• Outlook Social Connector Provider Reference

Related sections

• Getting Started with Developing an Outlook Social Connector Provider

• OSC Typical Calling Sequences

• Developing a Provider with the OSC XML Schema

• Debugging a Provider

• Deploying a Provider

• Best Practices for Developing a Provider