Hey, If you prefer cleaner way, then you can run django on iropython http://stackoverflow.com/questions/425990/django-on-ironpython and use .NET Powershell SDK for this purpose
Kristaps Kūlis BOFH excuse #371: Incorrectly configured static routes on the corerouters.<http://wertarbyte.de/gigaset-rss/?limit=140&cookies=1&lang=de&lang=en&jar_id=10394735232565416737736263810940952> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Sam Lai <samuel....@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2009/10/6 StevenC <spchu...@gmail.com>: > > > > Hey all. > > > > I have been set a massive project and one of the fundimentals is to > > create a Mailbox in Microsoft Exchange 2007. My choice of language is > > going to be Django/Python rather than PHP because i want to move away > > from PHP. > > > > Soo, my question to everyone is.. Does anyone know if you can directly > > create Mailboxes via Django or in a worst case, can you run DOS > > commands using Django. This was PowerShell commands could be > > constructed and fed to the server to process. > > Ah, combining my 2 favourite scripting languages :) I doubt you can > create mailboxes directly from Python, and even if you could, I > wouldn't do it because it isn't the supported way. I'd just get Python > to call a DOS command (assuming you're running this on a Windows box). > > First off, write a script that does what you need to create the > Exchange mailbox - make sure it is written to accept parameters for > things like user identity, mailbox size etc. (the 'help new-mailbox' > command will give you more info on parameters; alternatively consult > the Exchange reference). Make the script return an exit code to > indicate if it worked or not. Call this newMailbox.ps1. > > Then using python, import the subprocess module, and use the call > method in that to execute the following command: > > C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe > -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange > Server\bin\exshell.psc1" -command ". > 'C:\path\to\the\script\newMailbox.ps1' <parameters>" > > (The PSConsoleFile parameter is needed so PowerShell loads the > Exchange cmdlets. Replace <parameters> with the necessary parameters.) > > One concern is that depending on how long that script takes to work, > the web request may time out. From memory, it shouldn't, but it might > be something to consider. > > HTH, > > Sam > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
