How to create MAPI profiles without installing Outlook

// CreateProfileWithMAPILogonEx function: This takes advantage of the 
// profile prompt dialog's "New" button.
bool CreateProfileWithMAPILogonEx()
{
    HRESULT         hRes = S_OK;        // Return code from MAPI calls.
    LPMAPISESSION   lpSession = NULL;   // MAPI Session pointer.

    // Initialize MAPI.
    if (FAILED(hRes = MAPIInitialize(NULL)))
    {
        cout<<"Error initializing MAPI. hRes = 0x"<<hex<<hRes<<dec<<endl;
        return FALSE;
    }

    // Instruct user to click the "New" button.
    cout<<"When the \"Choose Profile\" dialog appears, click the \"New\" button"
        <<"to configure a new profile."<<endl;

    // Call MAPILogonEx to display the profile chooser dialog box.
    if (FAILED(hRes = MAPILogonEx(NULL,
                                  NULL,
                                  NULL,
                                  MAPI_LOGON_UI,
                                  &lpSession)))
    {
        cout<<"Error logging on. hRes = 0x"<<hex<<hRes<<dec<<endl;
        return FALSE;
    }

    // Log off the session.
    if (FAILED(hRes = lpSession->Logoff(0,0,0)))
    {
        cout<<"Error logging off. hRes = 0x"<<hex<<hRes<<dec<<endl;
    }

    // Release the session.
    lpSession->Release();

    // Uninitialize MAPI.
    MAPIUninitialize();

    // true, which indicates success.
    return TRUE;
}
				

// CreateProfileWithLAUNCHWIZARD function: This uses the LAUNCHWIZARDENTRY API
// to display the profile configuration UI.
bool CreateProfileWithLAUNCHWIZARD()
{
    HRESULT     hRes = S_OK;                    // Return code from MAPI calls.
    TCHAR       szProfName[80] = {0};           // String to hold profile name.
    LPTSTR      szServices[] = {"MSEMS", NULL}; // String to hold message service names.

    // Call LaunchWizard to add the MSEMS service.
    if (FAILED(hRes = LaunchWizard(NULL,
                                   NULL,
                                   (LPCTSTR *)szServices,
                                   80,
                                   szProfName)))
    {
        cout<<"Error launching wizard. hRes = 0x"<<hex<<hRes<<dec<<endl;
        return FALSE;
    }

    // Return true indicating success.
    return TRUE;
}
				

// CreateProfileWithIProfAdmin function: This uses the MAPI IProfAdmin to 
// programmatically create a profile. No UI is displayed.
bool CreateProfileWithIProfAdmin()
{
    HRESULT         hRes = S_OK;            // Result from MAPI calls.
    LPPROFADMIN     lpProfAdmin = NULL;     // Profile Admin object.
    LPSERVICEADMIN  lpSvcAdmin = NULL;      // Service Admin object.
    LPMAPITABLE     lpMsgSvcTable = NULL;   // Table to hold services.
    LPSRowSet       lpSvcRows = NULL;       // Rowset to hold results of table query.
    SPropValue      rgval[2];               // Property structure to hold values we want to set.
    SRestriction    sres;                   // Restriction structure.
    SPropValue      SvcProps;               // Property structure for restriction.
    char            szProfile[80] = {0};    // String for profile name.
    char            szMailbox[80] = {0};    // String for mailbox name.
    char            szServer[80] = {0};     // String for server name.

    // This indicates columns we want returned from HrQueryAllRows.
    enum {iSvcName, iSvcUID, cptaSvc};
    SizedSPropTagArray(cptaSvc,sptCols) = { cptaSvc, PR_SERVICE_NAME, PR_SERVICE_UID };

    // Get configuration info from user.
    cout<<"Enter name for profile: ";
    cin>>szProfile;
    cout<<"Enter Exchange mailbox name: ";
    cin>>szMailbox;
    cout<<"Enter Exchange server name: ";
    cin>>szServer;

    // Initialize MAPI.

    if (FAILED(hRes = MAPIInitialize(NULL)))
    {
        cout<<"Error initializing MAPI.";
        goto error;
    }

    // Get an IProfAdmin interface.

    if (FAILED(hRes = MAPIAdminProfiles(0,              // Flags.
                                        &lpProfAdmin))) // Pointer to new IProfAdmin.
    {
        cout<<"Error getting IProfAdmin interface.";
        goto error;
    }

    // Create a new profile.

    if (FAILED(hRes = lpProfAdmin->CreateProfile(szProfile,     // Name of new profile.
                                                 NULL,          // Password for profile.
                                                 NULL,          // Handle to parent window.
                                                 NULL)))        // Flags.
    {
        cout<<"Error creating profile.";
        goto error;
    }

    // Get an IMsgServiceAdmin interface off of the IProfAdmin interface.

    if (FAILED(hRes = lpProfAdmin->AdminServices(szProfile,     // Profile that we want to modify.
                                                 NULL,          // Password for that profile.
                                                 NULL,          // Handle to parent window.
                                                 0,             // Flags.
                                                 &lpSvcAdmin))) // Pointer to new IMsgServiceAdmin.
    {
        cout<<"Error getting IMsgServiceAdmin interface.";
        goto error;
    }

    // Create the new message service for Exchange.

    if (FAILED(hRes = lpSvcAdmin->CreateMsgService("MSEMS",     // Name of service from MAPISVC.INF.
                                                   NULL,        // Display name of service.
                                                   NULL,        // Handle to parent window.
                                                   NULL)))      // Flags.
    {
        cout<<"Error creating Exchange message service.";
        goto error;
    }
        
    // You now have to obtain the entry id for the new service.
    // You can do this by getting the message service table
    // and getting the entry that corresponds to the new service.

    if (FAILED(hRes = lpSvcAdmin->GetMsgServiceTable(0,                 // Flags.
                                                     &lpMsgSvcTable)))  // Pointer to table.
    {
        cout<<"Error getting Message Service Table.";
        goto error;
    }

    // Set up restriction to query table.

    sres.rt = RES_CONTENT;
    sres.res.resContent.ulFuzzyLevel = FL_FULLSTRING;
    sres.res.resContent.ulPropTag = PR_SERVICE_NAME;
    sres.res.resContent.lpProp = &SvcProps;

    SvcProps.ulPropTag = PR_SERVICE_NAME;
    SvcProps.Value.lpszA = "MSEMS";

    // Query the table to obtain the entry for the newly created message service.

    if (FAILED(hRes = HrQueryAllRows(lpMsgSvcTable,
                                     (LPSPropTagArray)&sptCols,
                                     &sres,
                                     NULL,
                                     0,
                                     &lpSvcRows)))
    {
        cout<<"Error querying table for new message service.";
        goto error;
    }

    // Set up a SPropValue array for the properties that you have to configure.

    // First, the server name.
    ZeroMemory(&rgval[1], sizeof(SPropValue) );
    rgval[1].ulPropTag = PR_PROFILE_UNRESOLVED_SERVER;
    rgval[1].Value.lpszA = szServer;

    // Next, the mailbox name.
    ZeroMemory(&rgval[0], sizeof(SPropValue) );
    rgval[0].ulPropTag = PR_PROFILE_UNRESOLVED_NAME; 
    rgval[0].Value.lpszA = szMailbox;

    // Configure the message service by using the previous properties.

        if (FAILED(hRes = lpSvcAdmin->ConfigureMsgService(
        (LPMAPIUID)lpSvcRows->aRow->lpProps[iSvcUID].Value.bin.lpb, // Entry ID of service to configure.
        NULL,                                                       // Handle to parent window.
        0,                                                          // Flags.
        2,                                                          // Number of properties we are setting.
        rgval)))                                                    // Pointer to SPropValue array.
    {
        cout<<"Error configuring message service.";
        goto error;
    }

    goto cleanup;

error:
    cout<<" hRes = 0x"<<hex<<hRes<<dec<<endl;
    return FALSE;

cleanup:
    // Clean up.
    if (lpSvcRows) FreeProws(lpSvcRows);
    if (lpMsgSvcTable) lpMsgSvcTable->Release();
    if (lpSvcAdmin) lpSvcAdmin->Release();
    if (lpProfAdmin) lpProfAdmin->Release();

    MAPIUninitialize();
    return TRUE;

}