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Cami Rodriguez
Cami Rodriguez

Reputation: 1087

How to add an Outlook add-in for Office 365 2016 using PowerShell or CMD?

I'm developing an Outlook add-in for Office 365 (https://dev.outlook.com/MailAppsGettingStarted/GetStarted), but I have to create a Script with PowerShell or CMD.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3363

Answers (2)

Philip Chan - MSFT
Philip Chan - MSFT

Reputation: 28

If you are looking for a way to install outlook addins through scripting, please take a look at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj218722(v=exchg.160).aspx

In particular, you can use -FileData (to install your manifest from file) or -Url (to install from a Url that points to your manifest).

For a enterprise wide deployment, you should definitely look at install it as an organization addin (using -OrganizationApp in powershell or EAC), so that the addin is available for all users. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj943752(v=exchg.150).aspx

Upvotes: 1

Benoit Patra
Benoit Patra

Reputation: 4545

You question is very vague...

First, an add-in is simply a web page inserted in Office host with a library (Office.js) that enable your web app to communicate with Office host.

Having said that there is no way for you to execute Powershell script or CMD within the browser or the add-in.

However, you can easily execute the script from the server code that serves your add-in.

If you want to execute CMD or Powershell scripts which are Microsoft based script it will be easier using a webserver technology like ASP.NET (MVC or Web API).

To execute Powershell script easily within a .NET process have a look at System.Management.Automation

Upvotes: 0

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