MS Access interface to iManage DeskSite

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I am an independent consultant and a newbie to iManage. A client of mine uses iManage DeskSite Integrated Desktop 6.05.00 SP1a for document management. They also use a Microsoft Access database application to manage certain of their customers. They need to link the customer in the MS Access database to documents in iManage.

The user interface would be such that a command button in MS Access would launch iManage and open either a specific document or a folder of documents related to the customer. I expect that some sort of iManage information would have to be stored in the MS Access database in order to make the link.

I have scoured the Interwoven web site, and it appears that the iManage COM Reference Manual may be what I need to figure out how to do this. Is this correct? If not, I would appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction. Also, any advice on developing such an interface would be very welcome.

Mike Pace
M. L. Pace Computer Consulting
Mobile, Alabama

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I strongly recommend that you purchase a copy of the WorkSite iToolkit SDK. DeskSite 6.0 is a few versions back as there are later versions, 6.5, 6.6, and the latest, 8.0.

The SDK has the COM Object Type Libraries (DLL's) that would be useful to you in hooking into most of the commands in DeskSite. The imanage.dll is one of the type libraries to use (which is documented in the imanagecommanual.pdf) but this is not the one that has the automated objects you may create to use in your application, e.g., a commnad to open a document. This is a low-level dll that is used to make direct calls to the back-end server -- aka a middle-tier server dll.

Documentation (with code examples) development support, and training are all included in the SDK. I recommend taking the training course for first-time users to get familiarized with the Object Model architecture and version compatibility.

Contact your local sales representative to inquire the WorkSite iToolkit purchase.