Microsoft Lync (formerly Microsoft Office Communicator) and Microsoft Lync for Mac are instant messaging clients used with Microsoft Lync Server or Lync Online available with Microsoft Office 365 and Live@Edu. They are replacements for Windows Messenger which was used with Microsoft Exchange Server.
Questions tagged [lync-2013]
201 questions
27
votes
1 answer
Where did the communicator API go with Lync 2013 for VBA?
Prior to Lync 2013, there was a reference you could use for connecting Lync/Communicator to VBA:
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 API Type Library
This allowed you to write code such as:
Dim msgr As CommunicatorAPI.Messenger
Dim msg As…

enderland
- 13,825
- 17
- 98
- 152
16
votes
4 answers
Is it possible to have Lync communicate with a REST API?
I have created a basic REST API where a user can ask for an acronym, and the web-page will return the meaning of the acronym via a POST call.
The majority of my end-users don't use the Internet as much as they use the Microsoft Lync application.
Is…

Simon Kiely
- 5,880
- 28
- 94
- 180
11
votes
1 answer
Can I forward keyboard shortcuts to a lync conversation window docked in a WPF window
I am working with Lync 2013 SDK and WPF in a way to add a toolbar to the Lync conversation window.
I did dock the Lync conversation window in a panel inside a WindowFormHost pretty much following this tutorial…

user1098580
- 409
- 4
- 9
8
votes
1 answer
Edit MS Lync conversation chat in java
I am launching MS lync chat from an web application by using
Go
How can i set conversation title in java?
Update :
How can i capture the text event? I want to retrieve chat for some other…

happy
- 2,550
- 17
- 64
- 109
7
votes
3 answers
Opening Lync 2013 Mobile Client from Third Party iOS App
I have installed Lync 2013 mobile client in iOS and I know that executing lync:// url scheme like below
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"lync://"]];
will open the installed Lync app but I would like to know more…

Rajaraman Subramanian
- 769
- 11
- 21
6
votes
1 answer
error ID 486 (source ID 239) when adding a participant to Lync conversation
I am running Lync 2013 client on Windows 7, connecting to a Lync 2013 Server.
When attempting to add a participant to a Lync conversation, the invitee is added to the conversation's Participants list, but after a few seconds is removed and I receive…

Guy Passy
- 694
- 1
- 9
- 32
6
votes
2 answers
Unable to get available audio device from Lync 2013 sdk
When I try to get the list of available audio devices like this.
LyncClient client = LyncClient.GetClient();
foreach (Device dev in client.DeviceManager.AudioDevices)
{
//Do something
}
I get the error Exception has been thrown by the target…

user1098580
- 409
- 4
- 9
5
votes
2 answers
Develop with Lync 2013 SDK on Visual Studio 2015 Community?
Does VS2015 have any restriction regarding developing Skype for business (Lync 2013 SDK) applications?
When I try to install the Lync 2013 SDK I get an error saying "Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1 or higher not found."
Do I need a Enterprise…

Praise
- 557
- 2
- 8
- 23
5
votes
2 answers
Can Lync / UCWA be used to set the presence-information for an other user on the Lync platform?
We have a telephony platform, and we are looking to change the presence status of Lync users, based on events in the telephony platform. We would prefer to use the UCWA REST api, as we are familiar with REST api's and have most of the infrastructure…

TinkerTank
- 5,685
- 2
- 32
- 41
4
votes
1 answer
Installing Lync 2013 sdk client side on visual studio 2015
I am trying to install the Lync 2013 SDK on Visual studio 2015, but I get an error saying "MSVS2010 SP1 or higher not found. Go here to download and install"
I've looked up the issue on the web, and the closest thing to a solution is installing a…

petterg
- 41
- 3
4
votes
1 answer
UISuppressionMode in registry not affecting Lync Client
I am using custom C# Lync 2013 client with a sever i just recently setup. I need to develop a custom Lync Client that allows audio video conference. I found a really well explained demo here.
Looking in the code i found discovered that i had to run…

Fortin
- 152
- 2
- 14
4
votes
2 answers
How to access the UCWA endpoint for Lync Online (Office 365)?
The UCWA documentation states that UCWA is currently available only to customers who have Lync on-premises.
Nonetheless, if using Lync Connectivity Analyzer against an Office 365 account, it seems that in can connect to the UCWA service: Completed…

turdus-merula
- 8,546
- 8
- 38
- 50
4
votes
1 answer
Microsoft Lync - Open IM Window With Message From Webpage
Is it possible to open an IM window on Microsoft Lync from a webpage with a defined message? Something like:
Lync
The email equivalent would be:
E-Mail

Chun
- 1,968
- 3
- 17
- 18
3
votes
0 answers
A chat bot to integrate to Microsoft Lync 2010/2013
I have created a chatbot in c# using .net 4.5. The chat bot accesses multiple other applications in the background and returns the output to the user. The chat bot was initially planned to be a standalone application but the requirement has changed…

KChow
- 317
- 3
- 15
3
votes
3 answers
Do the UCWA or UCMA APIs support Skype for Business Online?
We are trying to figure out whether the latest UCWA or UCMA supports Skype for Business Online. After a long search, I saw someone posted in March/April 2015 and said that UCMA/UCWA did not yet support it. But then, I could not find anything about…

urlreader
- 6,319
- 7
- 57
- 91