can I start Lync 2010 client application using the Lync 2010 SDK

Question

in cases where I am using Lync 2010 SDK (which depends on having the Lync 2010 client being installed and operational) in a web application and that client is closed, can I using the Lync 2010 SDK to start client application ?

Answer 1

You can do without using Lync SDK, Instead you can try out this

bool isRunning = Process.GetProcessesByName("Communicator") .FirstOrDefault(p => p.MainModule.FileName.StartsWith(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Lync")) != default(Process); if(!isRunning) Process.Start("Communicator");

May be this will be helpfull to you.

thnks and regards.

Answer 2

If you have Lync setup for suppressed mode then you can call the BeginInitialize method on the LyncClient object to start up Lync in suppressed mode (aka no user interface).

This documentation describes the BeginInitialize method. Below is an example in C#:

LyncClient lyncClient = LyncClient.GetClient();

if (lyncClient.InSuppressedMode && 
    lyncClient.State == ClientState.Uninitialized)
{
  lyncClient.BeginInitialize(result => lyncClient.EndInitialize(result), 
    "Starting Lync");
}