ADSI CDO Programming with ASP [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Mikael Freidlitz (Author)

Book Description

Series: Programmer to Programmer | Publication Date: April 15, 1999

The explosion of the Internet has redefined networking. What was a strong proprietary networking world has conformed to a rapid race to optimize future networks and provide compatibility to today's and yesterday's legacy systems. The release rate of new technology has tripled in development. The new technologies provide many solutions and options for customers and clients alike. Client expectations and functionality has exponentially increased. All these benefits of growth leaves the customer and Solution Provider trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Two technologies from Microsoft collectively ease the client and solutions providers decision: Microsoft Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) and Microsoft Collaborative Data Objects (CDO). The combination of ADSI and CDO provides the glue that allows easy pasting of any companies' puzzled networks for yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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Amazon.com Review

With full examples and coverage of all relevant APIs, ADSI CDO Programming with ASP shows you how to manage entire networks and e-mail systems using browser-based interfaces.

Early sections explore the basics of Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) for managing directories (including Active Directory and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol [LDAP] directories) and the Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) for managing Exchange Server (and other e-mail systems). Used together, these two APIs can give administrators control over the entire network.

The authors rely on examples to illustrate how to work with ADSI, while pointing out the VBScript code required to perform specific tasks (for instance, adding a user or changing a password). A Rolodex example shows how ADSI manages the administration of users in Windows NT, while CDO takes care of mailbox management and distribution lists. A second example allows the administration of all network resources--whether domains, files, or e-mail messages--transparently across the network. This "library project" starts out by explaining how to authenticate users and then tells you how to build a Web page that can enumerate all the objects in a network through ADSI/CDO. Subsequent enhancements include the ability to change and save e-mail messages and to move users, mailboxes, and messages between computers.

Later chapters look at finding network objects, including searching files and messages. One example shows how to use the CDO Rendering Library for displaying calendar information within HTML. Another useful example is a scheduling application used to book rooms. Final sections discuss security issues and list all ADSI and CDO objects. In all, this title is a truly worthy resource for mastering the considerable powers of ADSI and CDO. --Richard Dragan

From the Publisher

The intended audience is the experienced professional web developer, consultant, and network administrator.The Experience level is geared to Advanced to Expert Knowledge of one or all topics: HTML, VBScript, ASP, Web Design, Network Design, Exchange Server 5.5, IIS 4.0, and Windows NT.

Product Details

• Paperback: 463 pages
• Publisher: Wrox Press; 1st edition (April 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861001908
• ISBN-13: 978-1861001900
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,387,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good material -- terrible presentation, September 20, 1999

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This review is from: ADSI CDO Programming with ASP (Paperback)

Freidlitz and Mondor are obviously experts in the field and their experience and knowledge are impressive. It's hard not to find the book valuable if you are at all involved in Exchange/Outlook projects. The book is, however, almost fatally marred by its atrocious syntax and grammar problems; and this makes learning from the text an overly onerous task. The publishing house obviously did not want to invest in a professional editor (astonishing given the price of the book!). Be prepared for an inordinately steep learning curve, due to these very same syntax problems. You almost have to be as knowledgeable as the authors to gain from their presentation! I cannot recommend the work as wholeheartedly as I can Thomas Rizzo's, "Programming Outlook and Exchange".

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Can not recommend, December 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: ADSI CDO Programming with ASP (Paperback)

I agree with the first reviewer-the presentation is just too poor. For the price I expected more in-depth coverage. It feels like the book was thrown together over a weekend.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference book for any network administrator!, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: ADSI CDO Programming with ASP (Paperback)

Even though this book is written for advanced users, I found it would be useful tool and easy enough to follow for any LAN/WAN administrator looking to control their entire network.