Mapi, Sapi, and Tapi: Developer's Guide [Paperback]

Michael C. Amundsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996

The aim of this book is to show the reader how to take advantage of the communications power of their Microsoft Windows operating system to develop applications that combine e-mail, fax, data, audio and video into integrated applications. A CD-ROM is included with the book.

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From the Publisher

Programmers learn how to take advantage of the communications power of their Microsoft Windows Operating system to develop applications that combine email, fax, data, audio, and video into integrated applications. - Readers discover the various integrated communication applications

- Messaging, speech, and telephony are detailed, giving the reader a clear understanding of the capabilities of the Windows operating system

- CD-ROM contains all the source code from the book, OCX controls, and more

Product Details

• Paperback: 1117 pages
• Publisher: Sams Publishing (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672309289
• ISBN-13: 978-0672309281
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,357,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

An internationally known author and lecturer, Mike Amundsen travels throughout the United States and Europe consulting and speaking on a wide range of topics including distributed network architecture, Web application development, Cloud computing, and other subjects. His recent work focuses on the role hypermedia plays in creating and maintaining applications that can successsfully evolve over time.

He has more than a dozen books to his credit and recently contributed to the book "RESTful Web Services Cookbook" (by Subbu Allamaraju). He is currently working on a new book on designing and implementing Hypermedia APIs. When he is not working, Mike enjoys spending time with his family in Kentucky, USA.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book to learn how to use TAPI, March 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Mapi, Sapi, and Tapi: Developer's Guide (Paperback)

There isn't exactly a wealth of information either in the press, on the Internet or otherwise regarding the subjects covered in this book, so any reference work which tries to cover all three deserves some credit at least. However, I have to say I was disappointed by the author's approach to his subject, TAPI in particular. Rather than tell the user how to actually *do* things with TAPI - like how to initiate a call, then play a WAVE file down it (Mike A. please take note - have you *seen* the number of requests for example code to do this in the newsgroups???!!) - the author is over-fond of pushing the 'free' commercial apps included on the CD-rom. Now don't get me wrong - if you're wanting to produce an application quickly and easily in Visual C++/Visual Basic, there's nothing wrong with using ready-built components. Why reinvent the wheel? - but these are NOT free. They are actually cut-down (significantly so - one has the telephone components removed and only works with a soundcard and microphone for the I/O) versions of commercial products which COST MONEY. Seeing as how this is one of the more pricey reference books I have seen recently, it really ought to be more of a stand-alone guide. Having made my complaints about the TAPI part, I have to say that the MAPI section was much clearer and better. If the book was half the price, I would recommend it just for this. SAPI was similarly well-covered, although it again did not rely enough on example code and tended to push ready-made components. All-in-all, I'd suggest you read a few sections of the book on amundsen.com before buying it. And don't rely on the bulletin board area on amundsen.com to be able to ask for help - there has been a bug on it for well over a year which does not allow you to read most of the posts!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing. Not recommended, April 27, 1998

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This review is from: Mapi, Sapi, and Tapi: Developer's Guide (Paperback)

I feel a bit ripped off with this one. It doesn't explain how to to do a simple IVR system like I wanted. A lot of the code just plain doesn't work (at least under VB5), a number of the examples require a C++ compiler, or require you to buy additional custom controls. One of the archives on the CD is faulty and won't decompress. SAMs had no answer - they said the book was 'too old' (2 years!) No response whatsoever from the author Amundsen.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not recommended for advanced users because ..., December 14, 1999

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Hamid Ostad (Tehran, Iran) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mapi, Sapi, and Tapi: Developer's Guide (Paperback)

This book is not as much useful as it claims.(No useful example with API functions, all it has is using OCX)