Professional CDO Programming [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Daniel J. Mitchell (Author), Dan Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1999

Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) is a technology that is used for applications that involve information sharing and flow processes. CDO is a scripting interface to MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface), introduced in Outlook 98. Prior to the availability of CDO, programming messaging from ASP application required you to buy components. Messaging components have been the top selling components for ASP developers for the last 2 years. This is part of Microsoft's attack on Lotus Domino/Notes which has previously provided a more powerful programming environment for collaborative applications than MS Exchange. CDO is particularly attractive because of its ability to integrate with Office and BackOffice/ASP applications.

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From the Publisher

Professional Collaboration Data Objects is a guide for the enterprise developers to build collaborative applications using Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects Libraries. It shows how to build both the Microsoft Windows and Internet based messaging and collaboration applications. This book covers all major CDO Libraries including CDO 1.21, CDO 1.2 Rendering Library, CDO 1.2 for NT Server, CDO for Windows 2000 (also referred as CDO 2.0), and CDO for Exchange 2000 (also referred as CDO 3.0). By following the techniques introduced here, Visual Basic and C/C++ developers can quickly learn to create powerful applications that enable users to communicate and cooperate.

This book is suitable for all Windows NT developers who need to use messaging functionality in their applications. Knowledge of a Visual Studio programming tool, VBA or VBScript is assumed.

About the Author

Siegfried Weber is an experienced Exchange developer. As well as being an active member of the Exchange newsgroups he is also the man behind www.cdolive.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Wrox Press (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861002068
• ISBN-13: 978-1861002068
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CDO Programming Guide, July 10, 2000

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This review is from: Professional CDO Programming (Paperback)

Professional CDO Programming is an excellent guide to Microsoft's latest messaging API. CDO provides a simpler interface to Microsoft Outlook and Exchange Server that was previously provided by MAPI. CDO actually rides on top of MAPI and provides an object oriented interface that is usable from Visual Basic, C++, and ASP.

This book includes a History of CDO, along with links to find the latest CDO files on Microsoft's Web Page. Also included is documentation regarding newer versions of CDO included with Exchange 2000.

The book is chock full of examples, primarily in Visual Basic; but sections are included that are dedicated to C++ and VBScript/ASP.

This book spells out the good points and bad points of CDO. Current releases of CDO, while usable with other MAPI E-Mail sources, are still primarily geared toward Microsoft Exchange.

If you are using Exchange and Outlook and you need messaging integration with your Web and VB applications, this is the book for you.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Programming CDO get's easy with this book., February 9, 2000

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Daniel Buchmüller - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional CDO Programming (Paperback)

This book describe's CDO programming very good. Many examples, and excelent as a reference. There is also a chapter about programming with CDONTS and ASP (Active Server Pages)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Become an Expert in CDO from scratch, August 8, 2000

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Maxime Bombardier - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional CDO Programming (Paperback)

This book will give you and Inside Out of CDO. For any level you need this (NT simple mail, Exchange server programming, Outlook programming, etc.), you will most probably find the answer in this book.

You could almost re-create Outlook Web Access (OWA) with this book!

I also have the Professional Outlook 2000 book and the Professional CDO is a great match with the first.

Bottom line: Very complete.