Publisher's Synopsis
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. 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.
