Appendix A. The CDO Object Model

We have touched on CDO (Collaborative Data Objects) throughout this book because this library is the main method used to programmatically work with Exchange. This appendix will provide a reference to the objects in this library and their properties and methods to make it easier for you to work with in your projects. In addition to the object model, this appendix will discuss the following additional topics:

  • Setting up your project (in VB or VBA) to use CDO

  • Using the Object Browser to explore the CDO library

  • CDO in Exchange 2000 and Windows 2000

We will start with the coverage of the object model itself, including an object-by-object breakdown of the library, followed by the additional topics mentioned in the preceding ...

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