Overview
—Marcel Meth, Senior Vice President Internet Strategy, FleetBoston Financial
Microsoft Exchange Server addresses the most vital needs of today's corporate software solutions: collaboration, knowledge management, and Web accessibility. The newest version, Exchange 2000, now supports a wide range of APIs to fit the diverse requirements of enterprise developers, including WebDAV, ADO 2.5, ExOLEDB, CDO, and, of course, MAPI. As a result, it is far more flexible, but more complex, than earlier versions.
A convenient and comprehensive tutorial and reference, Developing Applications with Exchange 2000 steers you through the many new development options. It provides a programmer-based overview of Exchange 2000, shows you how to build various kinds of applications using these APIs, reveals pitfalls to avoid, and offers experience-based tips for success. In particular, this book focuses on Exchange 2000's newly designed Web Storage System and the many ways it can now be utilized. Specific topics include:
- WebDAV HTTP 1.1 protocol
- Creating custom Web forms with Outlook Web Access
- Outlook Object Model (OOM) and the digital dashboard
- Accessing Web Store with ADO 2.5
- Accessing Web Store with ExIFS
- ExOLEDB
- Making remote calls using DCOM
- Using XML to set Access Control Lists
- Exchange store events
- Using CDO 1.21 and CDO 3.0 for messaging, calendars, contacts, workflow, and exchange management
- XML and Exchange 2000
In addition, Developing Applications with Exchange 2000 includes a convenient summary comparing and contrasting the APIs and object models,including development scenarios highlighting recommended usage. Two applications, along with smaller code examples, demonstrate Exchange 2000 in typical daily operations throughout.
With this book as a guide, you will be better able to decide which development approach to Exchange 2000 best serves your needs.
All sample code, plus additional updates and features.
Editorials
Scott Jamison, Alex Gomez, and George Wesolowski effectively collaborate to present a convenient and comprehensive tutorial and reference book for a programmer-based overview of Microsoft's Exchange 2000 software with Developing Applications With Exchange 2000: Programmer's Reference. The authors definitive address the issues of WebDAV HTTP 1.1 protocol; creating custom Web forms and Outlook Web Access; Outlook Object Model (OOM) and the digital dashboard; accessing Web Store with ADO 2.5; accessing Web Store with ExIFS; ExOLEDB; making remote calls using DCOM; using XML to set Access Control Lists; exchange store events; using CDO 1.21 and CDO 3.0 for messaging, calendars, contacts, workflow, and exchanging management; XML and Exchange 2000. Also included is a convenient summary comparing and contrasting the APIs and object models, as well as development scenarios highlighting recommended usage. Developing Applications With Exchange 2000 is a very highly recommended core reference title for Exchange 2000 users.