CDO under Windows XP 1

[Glasgow]

I want to experiment with email under VB (using Windows XP). In particular, I'd like to use whatever technology will best support different email clients (especially Outlook and Outlook express) and searches on this forum suggest that CDO may be my best bet. I have a couple of questions:

a) Am I right in thinking that CDO will support different email clients?

a) What/where is the relevant DLL? Is it CDOSYS.DLL - when I browse for and open this (it exists) in project references, it seems to have no effect.

Thanks in advance.

 

[baugie]

When using CDO, be aware that it is for client-side only. If this is going to run on ther server then you will want to use something else, like CDONTS.

Microsoft has some good help on this at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp

Select Messaging and Collaboration >>> Collaboration Data Objects >>> and I used CDO for Windows 2000 even though I'm developing on an XP environment. Worked pretty easy for me

I don't know about supporting other e-mail clients outside of Outlook.

Hope this helps start you on your way.

baugie

 

[Glasgow]

Thanks baugie - I have just stumbled across:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318823

which I think explains my problem though I'd still be interested to know what email clients are supported.

 

[paulbent]

See:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q177/8/50.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q200/0/18.asp

You can run CDO 1.21 or CDONTS (now CDO for Windows 2000 or CDO for Exchange 2000) client side or server side but server side would be unusual for CDO 1.21.

Paul Bent
Northwind IT Systems

http://www.northwindit.co.uk

 

[Glasgow]

My optimism may be premature. The link in my previous post suggests that if a reference to CDOEX.DLL is added, all should be well. I have done so but my code:

Dim MailLink As Object
Set MailLink = CreateObject("MAPI.Session&quot

fails with ActiveX component can't create object.

 

[Glasgow]

Paul - I think we posted virtually simultaneously - thanks for references to threads. Having installed Office XP, I am apparently stuck with CDOEX.DLL which is supposedly a superset of CDOSYS.DLL. But even once I have added that reference, I still get the problem in my previous post - should the code in that post work or am I doing something really dumb?

 

[paulbent]

Glasgow,

Your code is for CDO 1.21 (a MAPI library), not CDO for Exchange (a SMTP library).

CDO 1.21 is part of an Outlook install but since OL2000, you have to select it during a custom install.

Re CDOEX: just search MSDN for "CDO for Exchange" and you will get plenty of examples. They're usually VBScript but can be easily adapted.

Paul Bent
Northwind IT Systems

http://www.northwindit.co.uk

 

[Glasgow]

Sorry for delay on this - traded delights of VB for Xmas pud, turkey, Great Escape, vast quantities of lager etc for a full 2 weeks.

Anyway, thanks Paul:

>CDO 1.21 is part of an Outlook install but since OL2000, you have to select it during a custom install.

was the key. I'm up and running now having loaded CDO 1.21 from Outlook CD - well, on to the next stage at least. Have a well deserved star.