Professional Outlook 2000 Programming

As the world embraces email, there is more and more unstructured data moving around. The power of Outlook to run custom applications which manipulate and manage this data is just being realized. This book provides a deep exploration into what's possible with Outlook 2000.

Book Overview

Introducing the Outlook 2000 object model, this book shows how to hook into the object model using VB or VBA.
Once the basics are covered, more advanced topics are covered, such as automation, data-access and manipulation, using COM add-ins and integration with other applications.

The book is made complete with the inclusion of comprehensive "real-world" case studies that demonstrate the techniques learned throughout the book. There is also a complete reference to the Outlook 2000 Object Model.

Who is the Book For?
If you want to take full advantage of the introduction of the VBA programming language into Outlook then this book is for you. This book is an ideal choice for you whether you are already a professional programmer who is interested in developing sophisticated Outlook applications or one of the millions of Outlook users with interest in developing deep knowledge of the programmability of Outlook 2000. With comprehensive sample applications, this book will help you design your advanced Outlook applications.

Table of contents

Intro to the Object Model
Developing With Outlook 2000
Outlook 2000 forms
Outlook 2000 macros and projects
Office Automation
Automating Outlook 2000 from VB
Outlook Data Access
COM Add-Ins
External data with Outlook 2000
Case Studies
References