| Platform SDK: CDO 1.2.1 |
The CDO Library is designed for ease of use and convenience. It implements the MAPI functions most used by client applications. The CDO Library is not designed for development of service providers. (For more information about service providers, see Introduction to MAPI.)
Note The CDO Library design does not represent a one-to-one correspondence with MAPI objects. The description of the CDO Library object design does not always apply to the MAPI programming interface.
The CDO Library defines the following objects:
AddressEntries collection
AddressLists collection
Attachments collection
Fields collection
Folders collection
InfoStores collection
Messages collection
Recipients collection
The objects supported in the CDO Library can be grouped into three categories:
Top-level objects, which can be created directly in a Microsoft® Visual Basic® program.
Child objects, which can be instantiated under the top-level objects.
Collections, or groups of objects of the same type.