I may have my MS acronyms confused, but isn't CDO simply a COM object for
interfacing w/ Exchange?  COM allows Python to access and manipulate
Microsoft products, as well as everyone elses.  If CDOs do this too it would
seem redundant.  For a few simple writeups of Python and COM, see
http://www.e-coli.net/pyado.html and
http://starship.python.net/crew/bwilk/access.html. These are both database
COM objects.

I also have articles on the MS Word object, and COM client and server
development in python in the works, and I may post them someday too. Also,
look at the Python Cookbook
(http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Python/Cookbook/) for many examples.

-d



"Lindstrom Greg - glinds" <Greg.Lindstrom@[...].com>  wrote in message
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>  Hi, all-
> 
>  I have been working with Python and Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects
>  (CDO).  Simply put, CDOs allows Python to access and manipulate Microsoft
>  products (Exchange, Word, Access, Excel, etc.) directly. [The book
>  "Programming Python on Win32 has been an invaluable resource].  This has
>  opened a world of possibilities where I work -- like it or not, Microsoft
>  still owns the business desktop -- and though I have spent less than a
week
>  looking into this, I already have had people stop by to ask if I could
look
>  into their project.  And for the first time, Python is being talked about
as
>  a legitimate tool for our group to use!  Very cool, indeed.
> 
>  I am going to start to research into all that CDOs have to offer, and
start
>  writing tutorials for the various products.  Being pragmatic (and lazy), I
>  do not want to duplicate any efforts which have been completed or are
>  ongoing. So...are any of you using CDOs or looking into using them?  If
so,
>  would you please get in touch with me?  If not, I will start writing and
see
>  if the next edition of the Python Cookbook would be interested in a
section
>  on this.
> 
>  Thanks for your time!
>  --greg
>  glinds@[...].com
> 
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