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How do I Install CDO (Collaboration Data Objects)?

J-Integra KB Admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 05:12:00 GMT

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How do I Install CDO (Collaboration Data Objects)?

There are a few ways to install CDO. The method to use depends on what version of Microsoft Outlook you currently have installed (if any). Since different copies of CDO cannot co-exist on the same machine, please only follow the instructions that apply to your system configuration.

1. Microsoft Outlook is not installed

Download and install the stand-alone Messaging API (MAPI) client version available here.

2. Microsoft Outlook 2007

Beginning in Outlook 2007, Microsoft no longer provides CDO as part of the product installation. However, since Outlook is a MAPI client itself, the stand-alone version that does not come pre-packaged with the MAPI client must be used. This version of CDO can be downloaded here.Note: This version of CDO may only be used with Outlook 2007. Microsoft does not support CDO with Office 2010 or later.

3. Microsoft Outlook 2003 and earlier

In Outlook 2003 and earlier, CDO is bundled as a component in MS Outlook; however, it is not installed by default when you install MS Outlook. The following steps demonstrate how to install CDO as a component of Outlook using a Windows XP machine. Similar steps apply for other operating systems.

Open Add or Remove Programs under Settings > Control Panel.
Click on Change or Remove Programs on the left side bar and select Microsoft Off

Using an Admin Account to Access Multiple Mailboxes

J-Integra KB Admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:22:00 GMT

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Using an Admin Account to Access Multiple Mailboxes

Other Java-Exchange connectors use MAPI and impersonation to access the Exchange Server. The motivation behind using impersonation is to be able to access multiple mailboxes without the need for special admin privileges. Although this is a feasible solution, it has been known to cause some problems. As Microsoft points out:

"We've seen a number of crashes in code that uses impersonation and then uses MAPI. Many of these relate to heap allocations occurring with one user context and then the deallocations happening with another context. Both the Exchange and Outlook development teams are aware of these issues. However, especially due to the problem with CreateThread, we've not been able to fix all of them."
Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/stephen_griffin/archive/2005/04/13/407925.aspx

Microsoft's suggested solution for accessing multiple mailboxes is to use an admin account instead of impersonation:

"If you're using impersonation in order to access multiple mailboxes, you may be doing too much work. […]code running under an administrator account with the right permissions […] can access any mailbox without doing any impersonation."
Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/stephen_griffin/archive/2005/04/13/407925.aspx

The technology used by J-Integra for Exchange to access multiple mailboxes is akin to what Microsoft recommends. As pointed out in this knowledge base article, we require the use of an admin account when accessing multiple mailboxes.

Changes to Daylight Saving Time in 2007

J-Integra KB Admin — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:59:00 GMT

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A number of our customers have been asking us if J-Integra is affected by the upcoming changes to Daylight Saving Time. The short answer is no - J-Integra will not be affected by these changes and you will not need to update your J-Integra software. As long as your Windows and Java underlying systems (and applications, if necessary) are properly updated, J-Integra will simply pass the correct date/time information bi-directionally between applications.

For more information on how Windows and Java systems are affected by the changes, please see the following links...