Pocket Outlook Object Model

The Pocket Outlook Object Model (POOM) API provides access to Personal Information Manager (PIM) data on Pocket PCs and Smartphones running Microsoft® Windows® Mobile 2000 software and later. The POOM API mirrors the desktop version of the Outlook Object Model but has a smaller scope of functionality to accommodate the practical constraints of mobile devices.

The POOM API is a COM-based library that provides programmatic access to Pocket Outlook data items and their container objects. The POOM API provides an object-oriented framework for creating, modifying, and displaying appointment, task, and contact items. It also provides functionality for manipulating PIM item collections and folders.

Note   The Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SDK ships with a code sample, named "POOMMaster," that uses the POOM API. The default location for the installed code sample is C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce420\POCKET PC 2003\Samples\Win32\Poommaster.

In This Section

• Integrating Applications with Pocket Outlook
  Outlines the basic structure of the Pocket Outlook Object Model, and explains how the pieces fit together.
• How to: Establish a POOM Session
  Details the steps that must be performed before you can create and manipulate PIM items.
• How to: Create a PIM Item
  Details the steps involved in creating a PIM item.
• How to: Add PIM Items to the Pocket Outlook Database
  Details the steps involved in adding a PIM item to a collection.
• How to: Retrieve a PIM Item from the Pocket Outlook Database
  Details the steps involved in retrieving a PIM item from a collection.
• How to: Find a PIM Item Within a Collection
  Details the steps involved in searching a collection for a particular PIM item.
• How to: List All PIM Items in a Folder
  Details the steps involved in listing all of the PIM items in a collection.
• How to: Create a Meeting Request
  Details the steps involved in creating a meeting request.
• How to: Create a Recurring Appointment
  Details the steps involved in creating a recurring appointment.

Reference

• Pocket Outlook Object Model API
  Comprehensive programming reference documentation covering the POOM interfaces and their members.

Related Sections

• Pocket Outlook Object Model (POOM) API
  Additional information about POOM in the Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 documentation.

  Note   The Windows CE 5.0 version of POOM is an older, slightly different, version of POOM than the version used by Window Mobile.

Last updated on Friday, April 22, 2005

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