The Pocket Outlook® Object Model (POOM) mirrors the Microsoft Office Outlook Object Model, but it's scope of functionality is reduced to accommodate the practical constraints of mobile devices. POOM is a COM-based library that provides programmatic access to Outlook Mobile Personal Information Management (PIM) data items and container objects. It provides an object-oriented framework for creating, modifying, and displaying appointment, task, and contact items — and for manipulating the folders that contain them.

Note   The Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC and Smartphone SDKs ship with a code sample named POOM Master, that uses the Pocket Outlook Object Model API. The default location for the installed code sample is C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Samples\CPP\Win32\Poommaster\.

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Pocket Outlook Object Model Application Development for Windows Mobile-based Devices

Provides background information on using the Pocket Outlook Object Model.

Pocket Outlook Object Model API

Provides reference information on the interfaces, enumerations, constants, and flags, that make up the Pocket Outlook Object Model API.

POOM Sample Code

Lists the POOM-related code samples that ship with the Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC and Smartphone SDKs. Each one of the code samples demonstrates how to use a particular set of POOM APIs.

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