Popping up Outlook contact via API

[voipfc]

Is there a method of calling up a contact record in Outlook if a
unique ID of the contact is known through some API?

Is there some DDE method in particular?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You'd use the Namespace.GetItemFromID method from the Outlook object model.

 

[voipfc]

You'd use the Namespace.GetItemFromID method from the Outlook object model.

Is the ID included in the list of items exported whether it is via
ODBC or exported to Microsoft Access?

Does this method automatically popup the item?

The Outlook contact database in question is in an Exchange public
folder - will that make a difference?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You'd use the Namespace.GetItemFromID method from the Outlook object model.

Is the ID included in the list of items exported whether it is via
ODBC or exported to Microsoft Access?

Not unless you write your own export code to include it.

Does this method automatically popup the item?

No, it returns the item for processing by your code. If you want to display the item, you'd call the Display method.

The Outlook contact database in question is in an Exchange public
folder - will that make a difference?

Yes, you should include the StoreID value for the public folder store as the second parameter for GetItemFromID.

 

[vfclists]

Not unless you write your own export code to include it.




No, it returns the item for processing by your code. If you want to display the item, you'd call the Display method.




Yes, you should include the StoreID value for the public folder store as the second parameter for GetItemFromID.

If I add user defined fields to the contact daatabase will the new
fields be readable as a property from the contacts object

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

If you add a field to an Outlook folder and set a value for an item, that value can be read through the the ContactItem.UserProperties collection. See http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=38