Background info: Programatically accessing address book

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foldface@yahoo.co.uk - 20 May 2005 08:55 GMT

Hi
I have a requirement to access the address book of outlook
via dotnet (c#). I have no idea how the address book is stored,
locally, via some centralised server?
I'd like some background information on how outlook
works and what is possible

Thanks for any replies
F

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 20 May 2005 13:23 GMT

The address book is a container for various address lists that come from different sources (server, client, Internet). You access it programmatically through the Namespace.AddressLists collection.

FYI, there is a newsgroup specifically for general Outlook programming issues "down the hall" at microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba or, via web interface, at http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public
.outlook.program_vba

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> Hi
> I have a requirement to access the address book of outlook
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> Thanks for any replies
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