How do i get Contact Picture?

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rnv - 14 Nov 2006 15:31 GMT

hi,
I am trying to read all contact item details specified in outlook contact
list using c#. i can read all contact properties but i have no idea how to
get the picture if the picture is specified for the contact. how is it
possible? will really appreciate.
regards,
rnv

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Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook] - 14 Nov 2006 16:54 GMT

There is no exposed method for getting a picture from a contact. Once you
determine that the contact has a picture (ContactItem.HasPicture) you would
need to look at the Attachments collection of the item, that's where the
picture is stored.

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> hi,
> I am trying to read all contact item details specified in outlook contact
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> regards,
> rnv

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rnv - 15 Nov 2006 15:40 GMT

Thanks a lot!!

> There is no exposed method for getting a picture from a contact. Once you
> determine that the contact has a picture (ContactItem.HasPicture) you
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>> regards,
>> rnv

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