Read names from a PAB file

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Brian K. Sheperd - 19 Nov 2004 19:24 GMT

We keep our company addresses in a PAB file, and the users can copy the file
from the server to their machines to update the list as people come and go.
I am working on another application (client/server web) that I want to be
able to populate a SQL database with the names from the PAB file on an
automatic basis. Is it possible to read the PAB file with VB (just the
names -- no dist. lists), and then either write out to a text file for a SQL
DTS package to grab or populate from VB directly to SQL?
Thanks,
Brian

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Michael Bauer - 19 Nov 2004 19:34 GMT

Hi Brian,

I´ve never done that, but on http://www.wotsit.org the pab format is
explained.

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> We keep our company addresses in a PAB file, and the users can copy the file
> from the server to their machines to update the list as people come and go.
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> Thanks,
> Brian

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 19 Nov 2004 20:33 GMT

You should be able to read it from the AddressLists collection in Outlook.

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> We keep our company addresses in a PAB file, and the users can copy the
> file
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> Thanks,
> Brian

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