Need steps for getting all Outlook contacts

Question

Hello,

We got Outlook Contacts by using GetDefaultFolder() on Session object of Outlook Application. In this scheme we can not get all folders contacts. For example, I have two Contacts folders on my outlook Addressbook and can get from first contact folder and can not get the another one.

OutLook.MAPIFolder fldContacts = (OutLook.MAPIFolder)outlookObj.Session.GetDefaultFolder(OutLook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts);

We also tried using AddressLists collection from the same Session object and can get all address entries. But From the AddressEntry object, We can not get the Contact Firstname and Lastname. The AddressEntry class provives only email and Display name. But we need the contact's Firstname and Lastname.

foreach (OutLook.AddressList addList in outlookObj.Session.AddressLists)
                {
                    foreach (OutLook.AddressEntry addEntry in addList.AddressEntries)
                    {
}
}

Could you give us the procedure for getting all Outlook contacts FirstName, LastName and Email?

Thanks,
Vivekanandan

Answer 1

Hi vivekanandan!

I'm not sure what you mean by "can get from first contact folder and can not get the another one".
Have you tried enumerating all folders that contain contact items?


foreach (Outlook.MAPIFolder folder in outlookObj.Session.Folders)
{
    if (folder.DefaultItemType == Outlook.olItemType.olContactItem)
    {
        // Get all contacts in the current folder
        foreach (Outlook.ContactItem contact in folder.Items)
        {

        }
    }
}

Answer 2

Mr. Jose Anton Bautista,

Thanks, We tried the above code and not able to get any single folder the type Outlook.olItemType.olContactItem. Could you guide how to convert AddressEntry in to Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook._ContactItem object then we can easily able to get FirstName and LastName or alternate way to get all contacts from Outlook?

Thanks,
Vivekanandan

Answer 3

Hello Vivekanandan,

can you give us a hint -> what exactly do you mean with Contacts.

Dou you mean all contacts visible in the Outlook Folder Structure (Left Panel, click on folders)
Or - do you mean the Addressentries of the SelectRecipient Dialog (Globals Addresslist (Exchange, AD) + Outlook Folders +  Public Folders that have the Property "Show this Folder as an Email Addressbook" set.

So what Contacts do you mean? -> Global Addresslist?
-> Here is a script sample: http://www.infinitec.de/post/2005/02/How-to-get-the-Global-Address-List-programatically.aspx

Also see this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313799/en-us

Hope this helps,
greets - Helmut
 

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Helmut Obertanner [http://www.x4u.de] [http://www.outlooksharp.de]

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