We have the AddressBook Object is for Mac OS X Contacts. Is there any counterpart for Windows Mail and/or Outlook Address Book? Or does anybody know how to access Outlook Address Books from Xojo? I would try to get info via ODBC but I am not sure if there are other more handy ways to import or export Contacts on Windows.
I’ve used Visual Basic Scripting with Xojo to read/write outlook calendar info. I imagine the same can be done for the Address Book.
Mmmm do you know a link or any online docs? Or do you have a VB Script sample for this I could start with? At least any script writing a textfile I could re-read and import in my xojo app would help. Otherwise an seamless export/import would be perfect.
Disclaimer: This is hacked by a novice in this area. I’d love to see an easier way.
I also noticed this uses MBS but I know I’ve done it without in the past
This is what I have used for getting user appointments from the exchange server.
This script is a constant in my app (kGetCalendarAppts)
USERNAME, STARTDATE & ENDDATE are replaced prior to running. (see below)
[code]Call subOutlookAppointments() 'Displays Outlook Tasks with a due date of today or before
Sub subOutlookappointments
Dim objOutlook
Dim objNameSpace
Dim objFolder
Dim MyItems
Dim CurrentItem
Dim CurrentAppointment
Dim fso, MyFile
Dim myRecipient
Const olFolderCalendar = 9
'Create Outlook, Namespace, Folder Objects and Task Item
Set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.application")
Set objNameSpace = objOutlook.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
Set objFolder = objNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar)
Set myRecipient = objNameSpace.CreateRecipient("USERNAME") ' USERNAME
Set SharedFolder = objNameSpace.GetSharedDefaultFolder(myRecipient,olFolderCalendar)
Set MyItems = SharedFolder.Items
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set MyFile= fso.CreateTextFile("C:\\Users\\pfargo\\Desktop\\testfile.txt", True)
dtStart = CDate(#STARTDATE#) ' STARTDATE
dtEnd = CDate(#ENDDATE#) ' ENDDATE
myItems.IncludeRecurrences = True
myItems.Sort "[Start]"
For Each CurrentItem In MyItems
Set CurrentAppointment = CurrentItem
If CurrentAppointment.Start < dtStart Then
ElseIf CurrentAppointment.Start >= dtStart And CurrentAppointment.Start <= dtEnd Then
strOutput = strOutput & "<blockquote><b>Notes: </b>" & CurrentAppointment.body & "</blockquote>" & vbCrLF & vbCrLf
MyFile.WriteLine("<Appt>")
MyFile.WriteLine("<subject>" & CurrentAppointment.subject) & "</subject>"
MyFile.WriteLine("<start>" & CurrentAppointment.start) & "</start>"
MyFile.WriteLine("<duration>" & CurrentAppointment.Duration) & "</duration>"
MyFile.WriteLine("<location>" & CurrentAppointment.location) & "</location>"
MyFile.WriteLine("<body>" & CurrentAppointment.body) & "</body>"
MyFile.WriteLine("</Appt>")
ElseIf CurrentAppointment.Start > dtEnd Then
Exit For
End If
Next
'Clean up
MyFile.Close
Set objFolder = Nothing
Set objNameSpace = Nothing
Set objOutlook = Nothing
End Sub[/code]
The calling routine
[code]Sub GrabUserSchedule(UserName As String, dateStart As Date, dateEnd As Date)
ws = New WindowsScriptMBS
ws.Language = “VBScript”
Dim s As String = kGetCalendarAppts
s = Replace(s,“USERNAME”,UserName)
s = Replace(s,“STARTDATE”, dateStart.SQLDate)
s = Replace(s,“ENDDATE”, dateEnd.SQLDate)
ws.ExecuteStatement s
Dim outlookFile As FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child(“TestFile.txt”)
if outlookFile <> nil and outlookFile.Exists then
LoadOutlook(outlookFile,UserName)
end if
AssignColor(UserName)
End Sub
[/code]
Hopefully you can get some ideas from this. There is tons of info online but like other things - finding what you need is often a frustrating process.
If you don’t have MBS I believe I used to just write the script to a text file (.vbs) and then launch it using folderitem.launch (see next post)
This is the same idea manually launching it. This script is for launching FileMaker Scripts.
You’d most likely want to use the temp folder rather than the desktop for creating the files!
#If TargetWin32 Then
Dim f As FolderItem
Dim t As TextOutputStream
f = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("gotolead.vbs")
t = TextOutputStream.Create(f)
t.WriteLine "Option Explicit"
t.WriteLine "Dim fmApp, fmDocs, fmDoc, SH"
t.WriteLine "Dim theFile, theScript"
t.WriteLine "theFile = ""Leads"""
t.WriteLine "theScript = ""GotoLeadFromRB"""
' hook into FileMaker
t.WriteLine "Set fmApp = CreateObject(""FMPro.Application"")"
t.WriteLine "fmApp.Visible = True"
' bring FileMaker to the front
t.WriteLine "Set SH = CreateObject(""wscript.shell"")"
t.WriteLine "SH.AppActivate FMapp.Caption, True"
' get the collection of open files
t.WriteLine "Set fmDocs = fmApp.Documents"
' go find our target file
t.WriteLine "For Each fmDoc In fmDocs"
t.WriteLine "If InStr(LCase(fmDoc.fullname), LCase(thefile)) > 0 Then"
' this is our file, run the script
t.WriteLine "fmDoc.dofmscript (thescript)"
t.WriteLine "End If"
t.WriteLine "Next"
' clean up
t.WriteLine "Set SH = Nothing"
t.WriteLine "Set fmDoc = Nothing"
t.WriteLine "Set fmDocs = Nothing"
t.WriteLine "Set fmApp = Nothing"
t.close
f.Launch
#EndIf[/code]
Wow looks good, I will give it a try and will report later on this, thanks!
You can also use the Xojo OLEObject class. Except for “NameSpace” as Xojo’s Namespace (Bug and is reported) is in conflict with “Outlook.NameSpace”
From Microsoft’s link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa271596(v=office.11).aspx you can get an idea how to convert it to Xojo.
I made some small examples just to give you an idea how you can use the OLEObject class:
Count Folders in Outlook 2010:
Dim myOlApp As OLEObject
Dim myNameSpace As OLEObject
Dim myFolder As OLEObject
Dim myEnums as New Dictionary
Dim Count, nEnums As Integer
Dim outText As String
myEnums.Value("olFolderInbox") = 6
myEnums.Value("olFolderOutbox") = 4
myEnums.Value("olFolderContacts") = 10
myEnums.Value("olFolderSentMail") = 5
myEnums.Value("olFolderJunk") = 23
// Enumeration See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/bb208072%28v=office.12%29.aspx
myOlApp = New OLEObject("Outlook.Application")
myNameSpace = myOlApp.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
For nEnums = 0 to myEnums.Count -1
myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(myEnums.Value(myEnums.key(nEnums)))
Count = myFolder.Items.count
outText = outText +myFolder.invoke("Name")+": "+str(count)+EndOfLine.Windows
Next
Msgbox(outText)
myOlApp = Nil
exception err as oleexception
msgbox err.messageSent an email with use of Outlook:
Dim ToAddress As String
Dim MessageSubject As String
Dim MessageBody As String
//Dim MessageAttachment
Dim ol, ns, olMailItem, myRecipient As OLEObject
Dim newMail As OLEOBJECT
ToAddress = "me@address.com" ' change this...
MessageSubject = "How to use Outlook with Xojo"
MessageBody = "*BODY* email via MAPI *BODY*"
ol = New OLEObject ("Outlook.Application")
ns = ol.getNamespace("MAPI")
ns.logon "","",true,false
newMail = ol.CreateItem(olMailItem)
newMail.Subject = MessageSubject
newMail.Body = MessageBody + EndOfLine
'' validate the recipient, just in case...
myRecipient = ns.CreateRecipient(ToAddress)
myRecipient.Resolve
If Not myRecipient.Resolved Then
MsgBox "unknown recipient"
Else
newMail.Recipients.Add(myRecipient)
newMail.Send
End If
ol = Nil
exception err as oleexception
msgbox err.messageOpen outlook Mail Item:
Dim myOlApp As OLEObject
Dim myItem As OLEObject
Dim olMailItem As OLEObject
myOlApp = New OLEObject("Outlook.Application")
myItem = myOlApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
myItem.DisplayThank you John or sharing. The OLEObject looks like a much better approach than mine. Time to dive back into MS reference materials. (yuck)
[quote=37991:@John Hansen]Open outlook Mail Item:
Dim myOlApp As OLEObject
Dim myItem As OLEObject
Dim olMailItem As OLEObject
myOlApp = New OLEObject(“Outlook.Application”)
myItem = myOlApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
myItem.Display[/quote]
I just noticed a typo in the above example. The above example works but “olMailItem” is an enumeration.
Should be like this:
Open outlook Mail Item
Dim myOlApp As OLEObject
Dim myItem As OLEObject
// OlItemType Enumerations http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff869291.aspx
const olMailItem = 0
const olContactItem = 2
myOlApp = New OLEObject("Outlook.Application")
myItem = myOlApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
myItem.Display
myOlApp = Nil
exception err as oleexception
msgbox err.messageI just had a little bit of time to make another example how to get the entries from the Outlook 2010 Contact folder.
Not sure if it works for earlier versions of Outlook.
Display contact entries
Dim myOlApp As OLEObject
Dim myNamespace As OLEObject
Dim myContacts As OLEObject
Dim myItems As OLEObject
Dim myItem As OLEObject
Dim nItems As Integer
Dim outText As String
// Enumeration See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/bb208072%28v=office.12%29.aspx
Const olFolderContacts = 10
myOlApp = NEW OLEObject("Outlook.Application")
myNamespace = myOlApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
myContacts = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts)
myItems = myContacts.Items
nItems = myItems.count
outText = "Total number of contacts: " + str(nItems) + EndOfLine.Windows + EndOfLine.Windows
If nItems > 5 Then nItems = 5 // in this case we only want to show max 5 contacts
For i as integer = 1 to nItems
myItem = myContacts.Items(i)
outText = outText + "Full Name: "+ myItem.FullName + EndOfLine.Windows _
+ "Company: " + myItem.CompanyName + EndOfLine.Windows _
+ "Job Title: " + myItem.JobTitle + EndOfLine.Windows _
+ "E-mail: " +myItem.Email1Address + EndOfLine.Windows _
+ "Display as: " + myItem.Email1DisplayName + EndOfLine.Windows + EndOfLine.Windows
// Contact Item info: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa210907%28v=office.11%29.aspx
Next
Msgbox outText
myOlApp = Nil
exception err as oleexception
msgbox err.messageJohn, great! This works! Will check this out how this behaves in Outlook 2003 and Exchange Server Environment on Monday.
Thanks!