Editing outlook contacts using C#

Question

I am developing a desktop application using C#, and I do not know how to edit a contact info in outlook, I Google-d it but no use.

I know how to retrieve and add contacts to outlook, what I am asking about is updating contacts.

any suggestions?

Answer 1

The solution is quite easy, though I did not find it using google.

1. retrieve the outlook contact.

     Outlook.Items ctcItems = cf.Items; Outlook.Items items = ctcItems; Outlook.ContactItem ctc = (Outlook.ContactItem)items[index]; 

cf in the code above is the Outlook.MAPIFolder .

2. update the Outlook.ContactItem .

    ctc.FullName = "Laurel"; 

   . . . . .

3. save Outlook.ContactItem .

    ctc.Save(); 

Answer 2

Another solution.

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application outlookApp = new 
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application();

MAPIFolder Folder_Contacts = (MAPIFolder)
outlookApp.Session.GetDefaultFolder(OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts);       

var filter = String.Format("[FullName] = '{0}'", "Jose da Silva" );

ContactItem contact = (ContactItem)Folder_Contacts.Items.Find(filter);

if (contact != null)
{
    contact.FullName = "Joao da Silva";
    contact.Email1Address = "joao@silva.com.br";
    contact.Save();
}

Answer 3

Download and install VSTO , then add a reference to Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook to your project. This will give you access to the Outlook object model.

Answer 4

http://geekswithblogs.net/timh/archive/2006/05/26/79720.aspx

I might try to above. It looks like first you reference the Outlook COM object , and then create a Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application from which you should be able to edit outlook objects.