Article ID: 290658
Article Last Modified on 11/24/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q290658
For a Microsoft Outlook 97 version of this article, see 170320.
For a Microsoft Outlook 98 version of this article, see 180981.
For a Microsoft Outlook 2000 version of this article, see 208232.
SUMMARY
This article provides an overview and sample code for creating Microsoft Outlook contacts from information stored in a Microsoft Access database. The sample code in the More Information section of this article should be run from a Microsoft Access global module and provides a starting point for the development of a complete solution.
MORE INFORMATION
The Import and Export feature in Outlook does not allow you to import or export information in user-defined fields (or properties). To import information into these fields, you may need to create a programming solution that uses Automation to convert the information.
The following sample code specifically converts information from Access into newly-created Outlook contacts, using Data Access Objects (DAO). With modifications, you can use this code as a basis for creating other types of Outlook items, such as appointments, notes, tasks, and such.
There is also an overview and separate code example available on the Microsoft Web site at the following location. It is the first example in the whitepaper.
Programming Considerations
- The following sample code uses the Northwind database included with Access 2002. If you installed Microsoft Office to a location other than the default, be sure to change the path to the database in the sample code.
- You need to set a reference to the Microsoft Outlook 10.0 Object Library. A reference to the Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library, and the Microsoft Office 10.0 Object Library should be set by default.
- The field types used in this example are text, in both Access and Outlook. To convert other types of fields, you must modify the code appropriately.
- The contacts are automatically placed in the default Contact folder, which is at the same level as the Inbox.
- The CreateItem method used in this example creates a new Outlook contact using the default form for the default contact folder. If you created a custom Outlook Contact form, you must set the MessageClass field for each item to the name of your custom form.
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Sample Code
Sub ExportAccessContactsToOutlook()
' Set up DAO Objects.
Dim oDataBase As DAO.Database
Dim rst As DAO.Recordset
Set oDataBase = OpenDatabase _
("c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Samples\Northwind.mdb")
Set rst = oDataBase.OpenRecordset("Customers")
' Set up Outlook Objects.
Dim ol As New Outlook.Application
Dim olns As Outlook.Namespace
Dim cf As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Dim c As Outlook.ContactItem
Dim Prop As Outlook.UserProperty
Set olns = ol.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set cf = olns.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts)
With rst
.MoveFirst
' Loop through the Microsoft Access records.
Do While Not .EOF
' Create a new Contact item.
Set c = ol.CreateItem(olContactItem)
' Specify which Outlook form to use.
' Change "IPM.Contact" to "IPM.Contact.<formname>" if you've
' created a custom Contact form in Outlook.
c.MessageClass = "IPM.Contact"
' Create all built-in Outlook fields.
If ![CompanyName] <> "" Then c.CompanyName = ![CompanyName]
If ![ContactName] <> "" Then c.FullName = ![ContactName]
' Create the first user property (UserField1).
Set Prop = c.UserProperties.Add("UserField1", olText)
' Set its value.
If ![CustomerID] <> "" Then Prop = ![CustomerID]
' Create the second user property (UserField2).
Set Prop = c.UserProperties.Add("UserField2", olText)
' Set its value and so on....
If ![Region] <> "" Then Prop = ![Region]
' Save and close the contact.
c.Save
c.Close
.MoveNext
Loop
End With
End Sub
REFERENCES
For additional information about exporting data from Outlook to Access, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290792 How to programmatically export Outlook items to Access
For additional information about available resources and answersto commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook solutions, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
287530 OL2002: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions
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