How to access Outlook Express Address Book?
I wrote a two-part article for Pinnacle's Smart Access on the subject; part
1 is available for free on MSDN, part 2 you'd have to get from the Smart
Access web site for a fee.
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> Can I find any examples on a WEB?
wrote
> > You can use the Jet 4.0 Exchange IISAM to access the WAB, as well.
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> > MichKa
> > the only book on internationalization in VB at
> > http://www.i18nWithVB.com/
> > > I am using Outlook Express 5 through the DUN as my home email client.
> > > The Address Book is an independent application storing data into the
> *.WAB
> > > file, and all
> > > I would like to do is to write additional functionality using the
> Address
> > > Book in my home PC.
> > > But I don't know how to access the *.WAB file.
> > > I appreciate any help.
> > > Gregory
> > > PS: I have enough respect to the property of others to not writing a
> > virus.
> > > > On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:28:24 +1000, "Gregory Grager"
> > > > >Hello good people.
> > > > >I would like to write a VB program that would be able to access the
> > > Address
> > > > >Book used by Outlook Express.
> > > > >I didn't find any Outlook Express type libraries in the Project
> > > References,
> > > > >so could anyone give me a pointer on how to do this.
> > > > >Or may be there is a way to read Address Book files (.wab)
directly?
> > > > >Any help is greatly appreciated.
> > > > >Thanks
> > > > >Gregory
> > > > If you are using OE as a client to Exchange then use CDO.
> > > > I really hope you are not trying to write one of these stupid macro
> > > > email viruses. Coz, they got internet spider agents spawned out all
> > > > over the place now, that help pin point the source of such
non-sense.
> > > > Stuart
> > > > The grass may be greener on the other side of the fence, but it
still
> > > needs cutting.
> > > > (Keep the wolf from the door to reply, using the above email
address)
