Outlook - synchronize contatcs by visual basic aplicaton

Hi
I've made a visual basic programm to save contacts in an access application.

Afterwoards I exporting the contact to outlook.

If the contact exits, I have to delet them and then I creating a new one,
but I loosing now informations, which were made in the contact.

How could I synchronize contacts?

Many tanks for your help.

Regards

Markus

The simplest solution would be to look at the modified dates of a contact in
Access and Outlook (not even close to being 100% fool proof) and decide
which contact is the newest based on these dates.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool

"Markus Brunner" <markus.brunner@fambrunner.ch> wrote in message
news:FC440262-EAEF-4F17-9AE4-99F670D5A7B4@microsoft.com...
> Hi
> I've made a visual basic programm to save contacts in an access
> application.
>
> Afterwoards I exporting the contact to outlook.
>
> If the contact exits, I have to delet them and then I creating a new one,
> but I loosing now informations, which were made in the contact.
>
> How could I synchronize contacts?
>
> Many tanks for your help.
>
> Regards
>
> Markus

Hi Dimitry

Many thanks for your reply.

One of the main problem for me is the saving of the new contact. I loosing
informations like picture, exchange ..... I do not have any informations in
the view in access. There are only: FirstName, name, adress ....

How could I save only this updatet informations to the existing contact? The
EntryID is read only.

Many thanks

Regards

Markus


"Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote:

> The simplest solution would be to look at the modified dates of a contact in
> Access and Outlook (not even close to being 100% fool proof) and decide
> which contact is the newest based on these dates.
>
> Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
> http://www.dimastr.com/
> OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
> and MAPI Developer Tool
>
> "Markus Brunner" <markus.brunner@fambrunner.ch> wrote in message
> news:FC440262-EAEF-4F17-9AE4-99F670D5A7B4@microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> > I've made a visual basic programm to save contacts in an access
> > application.
> >
> > Afterwoards I exporting the contact to outlook.
> >
> > If the contact exits, I have to delet them and then I creating a new one,
> > but I loosing now informations, which were made in the contact.
> >
> > How could I synchronize contacts?
> >
> > Many tanks for your help.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Markus
>
>
>

You should not be deleting an existing contact and re-creating a new one.
For an existing contact, you only need to update the fields that you are
aware of; there is no reason to modify any other fields.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool

"Markus Brunner" <markus.brunner@fambrunner.ch> wrote in message
news:FC541046-3676-4EC4-BA61-646353DDB4E4@microsoft.com...
> Hi Dimitry
>
> Many thanks for your reply.
>
> One of the main problem for me is the saving of the new contact. I loosing
> informations like picture, exchange ..... I do not have any informations
> in
> the view in access. There are only: FirstName, name, adress ....
>
> How could I save only this updatet informations to the existing contact?
> The
> EntryID is read only.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Regards
>
> Markus
>
>
> "Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote:
>
>> The simplest solution would be to look at the modified dates of a contact
>> in
>> Access and Outlook (not even close to being 100% fool proof) and decide
>> which contact is the newest based on these dates.
>>
>> Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
>> http://www.dimastr.com/
>> OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
>> and MAPI Developer Tool
>>
>> "Markus Brunner" <markus.brunner@fambrunner.ch> wrote in message
>> news:FC440262-EAEF-4F17-9AE4-99F670D5A7B4@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi
>> > I've made a visual basic programm to save contacts in an access
>> > application.
>> >
>> > Afterwoards I exporting the contact to outlook.
>> >
>> > If the contact exits, I have to delet them and then I creating a new
>> > one,
>> > but I loosing now informations, which were made in the contact.
>> >
>> > How could I synchronize contacts?
>> >
>> > Many tanks for your help.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Markus
>>
>>
>>

I am not sure I understand why this is a problem.
Do you *always* create a new contact? Are you saying you cannot search
for/open an existing contact?

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool

"Markus Brunner" <markus.brunner@fambrunner.ch> wrote in message
news:815F15DE-A937-4C04-A6F5-D9A054AC78E5@microsoft.com...
> Hi Dimitry
>
> Many thanks and how? "For an existing contact, you only need to update the
> fields that you are aware of.."
>
> This is my problem.
>
> Regards
>
> Markus
>
> "Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote:
>
>> You should not be deleting an existing contact and re-creating a new one.
>> For an existing contact, you only need to update the fields that you are
>> aware of; there is no reason to modify any other fields.
>>
>> Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
>> http://www.dimastr.com/
>> OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
>> and MAPI Developer Tool
>>
>> "Markus Brunner" <markus.brunner@fambrunner.ch> wrote in message
>> news:FC541046-3676-4EC4-BA61-646353DDB4E4@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Dimitry
>> >
>> > Many thanks for your reply.
>> >
>> > One of the main problem for me is the saving of the new contact. I
>> > loosing
>> > informations like picture, exchange ..... I do not have any
>> > informations
>> > in
>> > the view in access. There are only: FirstName, name, adress ....
>> >
>> > How could I save only this updatet informations to the existing
>> > contact?
>> > The
>> > EntryID is read only.
>> >
>> > Many thanks
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Markus
>> >
>> >
>> > "Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The simplest solution would be to look at the modified dates of a
>> >> contact
>> >> in
>> >> Access and Outlook (not even close to being 100% fool proof) and
>> >> decide
>> >> which contact is the newest based on these dates.
>> >>
>> >> Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
>> >> http://www.dimastr.com/
>> >> OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
>> >> and MAPI Developer Tool
>> >>
>> >> "Markus Brunner" <markus.brunner@fambrunner.ch> wrote in message
>> >> news:FC440262-EAEF-4F17-9AE4-99F670D5A7B4@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi
>> >> > I've made a visual basic programm to save contacts in an access
>> >> > application.
>> >> >
>> >> > Afterwoards I exporting the contact to outlook.
>> >> >
>> >> > If the contact exits, I have to delet them and then I creating a new
>> >> > one,
>> >> > but I loosing now informations, which were made in the contact.
>> >> >
>> >> > How could I synchronize contacts?
>> >> >
>> >> > Many tanks for your help.
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards
>> >> >
>> >> > Markus
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Hi Dimitry

Many thanks and how? "For an existing contact, you only need to update the
fields that you are aware of.."

This is my problem.

Regards

Markus

"Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote:

> You should not be deleting an existing contact and re-creating a new one.
> For an existing contact, you only need to update the fields that you are
> aware of; there is no reason to modify any other fields.
>
> Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
> http://www.dimastr.com/
> OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
> and MAPI Developer Tool
>
> "Markus Brunner" <markus.brunner@fambrunner.ch> wrote in message
> news:FC541046-3676-4EC4-BA61-646353DDB4E4@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Dimitry
> >
> > Many thanks for your reply.
> >
> > One of the main problem for me is the saving of the new contact. I loosing
> > informations like picture, exchange ..... I do not have any informations
> > in
> > the view in access. There are only: FirstName, name, adress ....
> >
> > How could I save only this updatet informations to the existing contact?
> > The
> > EntryID is read only.
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Markus
> >
> >
> > "Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote:
> >
> >> The simplest solution would be to look at the modified dates of a contact
> >> in
> >> Access and Outlook (not even close to being 100% fool proof) and decide
> >> which contact is the newest based on these dates.
> >>
> >> Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
> >> http://www.dimastr.com/
> >> OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
> >> and MAPI Developer Tool
> >>
> >> "Markus Brunner" <markus.brunner@fambrunner.ch> wrote in message
> >> news:FC440262-EAEF-4F17-9AE4-99F670D5A7B4@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi
> >> > I've made a visual basic programm to save contacts in an access
> >> > application.
> >> >
> >> > Afterwoards I exporting the contact to outlook.
> >> >
> >> > If the contact exits, I have to delet them and then I creating a new
> >> > one,
> >> > but I loosing now informations, which were made in the contact.
> >> >
> >> > How could I synchronize contacts?
> >> >
> >> > Many tanks for your help.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> >
> >> > Markus
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>