Address List Automation

[Guest]

Currently we have a manual process to setup users to use an Address List. We
go into the public folders and select the folder containing the contacts and
turn on the Outlook Address Book flag "Show this folder as an e-mail Address
Book". Then we go to Tools -> Services -> Addressing and add the Address
List into the search order as well as selecting it in "Show this address list
first" combo box.

I want to develop a WSH VB Script that will allow me to this
programmatically as part of our login scripts.

Unfortunately, we are have no control over the Exchange Server as it is
provided to us as service from another department. So we have only control
over the Outlook Client configuration.

We are using Outlook 2000 (and Exchange 2000 I think . Any help or
pointers would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Not possible with Outlook 2000, unless one of the third-party Outlook
profile tools can do it; see http://www.slipstick.com/exs/olroam.htm. Once
you upgrade to a later version, you'll have access to the
MAPIFolder.ShowAsOutlookAB property.