Outlook 2007 Contacts & Vista's Sidebar Contacts gadget

G

Guest

I used to use Vista's Windows Mail & Windows Contacts to manage my contacts.
However, now that I use Outlook 2007, the new contacts that I create/modify
don't get updated in the Vista's Sidebar Contacts gadget.

Any idea how I can integrate the two together?
 
B

Brian Tillman

Terry said:
I used to use Vista's Windows Mail & Windows Contacts to manage my
contacts. However, now that I use Outlook 2007, the new contacts that
I create/modify don't get updated in the Vista's Sidebar Contacts
gadget.

Any idea how I can integrate the two together?
Click to expand...

Since Windows Mail is what once was Outlook Express, I don't believe you can
integrate the two. They're completely separate applications that do not
share data.
 
G

Guest

The "two" that I'm referring to are Outlook 2007's Contacts & Vista's Sidebar
Contacts gadget (as stated in the title), sorry about the confusion.

Also, I'm aware that they aren't two separate applications, hence the needed
integration on my part (with maybe a middleware of somekind?)...
 
B

Brian Tillman

Terry said:
The "two" that I'm referring to are Outlook 2007's Contacts & Vista's
Sidebar Contacts gadget (as stated in the title), sorry about the
confusion.

Also, I'm aware that they aren't two separate applications, hence the
needed integration on my part (with maybe a middleware of
somekind?)...
Click to expand...

Have you checked in each app to see whether or not thet support a common
file format for importing and exporting?
 
G

Guest

Yes, I checked...and I can. But that's not the real concern here.

If I have to do this manually, every single time, then that's kind of like
taking one step forward, two steps back (in regards to this contacts and
contacts gadget situation). It needs to be in real time and automatic,
transparent to the user.

I expected Outlook 2007 would integrate well with Vista. And this is not
the case with this simple feature which has been implemented in Windows Mail
with the Contacts gadget.
 
B

Brian Tillman

Terry said:
I expected Outlook 2007 would integrate well with Vista. And this is
not the case with this simple feature which has been implemented in
Windows Mail with the Contacts gadget.
Click to expand...

I think your expectations are too high.
 
G

Guest

Alright, I've modified the Contacts Gadget so that it's now reading from
Microsoft Outlook (tested with Outlook 2003 & 2007) instead of from the
"Windows Contacts" of Vista.

One file was modified:
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\Contacts.Gadget\en-US\js\contacts.js

Here's a summary of what's changed:
function daContacts() updated to read from "Outlook.Application"
function reFilter() updated for contactItem variable
function detailsDocked(q) updated for contactItem variable
function details(q) updated for contactItem variable
function createBlankLines() updated for contactItem variable
function displayProperties(o) updated so that Outlook Contact Item would be
open when contact's icon (Next to full name) is clicked on.

The following is the complete contacts.js file.
If you want to update your contacts.js file, you'll need to take ownership
of the file first, then modified Administrator's access right to full access.

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// THIS CODE IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN/ON ANY OTHER UI ELEMENT OR PRODUCT
COMPONENT.
// Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var BIDI = "";
var L_VIEWCONTACTDETAILS_text = "View contact details";
var L_BEGINSEARCH_text = "Type to search the current view";
var L_SENDEMAIL_text = "Click to send an email to (e-mail address removed)";
var bMyFirstPass = true;
var g_IsDirectionLTR = true;

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Initialize
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
BIDI = document.getElementsByTagName("HTML")(0).dir;

function myOnLoad()
{
try
{
setTimeout(reFilter);

L_VIEWCONTACTDETAILS.title = L_VIEWCONTACTDETAILS_text;
L_VIEWCONTACTDETAILSDOCKED.title = L_VIEWCONTACTDETAILS_text;
tFilter.title = L_BEGINSEARCH_text;
searchText.innerHTML = L_LOCEARCHWORD_text.innerHTML;

if (BIDI == "rtl" || BIDI == "RTL")
{
g_IsDirectionLTR = false;
BIDI = "rtl";
document.getElementsByTagName("BODY")(0).dir = BIDI;
}
else
{
BIDI = "ltr";
}

searchImage.src = "images\\" + BIDI +"-stocks_search_rest.png";

System.Gadget.onDock=Dock;
System.Gadget.onUndock=unDock;
Contacts=new daContacts();

if (System.Gadget.docked)
{
Dock();
}
else
{
unDock();
}
}
catch(err)
{
Contacts=new daContacts();
window.onload=reDock;
function reDock()
{
document.body.offsetWidth<281?Dock():unDock();
}
window.onresize=function()
{
clearTimeout(this.tmz);
this.tmz=setTimeout(reDock,100);
}
}
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Docked
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function Dock(){
with(document.body.style)
width=130,
height=168,
position="absolute",
zIndex = -1;

with(contactsBg.style)
width=130,
height=168,
position="absolute",
zIndex = -1;

contactsBg.src="url(images/"+ BIDI + "-dock.png)";

hd.style.display="none";
hrLine.style.display = "none";
hrLineDetail.style.display="none";
divDetail.style.display="none";

divList.style.display="";
searchTab.style.display="";
detailTab.style.display="";

hrLineDetail.className = "hrLineDetail_docked_"+BIDI;
divDetail.className = "divDetail_docked_" + BIDI;
hList.className = "hList_docked_" + BIDI;
divList.className = "divList_docked_" + BIDI ;
sb.className = "sb_" + BIDI;
searchText.className = "searchText_docked_"+BIDI;
detailTab.className = "detailTab_docked_" + BIDI;
searchTab.className = "searchTab_docked_" + BIDI;
phoneNumberTable.className = "phoneNumberTable_docked_"+BIDI;
hNoHits.className = "hNoHits_docked_"+BIDI;

}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// UnDocked
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function unDock()
{
with(document.body.style)
width=309,
height=198,
osition="absolute",
zIndex = -1;

with(contactsBg.style)
width=309,
height=198,
osition="absolute",
zIndex = -1;

contactsBg.src="url(images/"+ BIDI + "-desk.png)";

hd.style.display="";
divList.style.display="";
hrLine.style.display = "";
hrLineDetail.style.display="none";
detailTab.style.display="none";
searchTab.style.display="none";
detailTab.style.display="none";
divDetail.style.display="none";
hd.className = "hd_undocked_" + BIDI;
hList.className = "hList_undocked_" + BIDI;
divList.className = "divList_undocked_" + BIDI ;
sb.className = "sb_" + BIDI;
searchText.className = "searchText_undocked_"+BIDI;
hrLine.className = "hrLine_undocked_" + BIDI;
phoneNumberTable.className = "phoneNumberTable_undocked_"+BIDI;
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function showDockedList()
{
contactsBg.src="url(images/" + BIDI + "-dock.png)";
divDetail.style.display="none";
divList.style.display = "";
hrLineDetail.style.display = "none";
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function showDetail()
{
hrLineDetail.style.display="";
divDetail.style.display="";

divList.style.display = "none";
contactsBg.src="url(images/" + BIDI + "-dock-detail.png)";
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function details(q)
{

var name = q.contactName.split(" ");
var fName = name[0];
var lName = name[1];

if(qsel)
{
qsel.className=qsel.className.replace(/ sel/,"");
}

qsel=q;

qsel.className+=" sel";

if (fName == undefined)
{
fName = "";
}

if (lName == undefined)
{
lName = "";
}

firstName.title = fName;
firstName.innerText = fName;

lastName.title = lName
lastName.innerText = lName;

email.innerText = q.email;

if (q.email == "" | q.email == null)
{
email.href = "javascript:void(0);";
email.title = "";
}
else
{
email.href = "mailto:" + q.email;
email.title = L_SENDEMAIL_text.replace("(e-mail address removed)",q.email);
}

hdImage.src = "gimage:///" + encodeURIComponent(q.filePath) +
"?width=32&height=32";

L_VIEWCONTACTDETAILS.filePath = q.filePath;
L_VIEWCONTACTDETAILS.contactItem = q.contactItem;

deleteTableRows(phoneNumberTable);
addTableRow(phoneNumberTable,"homePhone",q.homePhone);
addTableRow(phoneNumberTable,"workPhone",q.workPhone);
addTableRow(phoneNumberTable,"mobilePhone",q.mobilePhone);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function getDetailView(q)
{
details(q);
detailsDocked(q);
if (System.Gadget.docked)
{
contactsBg.src="url(images/" + BIDI + "-dock-detail.png)";
divList.style.display="none";
divDetail.style.display="";
hrLineDetail.style.display="";
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function detailsDocked(q)
{
var name = q.contactName.split(" ");
var firstName = name[0];
var lastName = name[1];

if(qsel)
{
qsel.className=qsel.className.replace(/ sel/,"");
}

qsel=q;
qsel.className+=" sel";

if (firstName == undefined)
{
firstName = "";
}

if (lastName == undefined)
{
lastName = "";
}

firstName_docked.title = firstName;
firstName_docked.innerText = firstName;

lastName_docked.title = lastName;
lastName_docked.innerText= lastName;

email_docked.innerText = q.email;

if (q.email == "" | q.email == null)
{
email_docked.href = "javascript:void(0);";
email_docked.title = "";
}
else
{
email_docked.href = "mailto:" + q.email;
email_docked.title =
L_SENDEMAIL_text.replace("(e-mail address removed)",q.email);
}

L_VIEWCONTACTDETAILSDOCKED.filePath = q.filePath;
L_VIEWCONTACTDETAILSDOCKED.contactItem = q.contactItem;

divDetailImage.src = "gimage:///" + encodeURIComponent(q.filePath) +
"?width=32&height=32";

deleteTableRows(phoneNumberTable_docked);
addTableRow(phoneNumberTable_docked,"homePhone",q.homePhone);
addTableRow(phoneNumberTable_docked,"workPhone",q.workPhone);
addTableRow(phoneNumberTable_docked,"mobilePhone",q.mobilePhone);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function addTableRow(table,rowType,phoneNumber)
{
var newRow = null;
var newCell = null;
var imageSource = "";
var id = "";

if (phoneNumber == "" || phoneNumber == undefined)
{
return null;
}

switch (rowType)
{
case "homePhone":
imageSource = "images\\homePhone.png";
id = "imageSource";
break;
case "workPhone":
imageSource = "images\\workPhone.png";
id = "workPhone";
break;
case "mobilePhone":
imageSource = "images\\mobilePhone.png";
id = "mobilePhone";
break;
}

if (imageSource != "")
{
newRow = table.insertRow();
newCell = newRow.insertCell();
newCell.innerHTML = "<image src='"+ imageSource + "'/>";
newCell.className = "phoneStyle";
newCell = newRow.insertCell();
newCell.innerHTML = "<span class='phone'
title='"+phoneNumber+"'></span>";
newCell.childNodes[0].innerText = phoneNumber;
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function deleteTableRows(table)
{
while (table.rows.length > 0)
{
table.deleteRow()
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function displayProperties(o)
{
if (o.contactItem != "" || o.contactItem != undefined)
{
o.contactItem.Display();
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function resetDisplayImage()
{
searchImage.mode = "search";
searchImage.src = "images\\" + BIDI +"-stocks_clear_rest.png";
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function reFilter()
{
var re=new RegExp(tFilter.value,"i");
var i=0;
var a="";

cksearchText(tFilter);
hList.innerHTML="";

if (tFilter.value.length > 0)
{
resetDisplayImage();
}
else
{
searchImage.mode = "";
searchImage.src = "images\\"+BIDI+"-stocks_search_rest.png";
}

Contacts.enumAll(_f);

sbth.scrollTo(0);
hNoHits.style.display=i?"none":"";
tFilter.focus();

createBlankLines();

function _f(o)
{
var s = o.name;
if(re.test(s))
{
a="";
a=" contactName='' title=''"+
" email=''"+
" workPhone=''"+
" homePhone=''"+
" mobilePhone=''"+
" filePath=''"+
" contactItem=''"+
(i++&1?" style='background-color:#d6e0fd'":"")+
" onmouseover=omo(this) onkeydown=processKey(this)
onclick=getDetailView(this)";
hList.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd","<q tabindex=1
unselectable=on "+a+">"+(re.source?s.replace(re,cite):s)+"</q>");
hList.lastChild.contactName = o.name;
hList.lastChild.title = o.name;
hList.lastChild.email = o.email;
hList.lastChild.workPhone = o.workPhone;
hList.lastChild.homePhone = o.homePhone;
hList.lastChild.mobilePhone = o.mobilePhone;
hList.lastChild.filePath = o.filePath;
hList.lastChild.contactItem = o.contactItem;
function cite($1){
return "<cite>"+$1+"</cite>";
};
}
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function evalDisplayProperties(o)
{
var key = event.keyCode;

if (key == 32)
{
displayProperties(o);
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function evalDisplayImage(o,mode)
{
var key = event.keyCode;

if (key == 32)
{
displayImage(o,mode);
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function evalEmail(o)
{
var key = event.keyCode;

if (key == 32)
{
o.click();
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function evalShowDetail()
{
var key = event.keyCode;

if (key == 32)
{
showDetail();
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function evalShowDockedList()
{
var key = event.keyCode;

if (key == 32)
{
showDockedList();
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function processKey(o)
{
var key = event.keyCode;

if (key == 32)
{
getDetailView(o);
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function createBlankLines()
{
var blankLine;
var ii = hList.children.length - 6;
var bRetVal = false;

if (ii < 0)
{
bRetVal = true;
ii = Math.abs(ii);
for (var n=ii; n > 0 ; n-- )
{
blankLine =" contactName='' title=''"+
" email=''"+
" workPhone=''"+
" homePhone=''"+
" mobilePhone=''"+
" filePath=''"+
" contactItem=''"+
(ii--&1?" style='background-color:#d6e0fd'":"");

hList.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd","<q
unselectable=on "+blankLine+"></q>");
}
}
return bRetVal;
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function daContacts()
{
var contactMgr = null;
var contacts = null;

this.enumAll=function(cb)
{
//contactMgr = System.ContactManager;
//contacts = contactMgr.Contacts;
var outlook = null;
var mapinamespace = null;
var addresslist = null;
var abkentry = null;

outlook = new ActiveXObject("Outlook.Application");
mapinamespace = outlook.getNameSpace("MAPI");
contacts = mapinamespace.getDefaultFolder(10);
var count = contacts.Items.Count();

//System.Diagnostics.EventLog.writeEntry(contacts.Items(0).FullName);

for(var i=1; i <= count; i++)
{
cb(new Contact(contacts.Items(i) ) );
}

if (bMyFirstPass)
{
if (hList.children.length > 0)
{
details( hList.children[0] );
detailsDocked( hList.children[0] );
}
bMyFirstPass = false;
}


}

this.Contact=function Contact(contact)
{
this.name = contact.FullName;
this.first= contact.FullName;
this.last= contact.FullName;
try
{
this.email= contact.Email1Address;
}
catch(e)
{
this.email = "";
}

this.phone= contact.BusinessTelephoneNumber;
this.workPhone = contact.BusinessTelephoneNumber;
this.homePhone = contact.HomeTelephoneNumber;
this.mobilePhone = contact.MobileTelephoneNumber;
this.filePath = "";
this.contactItem = contact;

}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function cksearchText(o)
{
if (o.value == "")
{
searchText.style.display = "";
}
else
{
searchText.style.display = "none";
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function omo(e)
{
e.className+=" hot";
e.onmouseout=function()
{
e.className=e.className.replace(/ hot/,"");
e.onmouseout=null;
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function displayImage(o,state)
{
switch (state)
{
case "over": o.src = (o.mode=="" ? "images\\" + BIDI
+"-stocks_search_hover.png" : "images\\" + BIDI
+"-stocks_clear_hover.png");break;
case "out" : o.src = (o.mode=="" ?
"images\\"+BIDI+"-stocks_search_rest.png" : "images\\" + BIDI
+"-stocks_clear_rest.png");break;
case "down": o.src = (o.mode=="" ? "images\\" + BIDI
+"-stocks_search_pressed.png" : "images\\" + BIDI
+"-stocks_clear_pressed.png");break;
}

if (o.mode == "search" && state == "up")
{
tFilter.value = "";
reFilter();
}
}


var Contacts;
var qsel;

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Filter
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
tFilter.onkeyup=function()
{
clearTimeout(tFilter.tm);
tFilter.tm=setTimeout(reFilter,300);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Scroll bar
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
sbth.scrollTo=function(y)
{
if(hList.scrollHeight>hList.clientHeight)
{
var maxy=this.offsetParent.clientHeight-this.offsetHeight;
y=Math.min(maxy,Math.max(0,y));
hList.scrollTop=(hList.scrollHeight-hList.clientHeight)*y/maxy;
this.style.posTop=y;
this.parentElement.style.display="";
}
else
{
this.parentElement.style.display="none";
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
sbth.onmousedown=function()
{
event.cancelBubble=true;
this.setCapture();
var dy=event.y-this.style.posTop;
this.onmousemove=function()
{
this.scrollTo(event.y-dy);
}
this.onmouseup=function()
{
this.releaseCapture();
if(document.elementFromPoint(event.x,event.y)!=this)
sb.onmouseout();
this.onmousemove=null;
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
sb.onmouseover=function fadeIn()
{
clearTimeout(sb.tm);
if(sb.filters(0).opacity<90){
sb.filters(0).opacity+=10;
sb.tm=setTimeout(fadeIn,25);
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
sb.onmouseout=function()
{
clearTimeout(sb.tm);

sb.tm=setTimeout(function fadeOut()
{
if(sb.filters(0).opacity>50)
{
sb.filters(0).opacity-=10;
sb.tm=setTimeout(fadeOut,25);
}
},
sb.filters(0).opacity<90?0:750);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
sb.onmousedown=sb.ondblclick=function()
{
var dy=sbth.offsetHeight;

if(event.offsetY<sbth.offsetTop)
{
dy=-dy;
}

sbth.scrollTo(sbth.offsetTop+dy);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
sb.onmousewheel=hList.onmousewheel=function()
{
var dy=sbth.offsetHeight/(hList.scrollHeight/hList.clientHeight-1);

sbth.scrollTo(sbth.offsetTop+(event.wheelDelta<0?dy:-dy));
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
document.ondragstart=document.onselectstart=function()
{
return event.srcElement.tagName=="INPUT";
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
document.body.onfocus=function()
{
status+=event.fromElement?event.fromElement.tagName+"!":"?";
setTimeout(tFilter.focus);
}
 
G

Guest

Please note that the code pasted in my preview post has a few of the lines
wrapped.

e.g. In the top 5 lines, for example, "COMPONENT" has moved to the next line
due to line wrapping. You'll need to edit that back to the previous line for
the .js to work properly.
 

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