Read names from a PAB file

[Brian K. Sheperd]

We keep our company addresses in a PAB file, and the users can copy the file
from the server to their machines to update the list as people come and go.
I am working on another application (client/server web) that I want to be
able to populate a SQL database with the names from the PAB file on an
automatic basis. Is it possible to read the PAB file with VB (just the
names -- no dist. lists), and then either write out to a text file for a SQL
DTS package to grab or populate from VB directly to SQL?
Thanks,
Brian

 

[Michael Bauer]

Hi Brian,

I´ve never done that, but on http://www.wotsit.org the pab format is
explained.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You should be able to read it from the AddressLists collection in Outlook.