Re: FileAs

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From: Dmitry Streblechenko \(MVP\) (dmitry_at_dimastr.com)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:36:15 -0700

FileAs is just an eye-candy, Outlook won't crash if you put something it
doesn't expect there :-)

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

"Linkas" <vitalij@alittera.com> wrote in message
news:%23ID5KBspEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for reply Dmitry,
>
> Just hoped that Outlook has sink advised for message store and does some
> actions (like calculating FileAs) on let's say fnevObjectModified. I can't
> create FileAs myself b/c i have no clue how to find out what default
FileAs
> setting is.
>
> "Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)" <dmitry@dimastr.com> wrote in message
> news:%23oTTIElpEHA.1576@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > When you call IMessage::SaveChanges, Outlook is not involved at all -
you
> > are calling the message store implementation, which may (Exchange 2000
and
> > up?) or may not (all other stores?) be contact-aware. AFAIK FileAs will
be
> > regenerated when you call ContactItem.Save in Outlook Object Model or
> > reopen
> > the contact in the Outlook UI. Why can't you create FileAs explicitly in
> > your code?
> >
> > Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
> > http://www.dimastr.com/
> > OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
> > and MAPI Developer Tool
> >
> >
> > "Linkaz" <vitalij@alittera.com> wrote in message
> > news:uwxY8$hpEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> What i want to do is to make all contact items in contacts folder have
> >> default FileAs. For that i delete FileAs property (i use
GetIdsFromNames
> >> for propguid: {00062004-0000-0000-C000-000000000046},
> >> ulKind=MNID_ID,Kind.lID=0x8005) in every contact item in the folder.
But
> >> Outlook doesnt replace it w/ default FileAs then i do SaveChanges.
> >> So the question is then does Outlook generates FileAs for contact item?
> >> Does contact form do that? Or is there any special property that tells
> >> Outlook to regenerate FileAs on save?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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