Re: problem with ChooseContact() filtering

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ok. works.
I can only add,
that when I want to restrict from some string got from edit control
I uses (see the additional "z" on the end of second rule):

wsprintf(sztxx,_T("[FirstName]>=\"%s\" AND [FirstName]<\"%sz\""),szt,szt);
where: "szt" is the string from edit control

but if we want to search in firtname middlename lastname company...in one
time, it becomes veeeeery long string....


"Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've used something similar (managed code but calls the same function):-

Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Forms.ChooseContactDialog ccd = new
Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Forms.ChooseContactDialog();
ccd.RestrictContacts = "[LastName] > \"Br\" AND [LastName] <
\"Bs\"";
ccd.ShowDialog();

This displays all contacts with last names beginning with Br e.g. Brown.

There is bound to be a delay when you add in a restriction as without it
the control can just cycle through every row in the database, once you
introduce a query there is an additional level of processing required.

Peter

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"SPECIALIST" <jan.ger@xxxxx> wrote in message
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sorry, this is not working...

also, I observe, that when I call this function without
chooserData.lpstrRestrictContacts
the Select Contact dialog displays very fast,

but when I try to use the above restriction, this dialog displays after
noticable delay.

it is with only 200 contacts in database.



"Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It is the correct behaviour as you are doing an exact string match. POOM
doesn't support the Like operator to do matching with a wildcard. I
think you should however be able to use something like:-
[FirstName] >= "ann" AND [FirstName] < "ano"

Peter

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Peter Foot
Microsoft Device Application Development MVP
peterfoot.net | appamundi.com | inthehand.com
APPA Mundi Ltd - software solutions for a mobile world
In The Hand Ltd - .NET Components for Mobility

"SPECIALIST" <jan.ger@xxxxx> wrote in message
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I observe problem with:
HRESULT hr = ChooseContact(&chooserData)

when I set :
chooserData.lpstrRestrictContacts = (LPCWSTR)sztxx;

if I use wsprintf(sztxx,_T("[FirstName]=\"%s\""),szt);

the Contacts dialog displays (mean: returns) only correct results when
I type a full string of name,
when I type the only some part of name, this returns nothing

for example:
[FirstName]="anna" returns correctly all Contacts with the first name
anna

but:
[FirstName]="ann" returns nothing

I tried also [FirstName]="ann*" it changed nothing

is it a bug in WM implementation of pimstore.lib ?








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