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check this PAQ<br />
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check this PAQ

http:Q_20190056.htm [http:Q_20190056.htm]

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K.. you get the points, but as a freebie could anyone help me do this with Access' form of VB? &nbsp;(I don't know VB at all).<br />
I tried the following:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; Private Sub Command27_Click()<br />
**Dim Outapp As Outlook.Application<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Dim olnamespace As Outlook.NameSpace<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Dim mycontacts &nbsp;As MAPIFolder<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Dim myitem As Outlook.ContactItem<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; 'Open OutLook<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Set Outapp = CreateObject(&quot;OutLook.appl<wbr />ication&quot;)<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; 'Initialize MAPI session<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Set olnamespace = Outapp.GetNamespace(&quot;MAPI&quot;<wbr />)<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; Set mycontacts = olnamespace.GetDefaultFold<wbr />er(olFolde<wbr />rContacts)<wbr /> 'Open the Folder of contacts<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; 'You can use the method Find &nbsp;or Restric to search<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Set myitem = mycontacts.Items.Find(&quot;[Na<wbr />me] = &nbsp;&quot;&quot;*Jira*&quot;&quot; &quot;)<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; End Sub<br />
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I get: Compile Error: User-Defined type not defined
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K.. you get the points, but as a freebie could anyone help me do this with Access' form of VB?  (I don't know VB at all).
I tried the following:

    Private Sub Command27_Click()
**Dim Outapp As Outlook.Application
    Dim olnamespace As Outlook.NameSpace
    Dim mycontacts  As MAPIFolder
    Dim myitem As Outlook.ContactItem

    'Open OutLook
    Set Outapp = CreateObject("OutLook.application")
    'Initialize MAPI session
    Set olnamespace = Outapp.GetNamespace("MAPI")

    Set mycontacts = olnamespace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts) 'Open the Folder of contacts

    'You can use the method Find  or Restric to search
    Set myitem = mycontacts.Items.Find("[Name] =  ""*Jira*"" ")

    End Sub

I get: Compile Error: User-Defined type not defined

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Are there unlisted switches or a simple vb thing that would open outlook and search for a (passed-parameter) contact?
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Are there unlisted switches or a simple vb thing that would open outlook and search for a (passed-parameter) contact?

command line switch to search for contact

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.