From: "Dwayne Smurdon @ DNA Media Pro" <smurdon@...>
Date: 2003-01-26T18:15:21+09:00
Subject: Adding a ContactItem to a Contact Folder.

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Ok,  I'm new to Ruby and new to Office Objects -- double whammy.  I'm simply
trying to add a new Contact item to the default contact folder.  This is my
baby step.  In the long run I have a database of over 100,000 Contacts I
need to dump into Outlook.  I thought this would be a good application for
Ruby.  I'm having trouble though.


  require 'win32ole'
  outlook = WIN32OLE.new("outlook.application")
  oNameSpace = outlook.getNameSpace('MAPI');
  contactFolder = oNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(10)

  contact = outlook.CreateItem(2)
  contact.lastName = "Bar"
  contact.firstName = "Foo"
  contact.homeTelephoneNumber = "703-333-3456"

I thought I should be able to do
  contactFolder.Add(contact)  # OR
  items = conact.Items
  items.Add(contact)

I keep getting the missing_method error on the Add function.  I have tried a
lot of other things, which did not work.  So, this is where I am now.  If I
remove the line with items.Add or contactFolder.Add -- i get no errors.  Any
help would be appreciated.  Also, I have found the Office Object Models on
MSDN -- this is a huge help, but if there are good examples of Outlook
automation, that would be great.  (well, great if they are in Ruby, good if
they are in VB, which is likely. :)


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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Ok,&nbsp; I'm new to Ruby and new to Office Objects -- =
double whammy.&nbsp; I'm simply trying to add a new Contact item to the =
default contact folder.&nbsp; This is my baby step.&nbsp; In the long =
run I have a database of over 100,000 Contacts I need to dump into =
Outlook.&nbsp; I thought this would be a good application for =
Ruby.&nbsp; I'm having trouble though. </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; require 'win32ole'</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; outlook =3D =
WIN32OLE.new(&quot;outlook.application&quot;)</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; oNameSpace =3D =
outlook.getNameSpace('MAPI');</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; contactFolder =3D =
oNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(10)</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; contact =3D outlook.CreateItem(2)</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; contact.lastName =3D &quot;Bar&quot;</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; contact.firstName =3D &quot;Foo&quot;</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; contact.homeTelephoneNumber =3D =
&quot;703-333-3456&quot;</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I thought I should be able to do </FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; contactFolder.Add(contact)&nbsp; # OR</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; items =3D conact.Items</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; items.Add(contact)</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I keep getting the missing_method error on the Add =
function.&nbsp; I have tried a lot of other things, which did not =
work.&nbsp; So, this is where I am now.&nbsp; If I remove the line with =
items.Add or contactFolder.Add -- i get no errors.&nbsp; Any help would =
be appreciated.&nbsp; Also, I have found the Office Object Models on =
MSDN -- this is a huge help, but if there are good examples of Outlook =
automation, that would be great.&nbsp; (well, great if they are in Ruby, =
good if they are in VB, which is likely. :)</FONT></P>

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