outlook synchronisation

Hello,

You want to import them or to keep them in sync?

Best regards,

keep them in sync was the intention..

well, for both options the only answer is powershell, but for a sync script its a bit more complex.

I have no solution right now because I havent researched how to interact with contacts stored in outlook.

You aren't using office365 by any chance?

as per http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2014/03/01/powertip-list-outlook-contacts-with-powershell.aspx

it looks easy to grab the info from outlook, albeit attachments may be complex to get a hold of

##Connect by using ComObject, and select the objects you need:

$Outlook=NEW-OBJECT –comobject Outlook.Application

$Contacts=$Outlook.session.GetDefaultFolder(10).items

$Contacts | Format-Table FullName,MobileTelephoneNumber,Email1Address

We arent using office 365, attachments aren't important..

maybe a way to open the contacts info page directly from within the rdm screen. we can add the links manually to the correct contact in RDM.

Hello,

I will let David respond as to the possibility of adding a feature to RDM. If its not likely, the only option will be powershell.

Best regards,

Hi Tim,
You could add a link to the contact in the description?

that would be an option David, but how :) i've searched the web for answers.. getting outlook to start up and show the contacts list is not a problem.. showing an exact contact is another..

(what i have now.)

## Open Outlook ##
$outlook = new-object -com Outlook.Application
$namespace = $outlook.GetNamespace("MAPI")
$folder = $namespace.GetDefaultFolder("olFolderContacts")
$explorer = $folder.GetExplorer()
$explorer.Display()