Create a custom address book for Outlook 2010 programmatically

Question

I\'d like to create a Custom Contact List (or address book as it\'s called) so that in Outlook the user will be looking at \"Suggested Contact\", \

Answer 1

You can create an Outlook Address Book entry by using the following code:

Outlook.Folder contacts = this.Application.Session.GetDefaultFolder(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts) as Outlook.Folder;
Outlook.Folder addressBook = contacts.Folders.Add("Business Contacts", Outlook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderContacts) as Outlook.Folder;
addressBook.ShowAsOutlookAB = true; // force display in Outlook Address Book
Outlook.ContactItem contact = addressBook.Items.Add();
contact.FullName = "Custom Industries, Inc.";
contact.Email1Address = "sales@customindustries.com";
contact.Save();