Wincom and Outlook example

This section provides a Wincom and Outlook example.

This example executes Outlook, creates a new contact, and saves it in your contact list.

DEFINE outapp INTEGER
DEFINE outit INTEGER
DEFINE outcon INTEGER
DEFINE outsav INTEGER
MAIN
  DEFINE result INTEGER
  DEFINE str STRING
--initialization of global variables
  LET outapp = -1
  LET outit = -1
  LET outcon = -1
  LET outsav = -1
--first, we must create an Instance of an Outlook Application
  CALL ui.interface.frontcall("WinCOM", "CreateInstance",
   ["Outlook.Application"], [outapp])
  CALL CheckError(outapp, __LINE__)
--then, creating a contact object
  CALL ui.interface.frontcall("WinCOM", "CallMethod",
   [outapp, "CreateItem(olContactItem)"], [outit])
  CALL CheckError(outit, __LINE__)
--then, displaying the contact form
  CALL ui.interface.frontCall("WinCOM", "CallMethod",
   [outit, "Display"], [outcon])
  CALL CheckError(outcon, __LINE__)
--CALL SetProperty to fill the various fields with the values you expect 
#First Name
  CALL ui.interface.frontCall("WinCOM", "SetProperty",
   [outit, "FirstName", "Lionel"], [result])
  CALL CheckError(result, __LINE__)
#1st email address
  CALL ui.interface.frontCall("WinCOM", "SetProperty",
   [outit, "Email1Address", "lif@4js.com"], [result]) 
  CALL CheckError(result, __LINE__)
#Business address
  CALL ui.interface.frontCall("WinCOM", "SetProperty",
   [outit, "BusinessAddress", "1 rue de Berne"], [result]) 
  CALL CheckError(result, __LINE__)
--then, CALL GetProperty to check the values again
  CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WinCOM", "GetProperty",
   [outit, "FirstName"], [str]) 
  CALL CheckError(str, __LINE__)
  DISPLAY "First Name of the new contact is " || str
  CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WinCOM", "GetProperty",
   [outit, "Email1Address"], [str])
  CALL CheckError(str, __LINE__)
  DISPLAY "1st email of the new contact is " || str
  CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WinCOM", "GetProperty",
   [outit, "BusinessAddress"], [str])
  CALL CheckError(str, __LINE__)
  DISPLAY "Business Address of the new contact is " || str
--at the end, saving the contact
  CALL ui.interface.frontCall("WinCOM", "CallMethod", [outit, "Save"], [outsav])
  CALL CheckError(outsav, __LINE__)
--then Free the memory on the client side
  CALL freeMemory()
END MAIN

FUNCTION freeMemory()
  DEFINE res INTEGER
  IF outit != -1 THEN
    CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WinCOM","ReleaseInstance", [outit], [res] )
  END IF
  IF outapp != -1 THEN
    CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WinCOM","ReleaseInstance", [outapp], [res] )
  END IF
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION checkError(res, lin)
  DEFINE res INTEGER
  DEFINE lin INTEGER
  DEFINE mess STRING
  IF res = -1 THEN
    DISPLAY "COM Error for call at line:", lin
    CALL ui.Interface.frontCall("WinCOM","GetError",[],[mess])
    DISPLAY mess
--let's release the memory on the GDC side
    CALL freeMemory()
    DISPLAY "Exit with COM Error."
    EXIT PROGRAM (-1)
  END IF
END FUNCTION

Tip: You may find the various Outlook objects (such as ContactItem object), methods (such as theCreateItem method), and properties (such as the FirstName or BusinessAddress properties) on the Microsoft™ Developer Network.