GetVCardStream Method
Topic Last Modified: 2006-06-13
Returns the Microsoft® ActiveX® Data Objects (ADO) Stream object containing vCard stream information about the contact.
Applies To
Type Library
Microsoft CDO for Exchange 2000 Library
DLL Implemented In
CDOEX.DLL
Syntax
Function GetVCardStream() As ADODB.Stream
HRESULT GetVCardStream
(
_Stream** Stream
);
Parameters
- Stream
If the method succeeds, then on return, the address passed holds a reference to the _Stream interface.
Return Value
Returns S_OK if successful, or an error value otherwise.
Remarks
Use the GetvCardStream method to share contact information with other personal information manager (PIM) or contact applications that can parse vCard content.
Example
Dim oPer As New CDO.Person
Dim strm As New ADODB.Stream
'assume strURL is a valid URL to a person contact item
oPer.DataSource.Open strURL
'you can set the ADO Stream object to the returned vCard stream
Set strm = oPer.GetvCardStream
'save the stream to a file
strm.SaveToFile "d:\vcard.txt", adSaveCreateOverwrite
'Use the Stream methods off GetvCardStream directly
oPer.GetvCardStream.SaveToFile "d:\vcard.txt", _
adSaveCreateOverwrite