Initials Property

Topic Last Modified: 2006-06-29

Contains the initials of the person contact.

Applies To

IPerson Interface

Type Library

Microsoft CDO for Exchange 2000 Library

DLL Implemented In

CDOEX.DLL

Syntax

Property Initials As String

HRESULT get_Initials(BSTR* pVal);HRESULT put_Initials(BSTR Val);

Parameters

  • pVal
    Returns the value of the Initials property as a reference to a BSTR.
  • Val
    Sets the value of the Initials property to the value of the BSTR.

Remarks

In Collaboration Data Objects (CDO), initials are calculated by using the first capitalized letters for the first, middle, last name of the contact. Each initial is separated by a period. The Initials field has a maximum of six characters.

Note

In the Active Directory® directory service, the initials field represents the capitalized first letter of the middle name followed by a period. When a new user is created in Active Directory, the Initials field can be set to a string that has a maximum of four characters.

This property is also available as the initials Field in the schema.

Example

In CDO: "D.E.S."
In Active Directory: "E."