Windows Address Book Processor

Windows Address Book Processor is a Delphi Component that provides easy access to Windows Address Book (WAB). You can directly edit, add and delete contacts and groups (distribution lists) from WAB.

This WAB component will easily add Windows Address Book import, export and edit capabilities to any Delphi application.

All Address Book database workarounds are implemented within this component.

Features
•Reads all data from the Address Book
•Writes any data to the Address Book
•Directly edits any fields within the Address Book
•The component uses the Windows Address Book API, thus ensuring compatibility with all older versions of Address Books and guaranteeing the fewest possible modifications of future versions of WAB.

WAB -P is a non-visual component, offering simple and straightforward features.

Examples

Creating an object that works with the default system's Windows Address Book

WAB := TWAB.Create('');

Creating an object that works with any Windows Address Book on the system

WAB := TWAB.Create(FileName);

(FileName being name of the file in the system)

Outputting all contacts from the default Windows Address Book into a listbox

WAB := TWAB.Create('');
ListBox1.Items.Clear;
for I := 0 to WAB.ContactCount - 1 do
ListBox1.Items.Add(WAB[I].PropByTag[PR_DISPLAY_NAME]);
WAB.Free;

Outputting the list of groups from Windows Address Book

WAB := TWAB.Create('');
ListBox2.Items.Clear;
for I := 0 to WAB.DistListCount - 1 do
ListBox2.Items.Add(WAB.DistLists[I].PropByTag[PR_DISPLAY_NAME]);
WAB.Free;

Adding a contact to the group

WAB.DistLists[2].Add(WAB[5]);

(The contact with index number 5 from the general list of contacts is being added to the group with index number 2).