Add Contacts' Birthdays to Calendar
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8/28/2008
This code sample is named BirthdaysToCalendar. It demonstrates how to write a managed Pocket Outlook Object Model (POOM) application.
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Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook namespace |
To run the code sample
Navigate to the solution file (*.sln), and double-click it. By default, the solution files are copied to the following folders:
C:\Program Files\Windows Mobile 6 SDK\Samples\Common\CS\BirthdaysToCalendarMicrosoft Visual Studio 2005 launches and loads the solution.
Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).
Deploy the solution (F5).
To use the application
- To add the birthdays to the calendar, choose Add from BirthdaysToCalendar's menu.
Development Environments
SDK: Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK and Windows Mobile 6 Standard SDK
Development Environment: Visual Studio 2005.
ActiveSync: Version 4.5.
Demonstrates
BirthdaysToCalendar iterates through a contact collection, and adds the birthday of the each contact to the Calendar, as a yearly, recurring, all-day event.
Comments
It is assumed that you have a set of Contacts with valid Birthdays.
See Also
Reference
Concepts
Code Samples for Windows Mobile
Other Resources
Windows Mobile Features (Managed)
Pocket Outlook Object Model (POOM)