IMessengerPrivate::AddContact method
[AddContact is no longer available for use as of Windows Vista. See Windows Messenger for more information.]
Adds a contact to the contact list with no prompting or notification UI.
Syntax
HRESULT AddContact(
[in] BSTR bstrSiginName,
[in] VARIANT vService
);
Parameters
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bstrSiginName [in]
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BSTR that defines the sign-in name of the contact to be added. The method will run regardless of whether this parameter is valid. The OnContactListAdd event will contain the results from this method call.
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vService [in]
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VARIANT that defines the service. For more information, see Remarks.
Return value
This method can return one of these values.
Return code | Description |
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The contact was added to the contacts list. |
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The parameter bstrSiginName resolved to a null value. |
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The parameter bstrSiginName is not valid for this method. |
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The service is not logged on. |
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The method call has failed due to a catastrophic error. |
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Windows Messenger 5.0 and later. The application has called the Microsoft .NET Messenger Service without unlocking it. For more information, see Messenger Lock and Key API. |
Remarks
The vService parameter can be specified as a BSTR containing the ID (not the name) of the service, or it can also be a pointer to an IDispatch of a MessengerService object.
The vService parameter can be specified as a BSTR containing the ID (not the name) of the service.
The following table lists the error codes returned by this method.
0x80000003 | The parameter bstrSiginName is not valid for this method. |
0x80004003 | The parameter bstrSiginName resolved to a null value. |
0x80004005 | The method call has failed due to a catastrophic error. |
0x8100031e | The service is not logged on. |
0x81000752 | Windows Messenger 5.0 and later. The application has called the Microsoft .NET Messenger Service without acquiring a ID/Key pair. |
Note
This method is not available for scripting languages.
Requirements
Minimum supported client |
Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only] |
End of client support |
Windows XP |
End of server support |
Windows Server 2003 |
Product |
Messenger 4.5 |
Header |
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IDL |
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DLL |
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