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ContactItem.EntryID property (Outlook)

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Returns a String representing the unique Entry ID of the object. Read-only.

Syntax

expression. EntryID

expression A variable that represents a ContactItem object.

Remarks

This property corresponds to the MAPI property PidTagEntryId.

A MAPI store provider assigns a unique ID string when an item is created in its store. Therefore, the EntryID property is not set for an Outlook item until it is saved or sent. The Entry ID changes when an item is moved into another store, for example, from your Inbox to a Microsoft Exchange Server public folder, or from one Personal Folders (.pst) file to another .pst file. Solutions should not depend on the EntryID property to be unique unless items will not be moved. The EntryID property returns a MAPI long-term Entry ID. For more information about long- and short-term EntryIDs, search Microsoft Learn for PidTagEntryId.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example uses the EntryID property to compare the Entry ID of one contact to the Entry ID of a contact returned by a search operation to determine whether the objects represent the same contact. Replace the name with a valid contact name in your Contacts folder before running this example.

Sub UseEntryID() 
 Dim myNamespace As Outlook.NameSpace 
 Dim myContacts As Outlook.Folder 
 Dim myItem1 As Outlook.ContactItem 
 Dim myItem2 As Outlook.ContactItem 
 
 Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI") 
 Set myContacts = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts) 
 Set myItem1 = myContacts.Items.Find("[FirstName] = ""Dan""") 
 Set myitem2 = myContacts.Items.Find("[FileAs] = ""Wil"" and [FirstName] = ""Dan""") 
 If Not TypeName(myitem2) = "Nothing" Then 
 If myItem1.EntryID = myitem2.EntryID Then 
 MsgBox "These two contact items refer to the same contact." 
 End If 
 Else 
 MsgBox "The contact items were not found." 
 End If 
End Sub

See also

ContactItem Object

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