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CRMAccount.GetPrimaryContact Method

The GetPrimaryContact method retrieves the primary contact for the specified account.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function GetPrimaryContact(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal AccountId As String
) As String
[C#]
public string GetPrimaryContact(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  AccountId
);
[C++]
public: String* GetPrimaryContact(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  AccountId
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvReadAccount privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.

AccountId

Specifies the ID of the account in which you are interested.

Return Value

Returns a String type that specifies the XML data containing the primary contact. The XML schema is described by contact.xsd.

Remarks

This method fails if the primary contact has not been set.

If there is an error, SOAP throws an exception and the error message is reported in System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException.Detail.OuterXml.

All IDs passed to the platform are GUIDs wrapped in braces. For example: {6522D89A-A752-4455-A2B0-51494C6957C3}

Example

[C#]
// strServer should be set with the name of the platform Web server
string strServer = "myservername";

// virtualDirectory should be set with the name of the Microsoft CRM
// virtual directory on the platform Web server
string virtualDirectory = "mscrmservices";
string strDir = "https://" + strServer + "/" + virtualDirectory + "/";

// BizUser proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";

// CRMAccount proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMAccount account = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMAccount ();
account.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
account.Url = strDir + "CRMAccount.srf";

// CRMContact proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMContact contact = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMContact ();
contact.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
contact.Url = strDir + "CRMContact.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
string strAccountId = "{3E24E79C-7EC5-4473-95FF-7E46FEBB534B}";

try
{
   Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();

   // Retrieve the primary contact for the account
   string strResultXml = account.GetPrimaryContact(userAuth, strAccountId);

}
catch (System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException err)
{
   // Process the platform error here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message + " " + err.Detail.OuterXml + " Source: " + err.Source );
}
catch (Exception err)
{
   // Process other errors here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message );
}

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.CRM.Proxy

Assembly: microsoft.crm.proxy.dll

See Also

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