The Contact structure

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The different variables of the Contact structure
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The Contact structure

Overview

The Contact structure is a preset structure of WLanguage (no declaration is required). This structure is used to:

create or modify a contact.
retrieve the content of a contact.

Versions 16 and later

This feature is now available for Android applications.

New in version 16

This feature is now available for Android applications.

Versions 18 and later

This feature is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux and for Linux sites.

This feature is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 18

This feature is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux and for Linux sites.

This feature is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

This feature is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux and for Linux sites.

This feature is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 22 and later

This feature is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 22

This feature is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Warning
From version 17 (69), the Contact structure is kept for backward compatibility to manage contacts on mobile devices. It is recommended to the Contact variable.

The different variables of the Contact structure

The structure contains the following members:


mContact.Anniversary	Date Anniversary's date of contact Versions 16 and later This member is ignored. New in version 16 This member is ignored. This member is ignored.
mContact.Birthday	Date Date of birth of contact Versions 16 and later This member is ignored. New in version 16 This member is ignored. This member is ignored.
mContact.CivilStatus	Character string. Gender of contact. Versions 16 and later This member is ignored. New in version 16 This member is ignored. This member is ignored.
mContact.Company	Character string. Name of the company where the contact works.
Versions 18 and later mContact.CreationDate New in version 18 mContact.CreationDate mContact.CreationDate	Date Creation date of the contact This member is ignored.
mContact.Department	Character string. Department where the contact works.
mContact.Email	Array of character strings. Email address of contact. To access the different email addresses of the contact, use the following format: mContact.Email[<Address Num>] Where <Address Num> corresponds to the number of the requested email address. The number of email addresses for a contact is returned by mContact.NbEmail.
mContact.FirstName2	Character string. Middle name of contact. Versions 16 and later This member is ignored. New in version 16 This member is ignored. This member is ignored.
mContact.FirstName	Character string. First name of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the name of the contact on the device will be built from the following members: mContact.Name and mContact.FirstName. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the name of the contact on the device will be built from the following members: mContact.Name and mContact.FirstName. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the name of the contact on the device will be built from the following members: mContact.Name and mContact.FirstName. When reading a contact, this member is not updated.
mContact.HomeAddress	Character string. Contact address. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, contains the full home address (Street, City, Zip, etc.). New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, contains the full home address (Street, City, Zip, etc.). When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, contains the full home address (Street, City, Zip, etc.).
mContact.HomeCity	Character string. Home city of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated.
mContact.HomeCountry	Character string. Country corresponding to the address of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated.
mContact.HomeFax	Character string. Fax number of the contact.
mContact.HomePhone	Character string. Home phone number of the contact.
mContact.HomeState	Character string. Home state of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated.
mContact.HomeZipCode	Character string. Zip code for the address of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the home address of the contact on the device will be built using the mContact.HomeAddress, mContact.HomeCity, mContact.HomeZipCode, mContact.HomeState and mContact.HomeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated.
mContact.ID	Character string. Unique identifier of contact.
mContact.LastModificationDate	Date Date of last contact modification. Versions 16 and later This member is ignored. New in version 16 This member is ignored. This member is ignored.
mContact.MobilePhone	Character string. Mobile phone of the contact.
mContact.Name	Character string. Name of contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the name of the contact on the device will be built from the following members: mContact.Name and mContact.FirstName. When reading a contact, contains the display name of the contact (for example: Paul Smith). New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the name of the contact on the device will be built from the following members: mContact.Name and mContact.FirstName. When reading a contact, contains the display name of the contact (for example: Paul Smith). When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the name of the contact on the device will be built from the following members: mContact.Name and mContact.FirstName. When reading a contact, contains the display name of the contact (for example: Paul Smith).
mContact.NbEmail	Integer. Number of email addresses for the contact.
mContact.Notes	Character string. Note attached to a contact and to his address.
mContact.Occupation	Character string. Occupation of the contact. Versions 16 and later This member is ignored. New in version 16 This member is ignored. This member is ignored.
mContact.OfficeAddress	Character string. Business address of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, contains the full office address (Street, City, Zip, etc.). New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, contains the full office address (Street, City, Zip, etc.). When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, contains the full office address (Street, City, Zip, etc.).
mContact.OfficeCity	Character string. Business city of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated.
mContact.OfficeCountry	Character string. Country corresponding to the business address of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated.
mContact.OfficeFax	Character string. Business fax number of the contact.
mContact.OfficeMobilePhone	Character string. Business mobile phone of the contact.
mContact.OfficePager	Character string. Pager number of the contact.
mContact.OfficePhone	Character string. Business phone number of the contact.
mContact.OfficeState	Character string. Business state of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated.
mContact.OfficeZipCode	Character string. Zip code for the business address of the contact. Versions 16 and later When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. New in version 16 When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated. When adding a contact (ContactAdd), the office address of the contact on the device will be built from the mContact.OfficeAddress, mContact.OfficeCity, mContact.OfficeZipCode, mContact.OfficeState and mContact.OfficeCountry members. When reading a contact, this member is not updated.
mContact.Out	Boolean. Indicates whether there is a current contact.
mContact.Private	Boolean. Indicates whether the contact is private or not. Versions 16 and later This member is ignored. New in version 16 This member is ignored. This member is ignored.
mContact.WebSite	Character string. Address of Internet page of contact. Versions 16 and later This member is ignored. New in version 16 This member is ignored. This member is ignored.

Limitation

The Contact structure does not manage an "Other" address (different from the business address and the home address).