CNContact.AddEmailAddress

Adds an email address to a contact.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
ContactIdentifier	The contact identifier.	"46B1E34D-58F9-4B6B-A80D-0F71ABB87A0E"
Email	The email address.	"test@test.test"
Label	The label to use. For your convenience we translate iCloud, Work, Home and Other to the right values, so they get localized in display. Default label is Other.	"Work"	Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Examples

Create contact:

Set Variable [ $contactID ; Value: MBS( "CNContactStore.NewContact") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.SetValue"; $contactID; "givenName"; "Joe" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.SetValue"; $contactID; "familyName"; "Miller" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.SetValue"; $contactID; "jobTitle"; "Family Manager" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.SetValue"; $contactID; "organization"; "Family" ) ]
#
#
Set Variable [ $image ; Value: MBS( "Container.ReadFile"; "/Library/Desktop Pictures/Lion.jpg") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.SetValue"; $contactID; "imageData"; $image ) ]
#
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.AddEmailAddress"; $contactID; "test@test.test"; "Work" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.AddInstantMessage"; $contactID; "instantTest"; "Facebook"; "Work" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.AddURLAddress"; $contactID; "http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/"; "Homepage" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.AddSocialProfile"; $contactID; "Home"; "http://www.facebook.com"; "testSocial"; ""; "Facebook" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.AddRelation"; $contactID; "Jane Miller"; "Sister" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.AddPhoneNumber"; $contactID; "123 456 789"; "iPhone" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.AddPostalAddress"; $contactID; "Home"; "Main Street 123"; "New City"; "NS"; "12345"; "USA"; "US" ) ]
#
Set Variable [ $contactID ; Value: MBS( "CNContactStore.AddContact"; $contactID) ]
If [ MBS("IsError") ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ "Failed to create a contact" ; $r ]
Else
    Set Field [ Contacts::ContactID ; $contactID ]
    Set Variable [ $json ; Value: MBS( "CNContact.JSON"; $contactID) ]
    Set Variable [ $json ; Value: MBS("JSON.Colorize"; MBS( "JSON.Format"; $json) ) ]
    Set Field [ Contacts::Result ; $json ]
End If

See also

• CNContact.AddPhoneNumber
• CNContact.AddPostalAddress
• CNContact.AddRelation
• CNContact.AddURLAddress
• CNContact.SetValue
• CNContactStore.AddContact
• CNContactStore.NewContact
• CNContactStore.UpdateContact
• IsError
• JSON.Colorize

Example Databases

• Mac and iOS/Contacts/Contacts

Created 1st August 2018, last changed 13th January 2021

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