ContactItem.IMAddress Property

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Outlook Developer Reference

Returns or sets a String that represents a contact's Microsoft Instant Messenger address. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.IMAddress

expression   A variable that represents a ContactItem object.

Remarks

Unlike the Recipients or To properties, there is no way to verify that the IMAddress property contains a valid address.

Example

The following example creates a new contact and prompts the user to enter an Instant Messenger address for the contact.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub SetImAddress()
    'Sets a new IM Address
    Dim objNewContact As ContactItem

Set objNewContact = Application.CreateItem(olContactItem)
objNewContact.IMAddress = _
    InputBox("Enter the new contact's Microsoft Instant Messenger address")
objNewContact.Save



End Sub

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