ContactItem.IMAddress property (Outlook)

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.

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

See also

ContactItem Object

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