Hi Cor,

> Can you say/guess if this specific problem is a tough one to start with?
> I know some people that are far more experienced in C++ than I am, so I 
> might try to interest them....
> Greetings,

In this particular case, it might be tricky. Address Book access is done
using Mozilla components. That is, OOo ships with some Mozilla
libraries, which provide functionality for accessing the Mozilla,
Outlook/Express, and Windows Address Book in a unified manner. In OOo,
this is then wrapped via a database driver.

This is somewhat questionable from a architectural point of view (at
least this is my today's understanding :), and not really easy to maintain.
So, if we will ever invest significant effort here, I might be tempted
to say that a new, dedicated MAPI driver might be a more future-proof
solution. As a number of people have proven in the past, it's no magic
at all to write a database driver for a new backend type, so this might
even be a not-too-challenging task for the people you know.

Ciao
Frank


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