Change how the addin performs. You have no access to that panel.

I'd probably create hidden items that are copies of the originals and move
those around for backups. As long as there aren't too many contacts that
would work and the user would never see the hidden items. Problem is you
have to use CDO or Extended MAPI or a MAPI wrapper like Redemption to access
hidden items that way.

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Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
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Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
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"Chris" wrote in message
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Hello,

I am developing an Outlook com add-in that imports contacts from a
database to the Outlook address book. The add-in first creates a
backup of the contacts folder by copying it to another folder to avoid
any angry users.

This worked well under Outlook 2000 but it is causing problems with
Outlook 2003 since it has the My Contacts view. The problem is the My
Contacts displays ALL found contact folders ! It shows the contacts +
the contact backups folders ! This is confusing to the user + it gets
really messy really fast if the user has multiple sub folders.

http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ontactsnc4.jpg

I know the user can right click the contact folder and hit the "Remove
from My Contacts" option but this becomes a chore when multiple sub
folders are involved. I have been told that I cannot access this
option via automation (MAPI, Outlook API) is this true ? Do you have
another solution to this ?

Heck I am ready to change how the add-in performs the backup to avoid
this situation. Any suggestions ?

Thank you in advance!
Chris