displaying international format phone numbers
 

OL 2002 SP3
Win XP HE

Follow-up to: microsoft.public.outlook.contacts

Hi,
I have a folder with hundreds of contacts.
All telephone numbers display as +12129999999
I would like to have them all display as +1 (212) 999-9999
It does automatically change to that if I manually open the contact and
click on the little pencil icon to the right of the phone number field.
However, I can't really do this manually for hundred's of contacts.
How can I automate this?
Thanks a lot.

displaying international format phone numbers
 

stef stef.bm_at_hotmail.removethis.com wrote:

I have a folder with hundreds of contacts.
All telephone numbers display as +12129999999
I would like to have them all display as +1 (212) 999-9999
It does automatically change to that if I manually open the contact
and click on the little pencil icon to the right of the phone number
field. However, I can't really do this manually for hundred's of
contacts. How can I automate this?

I don't know if it will help, but see this tool:
http://www.slovaktech.com/phonechanger.htm
--
Brian Tillman

displaying international format phone numbers
 

Try the Format function. In your case, it might look like this:

strX = Format(objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber, "+1 (@@@) @@@-@@@@")
objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber = strX

--
Eric Legault (Outlook MVP, MCDBA, MCTS: Messaging & Collaboration)
Try Picture Attachments Wizard for Outlook:
http://www.collaborativeinnovations.ca
Blog: http://blogs.officezealot.com/legault/


"stef" wrote:

OL 2002 SP3
Win XP HE

Follow-up to: microsoft.public.outlook.contacts

Hi,
I have a folder with hundreds of contacts.
All telephone numbers display as +12129999999
I would like to have them all display as +1 (212) 999-9999
It does automatically change to that if I manually open the contact and
click on the little pencil icon to the right of the phone number field.
However, I can't really do this manually for hundred's of contacts.
How can I automate this?
Thanks a lot.

displaying international format phone numbers
 

Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
Try the Format function. In your case, it might look like this:

strX = Format(objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber, "+1 (@@@) @@@-@@@@")
objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber = strX

Eric,
that's sounds good. thanks.
however, i only need to run this in ONE Contacts subfolder called ABC
(for example).
how do I run the code on that folder only?

displaying international format phone numbers
 

Brian Tillman wrote:
stef stef.bm_at_hotmail.removethis.com wrote:

I have a folder with hundreds of contacts.
All telephone numbers display as +12129999999
I would like to have them all display as +1 (212) 999-9999
It does automatically change to that if I manually open the contact
and click on the little pencil icon to the right of the phone number
field. However, I can't really do this manually for hundred's of
contacts. How can I automate this?

I don't know if it will help, but see this tool:
http://www.slovaktech.com/phonechanger.htm

could be. i'm checking with ken, the author of this plug-in.

displaying international format phone numbers
 

You can use the ActiveExplorer object to work with the selection in the
currently displayed folder and base your code on that:

If ActiveExplorer.Selection.count = 0 Then Exit Sub

For Each objC In ActiveExplorer.Selection
objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber = your code here
Next

--
Eric Legault (Outlook MVP, MCDBA, MCTS: Messaging & Collaboration)
Try Picture Attachments Wizard for Outlook:
http://www.collaborativeinnovations.ca
Blog: http://blogs.officezealot.com/legault/


"stef" wrote:

Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
Try the Format function. In your case, it might look like this:

strX = Format(objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber, "+1 (@@@) @@@-@@@@")
objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber = strX

Eric,
that's sounds good. thanks.
however, i only need to run this in ONE Contacts subfolder called ABC
(for example).
how do I run the code on that folder only?

displaying international format phone numbers
 

Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
You can use the ActiveExplorer object to work with the selection in the
currently displayed folder and base your code on that:

If ActiveExplorer.Selection.count = 0 Then Exit Sub

For Each objC In ActiveExplorer.Selection
objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber = your code here
Next


Sorry Eric, I'm not experienced with VB.

is this how the whole macro would read?

"Sub ChangeTelFormat

strX = Format(objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber, "+1 (@@@) @@@-@@@@")

If ActiveExplorer.Selection.count = 0 Then Exit Sub

For Each objC In ActiveExplorer.Selection
objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber = strX

Next
End Sub"

displaying international format phone numbers
 

Yes, but you'd also of course need to declare the variables:

Dim objC As Outlook.ContactItem
Dim strX As String

--
Eric Legault (Outlook MVP, MCDBA, MCTS: Messaging & Collaboration)
Try Picture Attachments Wizard for Outlook:
http://www.collaborativeinnovations.ca
Blog: http://blogs.officezealot.com/legault/


"stef" wrote:

Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
You can use the ActiveExplorer object to work with the selection in the
currently displayed folder and base your code on that:

If ActiveExplorer.Selection.count = 0 Then Exit Sub

For Each objC In ActiveExplorer.Selection
objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber = your code here
Next


Sorry Eric, I'm not experienced with VB.

is this how the whole macro would read?

"Sub ChangeTelFormat

strX = Format(objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber, "+1 (@@@) @@@-@@@@")

If ActiveExplorer.Selection.count = 0 Then Exit Sub

For Each objC In ActiveExplorer.Selection
objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber = strX

Next
End Sub"

displaying international format phone numbers
 

Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
Yes, but you'd also of course need to declare the variables:

Dim objC As Outlook.ContactItem
Dim strX As String

Eric,
i must be doing something wrong as i'm getting an error message....
is there anyway i can get u to just spell it out for me out here, from
beginning to end?
that wd be most helpful.

displaying international format phone numbers
 

Try this, but make sure to set a breakpoint on the Save line and do not
proceed with saving until you've verified that this Format function is
changing the phone number as you'd expect. If ANY phone numbers don't meet
the expected +########### format, they get all messed up.

Sub ChangeTelFormat()
Dim objC As Outlook.ContactItem
Dim strX As String

If ActiveExplorer.Selection.Count = 0 Then Exit Sub
If ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder.DefaultItemType olContactItem Then
Exit Sub

For Each objC In ActiveExplorer.Selection
strX = Format(objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber, "+1 (@@@) @@@-@@@@")
objC.BusinessTelephoneNumber = strX
objC.Save
Next

Set objC = Nothing
End Sub

--
Eric Legault (Outlook MVP, MCDBA, MCTS: Messaging & Collaboration)
Try Picture Attachments Wizard for Outlook:
http://www.collaborativeinnovations.ca
Blog: http://blogs.officezealot.com/legault/


"stef" wrote:

Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
Yes, but you'd also of course need to declare the variables:

Dim objC As Outlook.ContactItem
Dim strX As String

Eric,
i must be doing something wrong as i'm getting an error message....
is there anyway i can get u to just spell it out for me out here, from
beginning to end?
that wd be most helpful.