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contacts from outlook...

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:46 pm
by dethron
Hi;
I want to do following, but I do not know how?

I have site about some prediction about future :)

I added a button about "recommend to your friend".

But I want to make easier for my client to recommend their client.

Their outlooks are always running, and they want me to read all contacts from their address book, and then send a recommendation mail to all contacts they have.

It will be good for me if I can do that, for obvious reason (more hit).

If anyone an idea about how do I write a code to do such a job, more than welcome.

Thnx for everyone.

Re: contacts from outlook...

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 5:24 am
by patrikG
buyukcer wrote:Hi;
Their outlooks are always running, and they want me to read all contacts from their address book, and then send a recommendation mail to all contacts they have.
Errrrm...? If your friends are that willing to give up all their personal contacts, why not just have them copy'n paste them into a form field?

Everything else smells of spamming. Besides, PHP can't do that.

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:37 am
by dethron
Thnx for reply, since they have very little knowledge about computer stuff,
probably, won't do that.

But, if i give them a chance to send all contacts by pressing just one button, then they are willing to give that permission :)

They are all office users, know to use office, but nothing more; even copy-paste stuff is hard for them :)

And it is not spamming :) I send the recommendation mails by their will.

Besides, i'm sure that, there is a genius way to do this with PHP.


Kind Regards.
Onur Buyukceran
Thnx god, there is Linux.

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:14 pm
by microthick
I dunno if PHP can do that automagically.

You can have the user open Outlook, Export their contents to a comma-delimited file, then you can provide them the ability to upload that file through your script.

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:16 pm
by dethron
thnx but none of my visitors can succeed that :(
hopelessly, i should find another way.

Thanx for all help.