Customize the built-in Outlook Select Names dialog (or any other)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Reflection;
using Outlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook;
using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core;

namespace CustomAddressDialog
{

    /// <summary>
    /// Class with helpermethods for Outlookspecific functionality
    /// </summary>
    internal class OutlookUtility
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the Table Object for the given default folder.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="defaultFolder">The Default</param>
        /// <param name="filter">A filter that could be passed to filter items.</param>
        /// <returns>Returns the folder Table object.</returns>
        public static Outlook.Table GetFolderTable(Outlook.OlDefaultFolders defaultFolder, string filter)
        {
            Outlook.MAPIFolder folder = Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.Session.GetDefaultFolder(defaultFolder);
            return GetFolderTable(ref folder, filter);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the Table Object for the passed folder.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="defaultFolder">The Default</param>
        /// <param name="filter">A filter that could be passed to filter items.</param>
        /// <returns>Returns the folder Table object.</returns>
        public static Outlook.Table GetFolderTable(ref Outlook.MAPIFolder folder, string filter)
        {
            return folder.GetTable(filter, Missing.Value);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Prepares the Tableobject on what data to retrieve.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="table">The Table object</param>
        /// <param name="columnNames">An arry of columnnames</param>
        public static void SetTableColumns(ref Outlook.Table table, string[] columnNames)
        {
            table.Columns.RemoveAll();
            foreach (string columnName in columnNames)
            {
                table.Columns.Add(columnName);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the value of an COM Object property using latebinding.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The COM Object passed as reference.</param>
        /// <param name="propertyName">The name of the property to retrieve.</param>
        /// <returns>The property value as Object.</returns>
        public static object PropertyGet(ref object item, string propertyName)
        {
            return item.GetType().InvokeMember(propertyName, System.Reflection.BindingFlags.GetProperty, null, item, null);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the value of an COM Object property using latebinding.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The COM object passed by reference.</param>
        /// <param name="propertyName">The name of the property to set.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The property value as object.</param>
        public static void PropertySet(ref object item, string propertyName, object value)
        {
            item.GetType().InvokeMember(propertyName, System.Reflection.BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, item, new object[] { value });
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the Path to MyDocuments
        /// </summary>
        public static string GetMyDocumentsFolder()
        {
            return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the Path to Local Application Data folder
        /// </summary>
        public static string GetLocalAppDataFolder()
        {
            return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
        }

    }
}