C / C++ / MFC

_ApplicationPtr pApp;
		_ItemsPtr pItems;
		MAPIFolderPtr pFolder;
		_ContactItemPtr pContact;
		HRESULT hr;
		try
		{
			hr=pApp.CreateInstance(__uuidof(Application));
			if (FAILED(hr))
			{
			MessageBox("Unable to instantiate Outlook.",
			"Outlook Error",MB_OK);
			return 0;
			}
		if (true) //default outlook contacts folder
		{
			pFolder=pApp->GetNamespace(_bstr_t("MAPI"))->
			GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts);
			if (pFolder==NULL)
			{
				MessageBox("Could not find default contacts folder.",
				"Outlook Error");
				return 0;
			}

		}
		else 
		{
			pFolder=pApp->GetNamespace(_bstr_t("MAPI"))->PickFolder();
			if (pFolder==NULL)
			return 0;

			if (pFolder->GetDefaultItemType()!=olContactItem)
			{
				MessageBox("Select folder is not a Contact folder.",
				"Outlook Contacts");
				return 0;
			}
		}

		pItems=pFolder->GetItems();
		if (pItems==NULL)
		{
			MessageBox("Unable to get Contact Items.","Outlook Error");
			return 0;
		}

		pContact=pItems->GetFirst();

Somethings seem HARD to do, until we know how to do them.
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