Hi,

i want to remove global address list and add custom address lists to the
address list drop down in the select name dialog box in Outlook 2003. Is
there any way to implement this functionality?

Thanks
Anup

I am trying to add new address list to the outlook addressbook, by using
outlook object library 11.0 using c#, where i am able to add/delete and
update new contacts to the existing address lists.

I want to hide the GAL and add new address lists and contacts to the
addresslist dynamically.
I am using Outlook.Namespace.AddressLists to get the addresslists available
in outlook, where I want to add new AddressList and AddressEntries.

please help.

"Hollis Paul [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

In article ,
=?Utf-8?B?QW51cA==?= wrote:
i want to remove global address list and add custom address lists to the
address list drop down in the select name dialog box in Outlook 2003. Is
there any way to implement this functionality?

Hiding the GAL is probably an Exchange Administrator's function--there
doesn't seem to be a way to do it from Outlook.

You can add any Outlook Contacts folder in your mailbox to the Outlook
Address Book, but not distribution lists. To add a contacts folder to the
list, right-click it, choose properties, and click on the Address Book tab.
Be sure to give it a display name that will distinguish it from other
Contacts folders.

You can also add a Contacts folder, to which you have access, that is a
folder in the Public Folders store. However, I could not add a contacts
folder of another user, to which I also had owner's rights, to my Contact
Address Book.

In article ,
=?Utf-8?B?QW51cA==?= wrote:
i want to remove global address list and add custom address lists to the
address list drop down in the select name dialog box in Outlook 2003. Is
there any way to implement this functionality?

Hiding the GAL is probably an Exchange Administrator's function--there
doesn't seem to be a way to do it from Outlook.

You can add any Outlook Contacts folder in your mailbox to the Outlook
Address Book, but not distribution lists. To add a contacts folder to the
list, right-click it, choose properties, and click on the Address Book tab.
Be sure to give it a display name that will distinguish it from other
Contacts folders.

You can also add a Contacts folder, to which you have access, that is a
folder in the Public Folders store. However, I could not add a contacts
folder of another user, to which I also had owner's rights, to my Contact
Address Book.

You cannot add an AddressList through the Outlook object model, with the exception of Contacts folders, which support the ShowAsOutlookAB property.

You also cannot hide any existing lists. The GAL will always be present if an Exchange account is present.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Anup" wrote in message ...
I am trying to add new address list to the outlook addressbook, by using
outlook object library 11.0 using c#, where i am able to add/delete and
update new contacts to the existing address lists.

I want to hide the GAL and add new address lists and contacts to the
addresslist dynamically.
I am using Outlook.Namespace.AddressLists to get the addresslists available
in outlook, where I want to add new AddressList and AddressEntries.