IDataSource.Import()

Description:

The Import method imports a contact to a contacts +database. The information must be imported from a vCard file.

This method can be called both synchronously and asynchronously.

Syntax:

For synchronous calls:

result = so.IDataSource.Import(criteria);

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For asynchronous calls:

result = so.IDataSource.Import(criteria, callback);

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Arguments:

criteria:
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This is an object that specifies the contact to import and optionally +the target database. For more information about the object properties and +how to define them, see section Criteria for importing a contact.
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callback:
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The callback argument is the name of the method +that is executed when an asynchronous Import call has +results or status information to return. You must define this method separately. +Follow the instructions in section Defining the callback handler for an asynchronous method to +define the callback method.
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This argument is used only with an asynchronous Import call.
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Return value:

If synchronous, the Import method returns an object +that contains an error code and an error message.

If asynchronous, the method returns an object that contains a transaction +ID for the callback instance, +an error code, and an error message. When the asynchronous call has completed, callback returns +an object that contains an error code and an error message (see Table: Callback return value).

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**Table:** Return value +properties for Import
+ Property +	+ Description +	+ Value +
+ `result.TransactionID` +	+ This is a number used as an identification to match transactions started +with an asynchronous `Import` call to one or more calls +it generates to `callback`. + This property is only valid for asynchronous calls. +
+ `result.ErrorCode` +	+ This is a number that specifies a predefined error code. +	+ See Service API error codes. +
+ `result.ErrorMessage` +	+ This is a text string that describes the error. +	+ See Contacts Service API error messages. +

Remarks:

The default contacts database is cntdb://c:contacts.cdb.
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If the contacts database is specified, the contact is imported +there. If no database is specified, the default database is used. If the default +database does not exist, it is created and the contact is imported there.
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SIM card databases only support name and number keys for +vCard.

Example code:

For the complete source of a sample widget +that demonstrates how to use this Service API, see the +full example.

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