IDataSource.Export()

Description:

The Export method exports a contact from a contacts database. The information is exported to a vCard file.

This method can be called both synchronously and asynchronously.

Syntax:

For synchronous calls:

result = so.IDataSource.Export(criteria);

For asynchronous calls:

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

Arguments:

• criteria:

  This is an object that specifies the contact to export and optionally the source database. For more information about the object properties and how to define them, see section Criteria for exporting a contact.

• callback:

  The callback argument is the name of the method that is executed when an asynchronous Export 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.

  This argument is used only with an asynchronous Export call.

Return value:

If synchronous, the Export 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).

Remarks:

• The default contacts database is cntdb://c:contacts.cdb.

• 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.