Criteria for importing a contact

The criteria object specifies the contact to import and optionally the target database.

The criteria object has two main properties: Type and Data. These are described in the following table. Properties enclosed in brackets are optional.

Note: All string values in the object are Unicode.

**Table:** Criteria object properties
Property	Description	Type	Value
`criteria.Type`	Specifies the type of contact information to import. This is always `"Contact"`.	string	Possible values: `"Contact"`
`criteria.Data`	Specifies the contact to import.	object	Object with the properties specified below
`[criteria.Data.DBUri]`	Specifies the contacts database to which the contact is imported. If this property is not specified, the default database is used. If the default database does not exist, a new database is created and the contact is imported there.	string
`criteria.Data.SourceFile`	Specifies the full path and file name of the source file from which the contact is imported. Note: The source file must in vCard format. For an example of this format, see below. The source file can have any file extension or no extension. Typically, the extension is `.vcf`.	string	The string cannot exceed 256 characters.

vCard format example

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:Smith;John
FN:John Smith
ORG:Company Inc.
TITLE:CEO
TEL;WORK:VOICE:(555) 111-1111
TEL;HOME;VOICE:(555) 222-2222
ADR;WORK:;;Wall Street;New York City;NY;12345;United States of America
LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Wall Street=0D=0ANew York City, NY 12345=0D=0AUnited States of America
ADR;HOME:;;Broadway;New York City;NY;12345;United States of America
LABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Broadway=0D=0ANew York City, NY 12345=0D=0AUnited States of America
EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[email protected]
REV:2008042T195243Z
END:VCARD