I don't want to get into a big debate about this, but I don't see anything
terribly wrong with the idea of an API for accessing data in the built in
application's databases. There's nothing terribly difficult about using the
AddrDB.c code in your own application, but doing so means the database
format is effectively locked in stone. APIs would allow some degree of
backward compatibility if the database format was changed.
Some actions can be done very nicely using the exchange manager.
Specifically, check out the local exchange library for creating records in
the built in applications. This approach in great because it isn't going to
break, no matter what changes are made to the built in applications. You're
using a published standard (eg vCard) for the data, and it's a standard in
which portions that aren't understood are safely ignored. All good things.
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Peter Epstein
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