Getting the Record Manager from ACT SDK [ Edited ]

[steve.garton]

Hi There,

I am developing a plugin in VB.NET which both pulls and pushes Contact data into ACT! and I have hit a stumbling block with one particular field - the Record Manager field.

Briefly put, my code does the following:

curContact = ActApp.ApplicationState.CurrentContact

with CurContact

    strContactInfo = .ID.toString & vbTab & .FirstName & vbTab & .LastName & vbtab

    strContactInfo = strContactInfo & .Fields("TBL_CONTACT.CREATEDATE", True)

...snip...

    strContactInfo = strContactInfo & .Fields("TBL_CONTACT.MANAGEUSERID", True)

End With

As stated in the subject header, I am trying to get the Record Manager for the current contact. I can see from database access that the MANAGEUSERID field exists in the database. Using the Field Details report that comes with ACT! I can see other 'names' for this field, and (a more useful) one called MANAGEUSERID_NAME.

When using the plugin, no matter which field name I try, I get a message saying that the field doesn't exist.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for getting this information out of ACT! using the SDK?

Thanks

Steve

[vivek · Accepted solution]

Ooopss! *blush*

I didn't read carefully did I! Doh!

to get the RecordMan, its simple you can use the Contact Property:

Contact c;

string name = c.RecordManager;

[vivek]

Hi Steve,

For the RecordManager field you have to use the Contact.SetRecordManager(User) method since it's not a "typical" field.

HTH

[steve.garton]

Hi There,

Thanks for this, but I don't want to set it (Yet!) I just want to read the current value. Is this possible?

Steve

[vivek · Accepted solution]

Ooopss! *blush*

I didn't read carefully did I! Doh!

to get the RecordMan, its simple you can use the Contact Property:

Contact c;

string name = c.RecordManager;

[steve.garton]

Vivek, I could kiss you! :-) Thanks