Get MSN Messenger Contacts

[Raziiq]

How to get the MSN Messenger Contacts in Vb.net
I have added a reference to the MessengerAPI class in my project and then wrtitten this code.

dim a as new MessengerAPI.messenger
msgbox(a.myContacts) ' this line gives the Error.

"myContacts" return type is Object and i am getting exception at the above line that "Argument 'prompt cannot be converted to type String'" .

Is there any one who can solve my problem.

[Raziiq]

ok i have got rid of that problem using this code

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim msn As New MessengerAPI.Messenger
Dim contacts As IMessengerContacts
Dim i As Integer
msn.AutoSignin()
contacts = msn.MyContacts
While (i < contacts.Count)
lstContacts.Items.Add(contacts.Item(i))
i += 1
End While
End Sub


but now i am having another probelm that i am not getting the MSN contacts using the above code. The Form opens and when i click the button theere is no further action.

Please help.

[Raziiq]

its amazing that i am answering my own questions.
I got rid of that problem as well but now its a new Problem.
When ever i use this API the msn messenger started to run which i dont want.
I want only my messenger should run and not the msn messenger.

[Raziiq]

Helooooooo. Is there any one who can help me.
Please help me.

[dinosaur_uk]

I am pretty amazed that you are the only one answering yourself.

I am interested in writing a program with msn functions..can you send messages using vb.net?

[Raziiq]

yes i am trying that at the moment and hope so i will get that in an hour or so.
Are you also building the MSN addons?

[Raziiq]

well i got to a result that "SENDING MESSAGE THROUGH MESSENGER API IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE".
Can anybody help me in sending a message through MessengerApi

[Raziiq]

Furthermore whenever i try to send the message through this api using the following command

imports MessengerAPI

dim msn as Messenger
..............
..............
msn.instantMessage(MessengerContactObject)


The Messenger window of MSN for the Specified Contact opens.
However i want my own textbox message to be sent and not through the MSN MESSENGER WINDOW

[Porsche944]

Just a thought but maybe when you make calls to the API the dll file searches to see if MSN Messenger is open and if it's not it will open it. Maybe it needs to be open to access the contact list. Which is probably stored on a server at Microsoft. Maybe there is a way to use other api to directly send a packet to the server to ask for the contact list. Good luck figuring that out tho.

This might not be the case however.