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MBS Plugin Documentation

This is the documentation for the Realbasic Plugins from Monkeybreadsoftware.de. You find these plugins and the newest version of this document at http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic inside the plugins section.

This help was last updated on Freitag, 6. September 2002 and covers 2136 items: 126 classes, 2 controls and 583 global functions.

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class ABPerson
class, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: Does nothing. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: Does nothing.
Function: A class for handling a person inside the addessbook.
Notes: Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

AsVCard as CFBinary
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> false. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> false.
Function: Returns the person record as a VCard.
Notes: Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

GetMultiValue(property as CFString) as ABMulti
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> nil. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> nil.
Function: Returns a multi value from this person.
Notes:
Returns nil if value not found or not set.
Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

GetValue(property as CFString) as CFObject
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> nil. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> nil.
Function: Returns a value from this person.
Notes:
Returns nil if value not found or not set.
Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

MatchSearch(search as ABSearch) as boolean
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> false. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> false.
Function: Does this person match the search object?
Notes: Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

ParentGroups as ABGroupArray
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> false. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> false.
Function: Returns an array with all groups where this person belongs to.
Notes: Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

PictureTiffData as CFBinary
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> false. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> false.
Function: Returns the binary data of the tiff picture for this person.
Example:
dim a as addressbook
dim p as abperson
dim t as cfbinaryData

a=new addressbook

p=a.Owner
if p<>nil then
t=p.PictureTiffData

if t<>nil then
canvas1.backdrop=StringtoPictureByOSType(t.str,"TIFF")
else
msgBox "no picture?"
end if
else
msgBox "Owner not found."
end if
Notes:
This value can be set.
Use the StringToPicture function to get a picture from it and provide QuickTime the OSType "TIFF" to make it faster.
Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

RemoveValue(property as CFString) as boolean
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> false. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> false.
Function: Removes a value.
Notes:
Returns false if value not found or not set. True if successfull.
Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

SetValue(property as CFString,data as ABMulti) as boolean
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> false. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> false.
Function: Sets a multi value.
Notes:
Returns false if value not found or not set.
Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

SetValue(property as CFString,data as CFObject) as boolean
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> false. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> false.
Function: Sets a value.
Notes:
Returns false if value not found or not set.
Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

UniqueID as CFString
method, Addressbook Di, 6. Aug 2002
Mac OS Classic: -> false. Mac OS Carbon: Works. Windows: -> false.
Function: The Unique ID of this record.
Notes:
May be used to save a reference to a person inside a listbox (with an invisible column).
Requires Mac OS X 10.2.

Contact

Written 2002 by Christian Schmitz. Feel free to ask or report mistakes to realbasic@macsw.de.
Thanks.

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