CRMContact.Create Method
The Create method creates a new contact record.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Create(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal Contact As String
) As String
[C#]
public string Create(
CUserAuth Caller,
string Contact
);
[C++]
public: String* Create(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* Contact
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvCreateContact privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.
Contact
Specifies an XML string describing the new contact. See Remarks. The XML schema is described by contact.xsd.
Return Value
Returns a String type that specifies the ID of the newly created contact.
Remarks
Note that accountid and parentcontactid both cannot be supplied in the XML string.
If there is an error, SOAP throws an exception and the error message is reported in System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException.Detail.OuterXml.
All IDs passed to the platform are GUIDs wrapped in braces. For example: {6522D89A-A752-4455-A2B0-51494C6957C3}
Example
[C#]
// strServer should be set with the name of the platform Web server
string strServer = "myservername";
// virtualDirectory should be set with the name of the Microsoft CRM
// virtual directory on the platform Web server
string virtualDirectory = "mscrmservices";
string strDir = "https://" + strServer + "/" + virtualDirectory + "/";
// BizUser proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";
// CRMContact proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMContact contact = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMContact ();
contact.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
contact.Url = strDir + "CRMContact.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
string strAccountId = "{3E24E79C-7EC5-4473-95FF-7E46FEBB534B}";
try
{
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
// Set up the XML string for the new contact
string strContactXml = "<contact>";
strContactXml += "<firstname>Name</firstname><lastname>One</lastname><donotemail>0</donotemail>";
strContactXml += "<donotpostalmail>1</donotpostalmail>";
strContactXml += "<department>Department Name</department>";
strContactXml += "<donotfax>1</donotfax>";
strContactXml += "<accountid>" + strAccountId;
strContactXml += "</accountid>";
strContactXml += "<ownerid type=\"" + Microsoft.CRM.Flags.ObjectType.otSystemUser.ToString() +"\">";
strContactXml += userAuth.UserId + "</ownerid>";
strContactXml += "</contact>";
string strContactId = contact.Create(userAuth, strContactXml);
}
catch (System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException err)
{
// Process the platform error here
strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message + " " + err.Detail.OuterXml + " Source: " + err.Source );
}
catch (Exception err)
{
// Process other errors here
strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message );
}
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.CRM.Proxy
Assembly: microsoft.crm.proxy.dll
See Also