Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: CNContactStore.Contacts

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New in version: 9.3 9.4 9.5 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Statistic FMM Blog

CNContactStore.Contacts

Queries all contacts.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Contacts	8.5	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

MBS( "CNContactStore.Contacts" { ; unifyResults } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

unifyResults Whether to unify results.
1 to unify contacts and 0 to return all invidivual contacts.
Default is 1. 1 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
unifyResults	Whether to unify results. 1 to unify contacts and 0 to return all invidivual contacts. Default is 1.	1	Optional

Result

Returns list of contact identifiers or error.

Description

Queries all contacts.
You an get the list unified, so contacts in several accounts are merged.
Or you get list of all contacts with those merged which appear in multiple accounts.

Seems like Addressbook.people and CNContactStore.Contacts with unifyResults = 0 is the same list.

Example Databases

Mac and iOS/Contacts/Contacts Dialogs

Blog Entries

Release notes

Version 10.5
- Added CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingEmailAddress and CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingPhoneNumber functions.
Version 10.1
- Fixed CNContactStore.Contacts, CNContactStore.UnifiedMeContact, CNContactStore.ContactsInGroup, CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingName and others to work if your iOS application has not the entitlement to access notes in contacts.
Version 8.5
- Added CNContactStore.Contacts, CNContact.UnifiedContacts and CNContact.IsUnifiedWithContact functions.

Created 25th September 2018, last changed 25th September 2018

CNContactStore.AuthorizationStatus - CNContactStore.ContactsInContainer

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