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CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingName

Queries matching contacts for a name.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
Name	The name to match against.	"Joe Miller"

Result

Returns list or error.

Description

Examples

Query name of first contact found with given name:

MBS("CNContact.Name"; GetValue ( MBS( "CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingName"; "Joe Miller" ); 1))

See also

• CNContact.Name
• CNContactStore.Contacts
• CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingEmailAddress
• CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingPhoneNumber
• CNContactStore.ContactsWithData

Example Databases

• Mac and iOS/Contacts/Contacts Dialogs

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.1pr5
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.1pr2

Release notes

• 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.

Created 1st August 2018, last changed 21st September 2018

CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingEmailAddress   -   CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingPhoneNumber

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