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CRMQuote.AssociateContact Method

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The AssociateContact method establishes an association between a contact and a quote.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub AssociateContact(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal QuoteId As String,
  ByVal ContactId As String
)
[C#]
public void AssociateContact(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  QuoteId,
  string  ContactId
);
[C++]
public: void AssociateContact(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  QuoteId,
  String*  ContactId
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvAppendToQuote and prvAppendContact privileges to perform this action. See CUserAuth.

QuoteId

Specifies the ID of the quote.

ContactId

Specifies the ID of the contact.

Return Value

No return value.

Remarks

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#]
// strServerName should be set with the name of the platform Web server
string strServerName = "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://" + strServerName + "/" + 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";

// CRMQuote proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMQuote   quote = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMQuote();
quote.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
quote.Url = strDir + "CRMQuote.srf";

string strErrorMsg;
string strQuoteId = "{21AE236A-2A82-4064-AEEC-DD6BAF90C29E}";
string strContactId = "{93639AD8-CA01-4B16-B09C-EFEE53FA8799}";

try
{
   Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();

   // Associate the quote with a contact
   quote.AssociateContact(userAuth, strQuoteId, strContactId);

}
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

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