Windows Address Book
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Windows Address Book (WAB) is a component of Microsoft Windows operating systems that lets users keep a single list of contacts that can be shared by multiple programs. It is most commonly used by Microsoft Outlook Express.
The Windows Address Book API can query LDAP servers or read/write data to a local .WAB file. .WAB files are typically found in "C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book\".
One should not confuse the address book used in Microsoft Outlook Express with that used in Microsoft Outlook. Microsoft Outlook does not use the Windows Address Book. Instead it stores addresses in .pst files.
In Windows Vista, the Windows Address Book is replaced by a new tool called Contacts.
[edit] External links
- Recovery Toolbox Address Book Recovery Tool for a recovering damaged or corrupted WAB files of Windows Address Book. This tool can recover deleted contacts.
- Libwab command-line WAB to LDIF converter under GPL license. Works on broken files and can export deleted records.
- MSDN API Reference Information about the WAB API.
- NKTWAB a freeware COM to manage contacts & groups featuring undocumented capabilities.
