incompatible types...What is "Dispatch" ?

**ollyworks** · 09-10-2009, 02:35 AM

Hi,

I am trying to make an applet retrieving MS Outlook Addresses book using a package I found on google called "Jacob". You can see the last 2 import statements at the top of the applet code below.

I need your help to make the Applet source code to work fine since I am really a newbie coding in Java. Right now I'm getting the following error when compiling with "javac":

Java Code:

 
ContactImporter_V1.java:20: incompatible types
found : java.lang.Object
required: com.jacob.com.Dispatch
                                  Dispatch olo = olo.getObject();

with the cursor right below "olo.getObject()"

Do you have any idea of what it could be ? Is there someone to test it with me ?.....

Java Code:

 
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.applet.Applet;
import com.jacob.activeX.*;
import com.jacob.com.*;
 
	public class ContactImporter_V1 extends java.applet.Applet {
 
		public void paint(java.awt.Graphics contexteGraphique){
			contexteGraphique.drawString("Chargement de votre carnet d'adresses MS Outlook...Veuillez patienter! :)", 70, 40);
			final int olFolderContacts = 10;
 
			ActiveXComponent ol = new ActiveXComponent("Outlook.Application");
			Dispatch dsp = new Dispatch();
 
			Dispatch olo = ol.getObject();
			Dispatch myNamespace = Dispatch.call(olo, "GetNamespace","MAPI").toDispatch();
			Dispatch myFolder = Dispatch.call(myNamespace, "GetDefaultFolder",new Integer(olFolderContacts)).toDispatch();
 
			Dispatch items = Dispatch.get(myFolder, "Items").toDispatch();
 
			int count = Dispatch.call(items, "Count").toInt();
 
			for (int i = 1; i <= count; i++)
			{
				Dispatch item;
				String fullName = Dispatch.get(item, "Fullname").toString();
				String emailAddress = Dispatch.get(item, "Email1Address").toString();
				printField("Email:", emailAddress);
			}
		}
 
		public static void printField(String label, String value)
		 {
			if (value.length() != 0)
			 {
				System.out.println(label + " " + value);
			}
		}
 
 
	}