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CRMEmail.Retrieve Method

The Retrieve method retrieves an e-mail object.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Retrieve(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal EmailId As String,
  ByVal ColumnsetXml As String,
  ByRef RecipientsXml As String
) As String
[C#]
public string Retrieve(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  EmailId,
  string  ColumnsetXml,
  out string  RecipientsXml
);
[C++]
public: String* Retrieve(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  EmailId,
  String*  ColumnsetXml,
  String**  RecipientsXml
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvReadActivity privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.

EmailId

Specifies the ID of the e-mail object that is to be retrieved.

ColumnsetXml

Specifies an XML string describing the set of columns that is to be retrieved. Passing "" or null returns all columns. You can find the valid column names in emailactivity.xsd. See also ColumnSetXML Schema.

RecipientsXml

[out]  Specifies an XML string describing the sender and the recipients of the e-mail object. The XML schema is described by activityparty.xsd.

Return Value

Returns a String type that specifies the XML data describing the e-mail object. The XML schema is described by emailactivity.xsd.

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

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

string strErrorMsg;
string strEmailId = "{391B302C-E2F8-4E19-83E2-3B2D291B4E31}";

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

   string strPartiesXml = "";

   // Retrieve the XML data for the e-mail object
   string strEmailActivityXml = email.Retrieve(userAuth, strEmailId, "", out strPartiesXml);
}
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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