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Searching for the Richard Grimes Person

using(ItemContext ctx = ItemContext.Open())
{
   Folder myDataFolder = 
       UserDataFolder.FindMyPersonalContactsFolder(ctx);
   using (FindResult result = myDataFolder.GetAllMembers())
   {
      foreach (object o in result)
      {
         Person person = o as Person;
         if (person == null) continue;
         if (person.DisplayName == "Richard Grimes")
        {
            // use person here
            break;
         }
      }
   }
}

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Incorrect Way to Add a Category

Person person = Person.CreatePersonalContact(ctx);
person.DisplayName = "Richard Edwards";
SmtpEmailAddress email;
email = new SmtpEmailAddress("[e-mail]");
email.Categories.Add(GeneralCategories.Home);
person.PersonalEmailAddresses.Add(email);
person.Save();
person = Person.CreatePersonalContact(ctx);
person.DisplayName = "Roberto Marchini";
email = new SmtpEmailAddress("[e-mail]");
email.Categories.Add(GeneralCategories.Home);
person.PersonalEmailAddresses.Add(email);
person.Save();

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Correct Way to Add a Category

Person person = Person.CreatePersonalContact(ctx);
person.DisplayName = "Richard Edwards";
SmtpEmailAddress email;
email = new SmtpEmailAddress("[e-mail]");
email.Categories.Add(new CategoryRef(GeneralCategories.Home));
person.PersonalEmailAddresses.Add(email);
person.Save();
person = Person.CreatePersonalContact(ctx);
person.DisplayName = "Roberto Marchini";
email = new SmtpEmailAddress("[e-mail]");
email.Categories.Add(new CategoryRef(GeneralCategories.Home));
person.PersonalEmailAddresses.Add(email);
person.Save();

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