Outlook contact “File as” field value

Question

How do I programmatically read the default setting for "File as" field for Outlook contacts by a specific user. This is the same info we can get via the file->options->contacts menu.

Answer 1

Check the FileAsOrder value in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\\Outlook\Contact.

0x8017: LastFirstMiddle; 0x8037: FirstMiddleLastSuffix; 0x3A16: Company; 0x8019: LastFirstMiddleCompany; 0x8018: CompanyLastFirstMiddle;