When you develop a Pocket Outlook Object Model (POOM) application in Windows Embedded CE 6.0, you cannot delete an existing birth date or wedding-anniversary date for a contact by using any of the methods in the IContact interface.

Notes

•	You can use the IContact::put_Birthday method to set the birth date for a contact.
•	You can use the IContact::put_Anniversary method to set the wedding-anniversary date for a contact.

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Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 6.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (June 2008). You can confirm this by scrolling to the "File information" section of this article. The package file name contains the product version, date, Knowledge Base article number, and processor type. The package file name format is:For example: Wincepb50-060503-kb917590-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder fix that is documented in KB article 917590 and that is contained in the May 2006 monthly update. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement

After you install this software update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

•	On the Build menu, click Clean, and then click Build Platform.
•	On the Build menu, click Rebuild Platform.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Post-installation instructions

To resolve this problem, use DATA_NONE as the parameter when you call the IContact::put_Birthday method or the IContact::put_Anniversary method.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes or the later file attributes that are listed in the following table.

File name	File Size	Date	Time
Wincepb60-080624-kb954560-armv4i.msi	1,438,720	24-Jun-2008	21:00
Wincepb60-080624-kb954560-mipsii.msi	1,398,272	24-Jun-2008	21:00
Wincepb60-080624-kb954560-mipsii_fp.msi	1,399,296	24-Jun-2008	21:00
Wincepb60-080624-kb954560-mipsiv.msi	1,410,048	24-Jun-2008	21:00
Wincepb60-080624-kb954560-mipsiv_fp.msi	1,409,024	24-Jun-2008	21:00
Wincepb60-080624-kb954560-sh4.msi	1,380,352	24-Jun-2008	21:00
Wincepb60-080624-kb954560-x86.msi	1,276,928	24-Jun-2008	21:00

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

File name	File size	Date	Time	Path
Pimstore.lib	1,760,234	20-Jun-2008	19:05	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
Pimstore.lib	1,409,902	20-Jun-008	19:05	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
Pimstore.lib	1,686,666	20-Jun-008	19:06	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
Pimstore.lib	1,370,254	20-Jun-008	19:05	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
Pimstore.lib	1,688,688	20-Jun-2008	19:06	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
Pimstore.lib	1,372,792	20-Jun-008	19:06	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
Pimstore.lib	1,708,116	20-Jun-008	19:07	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
Pimstore.lib	1,387,136	20-Jun-2008	19:07	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
Pimstore.lib	1,706,530	20-Jun-2008	19:07	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
Pimstore.lib	1,385,232	20-Jun-2008	19:07	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
Pimstore.lib	1,539,952	20-Jun-2008	19:08	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
Pimstore.lib	1,269,244	20-Jun-2008	19:08	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
Pimstore.lib	1,461,280	20-Jun-2008	19:04	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
Pimstore.lib	1,173,288	20-Jun-2008	19:04	Public\Wceappsfe\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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For more information about the IContact interface, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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