Using OE6 in WinXP. All updates etc in place.

I have a folder called "2002 saved" and there are 190 (text, not binary and
not HTML) messages in it. I want to save all of these messages in a single
text file on my hard disk. How do I do it?

By the way, when I try the export function I get this error message:

quote
The export could not be performed.

An error occurred while initializing MAPI.
/quote

In any case I don't think the export function is what I really want because
OE says that the messages will be exported to Outlook or Microsoft
Exchange--neither of which I have nor want.

How do I save all 190 messages in a single text file?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

never tried it, but

file
save as
text file

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"Opinicus" wrote in message
...
Using OE6 in WinXP. All updates etc in place.

I have a folder called "2002 saved" and there are 190 (text, not binary
and
not HTML) messages in it. I want to save all of these messages in a single
text file on my hard disk. How do I do it?

By the way, when I try the export function I get this error message:

quote
The export could not be performed.

An error occurred while initializing MAPI.
/quote

In any case I don't think the export function is what I really want
because
OE says that the messages will be exported to Outlook or Microsoft
Exchange--neither of which I have nor want.

How do I save all 190 messages in a single text file?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

"Opinicus" wrote in message
...
Using OE6 in WinXP. All updates etc in place.

I have a folder called "2002 saved" and there are 190 (text, not binary
and not HTML) messages in it. I want to save all of these messages in a
single text file on my hard disk. How do I do it?

By the way, when I try the export function I get this error message:

quote
The export could not be performed.

An error occurred while initializing MAPI.
/quote

In any case I don't think the export function is what I really want
because OE says that the messages will be exported to Outlook or Microsoft
Exchange--neither of which I have nor want.

How do I save all 190 messages in a single text file?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com


You could see what it looks like after you select allmessage menucombine &
decodesave as .emlopen that and copy the text to Word?

Select one.
Ctrl-A
Message | Combine and Decode

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com


"Opinicus" wrote in message
...
Using OE6 in WinXP. All updates etc in place.

I have a folder called "2002 saved" and there are 190 (text, not binary
and not HTML) messages in it. I want to save all of these messages in a
single text file on my hard disk. How do I do it?

By the way, when I try the export function I get this error message:

quote
The export could not be performed.

An error occurred while initializing MAPI.
/quote

In any case I don't think the export function is what I really want
because OE says that the messages will be exported to Outlook or Microsoft
Exchange--neither of which I have nor want.

How do I save all 190 messages in a single text file?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

Select one.
Ctrl-A
Message | Combine and Decode
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com

That works... sort of.

Unfortunately it trounces all of the date, "To:", and subject line info. Is
there no way to preserve that?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

Use DBXtract to extract them to an empty Windows folder and then use any
ordinary way to combine them, like
copy *.eml 2002.txt

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com


"Opinicus" wrote in message
...
Select one.
Ctrl-A
Message | Combine and Decode
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com

That works... sort of.

Unfortunately it trounces all of the date, "To:", and subject line info.
Is there no way to preserve that?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

How about a single *folder*? Would that be any good?

One way to save an entire folder to your HDD quickly is this. You can store
them any place you want, but I'll use the Desktop as an example.

Right click on the Desktop | New | Folder. Create as many as needed, and for
now, put them on the left side of the Desktop.

Open OE and drag the window to the right enough to see the folder you
created on the Desktop. Open the folder in OE and click on one message.
Ctrl+A will highlight them all. Left click on the messages and drag them to
the folder on the Desktop.

You can also be selective by holding the Ctrl key and just highlight certain
messages and then drag them to the folder on the Desktop.

Once you confirm they are in these folders, you can delete them from OE if
you wish, and follow up with a Compact All Folders.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Opinicus" wrote in message
...
Using OE6 in WinXP. All updates etc in place.

I have a folder called "2002 saved" and there are 190 (text, not binary
and not HTML) messages in it. I want to save all of these messages in a
single text file on my hard disk. How do I do it?

By the way, when I try the export function I get this error message:

quote
The export could not be performed.

An error occurred while initializing MAPI.
/quote

In any case I don't think the export function is what I really want
because OE says that the messages will be exported to Outlook or Microsoft
Exchange--neither of which I have nor want.

How do I save all 190 messages in a single text file?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

"Bruce Hagen" wrote

How about a single *folder*? Would that be any good?
One way to save an entire folder to your HDD quickly is this. You can
store them any place you want, but I'll use the Desktop as an example.
Right click on the Desktop | New | Folder. Create as many as needed, and
for now, put them on the left side of the Desktop.
Open OE and drag the window to the right enough to see the folder you
created on the Desktop. Open the folder in OE and click on one message.
Ctrl+A will highlight them all. Left click on the messages and drag them
to the folder on the Desktop.

Excellent solution, even better than what I wanted. (I said "text file"
because I thought it would be easier.)

Thanks. I've now managed to get five years' worth of sent messages out of
OE's message store.


--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

"Opinicus" wrote in message
...
"Bruce Hagen" wrote

How about a single *folder*? Would that be any good?
One way to save an entire folder to your HDD quickly is this. You can
store them any place you want, but I'll use the Desktop as an example.
Right click on the Desktop | New | Folder. Create as many as needed, and
for now, put them on the left side of the Desktop.
Open OE and drag the window to the right enough to see the folder you
created on the Desktop. Open the folder in OE and click on one message.
Ctrl+A will highlight them all. Left click on the messages and drag them
to the folder on the Desktop.

Excellent solution, even better than what I wanted. (I said "text file"
because I thought it would be easier.)

Thanks. I've now managed to get five years' worth of sent messages out of
OE's message store.


--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com


You're welcome. Glad it was a viable option.
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MS-MVP Outlook Express
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Using OE6 in WinXP. All updates etc in place.

I have a folder called "2002 saved" and there are 190 (text, not binary
and
not HTML) messages in it. I want to save all of these messages in a single
text file on my hard disk. How do I do it?

By the way, when I try the export function I get this error message:

quote
The export could not be performed.

An error occurred while initializing MAPI.
/quote

In any case I don't think the export function is what I really want
because
OE says that the messages will be exported to Outlook or Microsoft
Exchange--neither of which I have nor want.

How do I save all 190 messages in a single text file?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com