For several years now I am sharing my Outlook 2002 contacts with O.E.6 by
setting UseOutlook to 1 (recipe from insideoe.tomsterdam).
Beginning last year I'm using a second PC on which I only have O.E.6 and I
started to gradually build up the address book, because I do not know of a
better system. This job is far from complete.
A week or so ago I noticed in this newsgroup a posting dealing with the same
problem, and the given solution was: Unshare, export the contacts to a CSV
file and then import the file into the O.E.address book. The person involved
was successful in doing so, but I am not!
Importing works but the resulting addressbook is a mess! I suppose I do not
know how to "assign fields".
Someone can help me please ?
Wally

1. Export your current Address Book as a TXT (CSV) file via Address Book
File Export Other Address Book ....

2. Examine the formatting of the CSV you just exported then format the CSV
exported from OL to conform to it. (MS Excel would be a handy application
to use for this.)

3. Despite the above, importing the correctly formatted CSV file from OL
might still make a mess of your current Address Book. Consider creating a
Standalone Address Book and importing the OL data into it instead. See
http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm#wabexe and note the restrictions when
using a Standalone to compose/send a message.

If/when you need to update the Standalone, delete the current one, create a
new one and then import the new data into it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Wally wrote:
For several years now I am sharing my Outlook 2002 contacts with O.E.6 by
setting UseOutlook to 1 (recipe from insideoe.tomsterdam).
Beginning last year I'm using a second PC on which I only have O.E.6 and I
started to gradually build up the address book, because I do not know of a
better system. This job is far from complete.
A week or so ago I noticed in this newsgroup a posting dealing with the
same
problem, and the given solution was: Unshare, export the contacts to a
CSV
file and then import the file into the O.E.address book. The person
involved
was successful in doing so, but I am not!
Importing works but the resulting addressbook is a mess! I suppose I do
not
know how to "assign fields".
Someone can help me please ?
Wally

to be safe when you perform the EXPORT check all the boxes for the fields you export.







"Wally" wrote in message ...
For several years now I am sharing my Outlook 2002 contacts with O.E.6 by
setting UseOutlook to 1 (recipe from insideoe.tomsterdam).
Beginning last year I'm using a second PC on which I only have O.E.6 and I
started to gradually build up the address book, because I do not know of a
better system. This job is far from complete.
A week or so ago I noticed in this newsgroup a posting dealing with the same
problem, and the given solution was: Unshare, export the contacts to a CSV
file and then import the file into the O.E.address book. The person involved
was successful in doing so, but I am not!
Importing works but the resulting addressbook is a mess! I suppose I do not
know how to "assign fields".
Someone can help me please ?
Wally

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"PA Bear [MS MVP]" schreef in bericht
...
1. Export your current Address Book as a TXT (CSV) file via Address Book
File Export Other Address Book ....

2. Examine the formatting of the CSV you just exported then format the CSV
exported from OL to conform to it. (MS Excel would be a handy application
to use for this.)

3. Despite the above, importing the correctly formatted CSV file from OL
might still make a mess of your current Address Book. Consider creating a
Standalone Address Book and importing the OL data into it instead. See
http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm#wabexe and note the restrictions
when using a Standalone to compose/send a message.

If/when you need to update the Standalone, delete the current one, create
a new one and then import the new data into it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/



Exporting works fine.
I have MS Excel with basic knowledge, made a backup of my
Administrator.wab, and cleared the existing address book.
In Excel, all data seems to be situated in column A, and I gave order to
arrange things from AZ.
Exporting works fine. During import I have to define which field I want to
import, only one field can be chosen and I only had success by choosing
"name".
This results in a address book with only names. Repeating the process to add
more and choosing a other field results in Error while importing...
Not arranging the data from AZ is also no successful.
Your point 2. formatting the CSV will be my weak point ??
When sharing Outlook and O.E. there is a "engine" inside one of the programs
that does the transformation.
Does such engine exist in a stand alone version?

Thanks,
Wally

Wally wrote:
paste
For several years now I am sharing my Outlook 2002 contacts with O.E.6 by
setting UseOutlook to 1 (recipe from insideoe.tomsterdam).
Beginning last year I'm using a second PC on which I only have O.E.6 and
I
started to gradually build up the address book, because I do not know of
a
better system. This job is far from complete.
A week or so ago I noticed in this newsgroup a posting dealing with the
same problem, and the given solution was: Unshare, export the contacts to
a
CSV file and then import the file into the O.E.address book. The person
involved was successful in doing so, but I am not!
Importing works but the resulting addressbook is a mess! I suppose I do
not know how to "assign fields". Someone can help me please ?
/paste
Robear Dyer wrote:
1. Export your current Address Book as a TXT (CSV) file via Address Book
File Export Other Address Book ....

2. Examine the formatting of the CSV you just exported then format the
CSV
exported from OL to conform to it. (MS Excel would be a handy
application
to use for this.)

3. Despite the above, importing the correctly formatted CSV file from OL
might still make a mess of your current Address Book. Consider creating
a
Standalone Address Book and importing the OL data into it instead. See
http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm#wabexe and note the restrictions
when using a Standalone to compose/send a message.

If/when you need to update the Standalone, delete the current one, create
a new one and then import the new data into it.

Exporting works fine.
I have MS Excel with basic knowledge, made a backup of my
Administrator.wab, and cleared the existing address book.
In Excel, all data seems to be situated in column A, and I gave order to
arrange things from AZ.
Exporting works fine. During import I have to define which field I want
to
import, only one field can be chosen and I only had success by choosing
"name".
This results in a address book with only names. Repeating the process to
add
more and choosing a other field results in Error while importing...
Not arranging the data from AZ is also no successful.
Your point 2. formatting the CSV will be my weak point ??

The contact listing as displayed in Address Book can have a maximum of four
(4) fields. Try formatting the CSV to be imported with only four (4)
fields, two (2) of them being Name and E-mail Address.

When sharing Outlook and O.E. there is a "engine" inside one of the
programs
that does the transformation.
Does such engine exist in a stand alone version?

If sharing with OL is enabled, the default Address Book is used so no, you
cannot have OL sharing contacts in the Standalone Address Book.

All this is truly an arcane, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants science. There's
no documentation about it whatsoever.

You must understand that any changes (additions, deletions, edits) made
while sharing with OL was enabled will not be available (displayed) in
Address Book when sharing is disabled. This is by default.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Export the OE address book to a CSV file and open that in Notepad.

Also open the exported Outlook address book in Notepad. Compare the
file formats.

That you have problems importing more than one field suggests that you
have a problem with the field delimiter in the Outlook file.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Wally" wrote in message
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"PA Bear [MS MVP]" schreef in bericht
...
1. Export your current Address Book as a TXT (CSV) file via Address
Book File Export Other Address Book ....

2. Examine the formatting of the CSV you just exported then format
the CSV exported from OL to conform to it. (MS Excel would be a
handy application to use for this.)

3. Despite the above, importing the correctly formatted CSV file from
OL might still make a mess of your current Address Book. Consider
creating a Standalone Address Book and importing the OL data into it
instead. See http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm#wabexe and note
the restrictions when using a Standalone to compose/send a message.

If/when you need to update the Standalone, delete the current one,
create a new one and then import the new data into it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/



Exporting works fine.
I have MS Excel with basic knowledge, made a backup of my
Administrator.wab, and cleared the existing address book.
In Excel, all data seems to be situated in column A, and I gave order
to arrange things from AZ.
Exporting works fine. During import I have to define which field I
want to import, only one field can be chosen and I only had success by
choosing "name".
This results in a address book with only names. Repeating the process
to add more and choosing a other field results in Error while
importing...
Not arranging the data from AZ is also no successful.
Your point 2. formatting the CSV will be my weak point ??
When sharing Outlook and O.E. there is a "engine" inside one of the
programs that does the transformation.
Does such engine exist in a stand alone version?

Thanks,
Wally

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...
For several years now I am sharing my Outlook 2002 contacts with O.E.6 by
setting UseOutlook to 1 (recipe from insideoe.tomsterdam).
Beginning last year I'm using a second PC on which I only have O.E.6 and I
started to gradually build up the address book, because I do not know of a
better system. This job is far from complete.
A week or so ago I noticed in this newsgroup a posting dealing with the
same problem, and the given solution was: Unshare, export the contacts to
a CSV file and then import the file into the O.E.address book. The person
involved was successful in doing so, but I am not!
Importing works but the resulting addressbook is a mess! I suppose I do
not know how to "assign fields".
Someone can help me please ?
Wally

It's seems to be a complicated job to do. I have the intention to try till
success or almost success, but I need more time and appetite to do it.
Nevertheless thanks to PA Bear, Michael, mikey
Wally

"Michael Santovec" schreef in bericht
...
Export the OE address book to a CSV file and open that in Notepad.

Also open the exported Outlook address book in Notepad. Compare the file
formats.

That you have problems importing more than one field suggests that you
have a problem with the field delimiter in the Outlook file.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Wally" wrote in message
...

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" schreef in bericht
...
1. Export your current Address Book as a TXT (CSV) file via Address Book
File Export Other Address Book ....

2. Examine the formatting of the CSV you just exported then format the
CSV exported from OL to conform to it. (MS Excel would be a handy
application to use for this.)

3. Despite the above, importing the correctly formatted CSV file from OL
might still make a mess of your current Address Book. Consider creating
a Standalone Address Book and importing the OL data into it instead.
See http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm#wabexe and note the
restrictions when using a Standalone to compose/send a message.

If/when you need to update the Standalone, delete the current one,
create a new one and then import the new data into it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/



Exporting works fine.
I have MS Excel with basic knowledge, made a backup of my
Administrator.wab, and cleared the existing address book.
In Excel, all data seems to be situated in column A, and I gave order to
arrange things from AZ.
Exporting works fine. During import I have to define which field I want
to import, only one field can be chosen and I only had success by
choosing "name".
This results in a address book with only names. Repeating the process to
add more and choosing a other field results in Error while importing...
Not arranging the data from AZ is also no successful.
Your point 2. formatting the CSV will be my weak point ??
When sharing Outlook and O.E. there is a "engine" inside one of the
programs that does the transformation.
Does such engine exist in a stand alone version?

Thanks,
Wally

Wally,
I have noticed that when importing address book for other service and other
programs with a *.CSV file, into OutlookExpress. You sometimes need to open
the file in a spreadsheet program and add an extra column, call it "Extra".
or something. Then save it again as a *.CSV file, this will add an extra
comma (,) to each line of your data. Which allows OE to import the file
properly.


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"Wally" wrote in message
...
It's seems to be a complicated job to do. I have the intention to try till
success or almost success, but I need more time and appetite to do it.
Nevertheless thanks to PA Bear, Michael, mikey
Wally

"Michael Santovec" schreef in bericht
...
Export the OE address book to a CSV file and open that in Notepad.

Also open the exported Outlook address book in Notepad. Compare the file
formats.

That you have problems importing more than one field suggests that you
have a problem with the field delimiter in the Outlook file.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Wally" wrote in message
...

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" schreef in bericht
...
1. Export your current Address Book as a TXT (CSV) file via Address Book
File Export Other Address Book ....

2. Examine the formatting of the CSV you just exported then format the
CSV exported from OL to conform to it. (MS Excel would be a handy
application to use for this.)

3. Despite the above, importing the correctly formatted CSV file from OL
might still make a mess of your current Address Book. Consider creating
a Standalone Address Book and importing the OL data into it instead.
See http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm#wabexe and note the
restrictions when using a Standalone to compose/send a message.

If/when you need to update the Standalone, delete the current one,
create a new one and then import the new data into it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/



Exporting works fine.
I have MS Excel with basic knowledge, made a backup of my
Administrator.wab, and cleared the existing address book.
In Excel, all data seems to be situated in column A, and I gave order to
arrange things from AZ.
Exporting works fine. During import I have to define which field I want
to import, only one field can be chosen and I only had success by
choosing "name".
This results in a address book with only names. Repeating the process to
add more and choosing a other field results in Error while importing...
Not arranging the data from AZ is also no successful.
Your point 2. formatting the CSV will be my weak point ??
When sharing Outlook and O.E. there is a "engine" inside one of the
programs that does the transformation.
Does such engine exist in a stand alone version?

Thanks,
Wally