We have an existing database which we maintain daily. It contains email
addresses. Is there a way for Outlook to use it as an address book? Can we
make it available as a company wide resource? I don't want to use
import/export because then you either have two copies to maintain or you
have a daily, labor intensive, error prone job to be performed.

thanks for your advice.

Do not multipost, please.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
We have an existing database which we maintain daily. It contains email
addresses. Is there a way for Outlook to use it as an address book? Can
we make it available as a company wide resource? I don't want to use
import/export because then you either have two copies to maintain or you
have a daily, labor intensive, error prone job to be performed.

thanks for your advice.

You should note that I waited two days before choosing a different forum and
posting a request for help. The problem is that in the other forum, I also
received a reply that didn't answer my question. So, like your non-answer
below, people will see that I received a reply and then not jump in to help.
Now it seems my only choice is to wait several weeks, and post yet another
request for help on this subject.

It would be most helpful to not reply to a post if you can't help.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Do not multipost, please.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
We have an existing database which we maintain daily. It contains email
addresses. Is there a way for Outlook to use it as an address book? Can
we make it available as a company wide resource? I don't want to use
import/export because then you either have two copies to maintain or you
have a daily, labor intensive, error prone job to be performed.

thanks for your advice.

Guess again.
post in mpo.contacts = 5/8/2007 2:31PM
post in mpo.outlook = 5/8/2007 2:54PM
It would be most helpful if you did not multipost.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
You should note that I waited two days before choosing a different forum
and posting a request for help. The problem is that in the other forum, I
also received a reply that didn't answer my question. So, like your
non-answer below, people will see that I received a reply and then not
jump in to help. Now it seems my only choice is to wait several weeks, and
post yet another request for help on this subject.

It would be most helpful to not reply to a post if you can't help.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Do not multipost, please.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
We have an existing database which we maintain daily. It contains email
addresses. Is there a way for Outlook to use it as an address book?
Can we make it available as a company wide resource? I don't want to
use import/export because then you either have two copies to maintain or
you have a daily, labor intensive, error prone job to be performed.

thanks for your advice.

Russ,

Why are we writing these words to each other and not focusing on the
technical issue? You have now written four replies to me without providing
one stitch of assistance. Not only that but you're wrong. The two posts
below come two days after my original post.

....and the only reason I posted them is because your insulting demeanor
failed to provide any solution to the original post but simply smart-mouthed
me for some reason which I fail to understand.

....and so here I am, still without a solution and wondering why are you
allowed to fill this forum with such garbage? No doubt you'll reply once
again without providing any help at all.



"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Guess again.
post in mpo.contacts = 5/8/2007 2:31PM
post in mpo.outlook = 5/8/2007 2:54PM
It would be most helpful if you did not multipost.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
You should note that I waited two days before choosing a different forum
and posting a request for help. The problem is that in the other forum,
I also received a reply that didn't answer my question. So, like your
non-answer below, people will see that I received a reply and then not
jump in to help. Now it seems my only choice is to wait several weeks,
and post yet another request for help on this subject.

It would be most helpful to not reply to a post if you can't help.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Do not multipost, please.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
We have an existing database which we maintain daily. It contains
email addresses. Is there a way for Outlook to use it as an address
book? Can we make it available as a company wide resource? I don't
want to use import/export because then you either have two copies to
maintain or you have a daily, labor intensive, error prone job to be
performed.

thanks for your advice.

Telling you to follow newsgroup etiquette (no multiposting, no caps) is
not insulting. The people who reply here have to sift through hundreds
of messages per day. It shows a lack of respect on your part towards the
people replying (who are all volunteers, users like you, who reply in
their free time) if you multipost.
There is no moderator here (these are newsgroups, not forums) and you
not following newsgroup etiquette and insulting a regular poster will
get you no answer at all.


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"wdsnews" wrote in message
:

Russ,

Why are we writing these words to each other and not focusing on the
technical issue? You have now written four replies to me without providing
one stitch of assistance. Not only that but you're wrong. The two posts
below come two days after my original post.

...and the only reason I posted them is because your insulting demeanor
failed to provide any solution to the original post but simply smart-mouthed
me for some reason which I fail to understand.

...and so here I am, still without a solution and wondering why are you
allowed to fill this forum with such garbage? No doubt you'll reply once
again without providing any help at all.



"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Guess again.
post in mpo.contacts = 5/8/2007 2:31PM
post in mpo.outlook = 5/8/2007 2:54PM
It would be most helpful if you did not multipost.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
You should note that I waited two days before choosing a different forum
and posting a request for help. The problem is that in the other forum,
I also received a reply that didn't answer my question. So, like your
non-answer below, people will see that I received a reply and then not
jump in to help. Now it seems my only choice is to wait several weeks,
and post yet another request for help on this subject.

It would be most helpful to not reply to a post if you can't help.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Do not multipost, please.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
We have an existing database which we maintain daily. It contains
email addresses. Is there a way for Outlook to use it as an address
book? Can we make it available as a company wide resource? I don't
want to use import/export because then you either have two copies to
maintain or you have a daily, labor intensive, error prone job to be
performed.

thanks for your advice.

Ironically, Sue already posted a solution to one of your other posts.
That's one of the reasons we advise against multiposting.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
Russ,

Why are we writing these words to each other and not focusing on the
technical issue? You have now written four replies to me without
providing one stitch of assistance. Not only that but you're wrong. The
two posts below come two days after my original post.

...and the only reason I posted them is because your insulting demeanor
failed to provide any solution to the original post but simply
smart-mouthed me for some reason which I fail to understand.

...and so here I am, still without a solution and wondering why are you
allowed to fill this forum with such garbage? No doubt you'll reply once
again without providing any help at all.



"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Guess again.
post in mpo.contacts = 5/8/2007 2:31PM
post in mpo.outlook = 5/8/2007 2:54PM
It would be most helpful if you did not multipost.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
You should note that I waited two days before choosing a different forum
and posting a request for help. The problem is that in the other forum,
I also received a reply that didn't answer my question. So, like your
non-answer below, people will see that I received a reply and then not
jump in to help. Now it seems my only choice is to wait several weeks,
and post yet another request for help on this subject.

It would be most helpful to not reply to a post if you can't help.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Do not multipost, please.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"wdsnews" wrote in message
...
We have an existing database which we maintain daily. It contains
email addresses. Is there a way for Outlook to use it as an address
book? Can we make it available as a company wide resource? I don't
want to use import/export because then you either have two copies to
maintain or you have a daily, labor intensive, error prone job to be
performed.

thanks for your advice.