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how can i transfer old contacts into a newly created contact form?
I have created a new default form for my contact list. i have over 300
contacts and would like all of my contacts to use this new form. Can i transfer them to the new form or do i have to re-enter everything. thanks in advance for any input |
how can i transfer old contacts into a newly created contact form?
If you are not using any user-defined fields for your contacts then you
simply need to rename the message class. If you have data in user-defined fields and want that info included in your custom form, you will need to export that info and re-import the data into a folder using the new custom form. To change message class - you can use ContactGenie Message Class Modifier (free) - http://www.contactgenie.com/cgtmcm.htm. Alternative solutions to doing that can also be found here - http://www.slipstick.com. Should you need to export - a solution for that exists on our site as well. Karl __________________________________________________ Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter "Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2003" http://www.contactgenie.com "Grnsld" wrote in message ... I have created a new default form for my contact list. i have over 300 contacts and would like all of my contacts to use this new form. Can i transfer them to the new form or do i have to re-enter everything. thanks in advance for any input |
how can i transfer old contacts into a newly created contact form?
Why would you export/import? As long as the new form has the same fields as the existing contacts, just changing the MessageClass property value on the existing items should be sufficient.
-- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Karl Timmermans" wrote in message ... If you are not using any user-defined fields for your contacts then you simply need to rename the message class. If you have data in user-defined fields and want that info included in your custom form, you will need to export that info and re-import the data into a folder using the new custom form. To change message class - you can use ContactGenie Message Class Modifier (free) - http://www.contactgenie.com/cgtmcm.htm. Alternative solutions to doing that can also be found here - http://www.slipstick.com. Should you need to export - a solution for that exists on our site as well. Karl __________________________________________________ Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter "Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2003" http://www.contactgenie.com "Grnsld" wrote in message ... I have created a new default form for my contact list. i have over 300 contacts and would like all of my contacts to use this new form. Can i transfer them to the new form or do i have to re-enter everything. thanks in advance for any input |
how can i transfer old contacts into a newly created contact form?
Sue, in answer to your question, made the comment essentially because we've
rec'd a few reports (out of a great many users) where user-defined fields weren't picked up when the message class changed but unfortunately we didn't have the luxury of getting the raw data (PST file) to find out why (whether it's because there was actually a slight name variation or field type difference or some other potential cause - don't know, just know what we were told and how the end user was able to get at their data in these isolated cases. All that CG-MCM (our Message Class Modifier) does (like any of the other tools which exist that ultimately perform the same function) is simply change the message class - no more - no less. Just for the record, we don't recommend exporting unless there's a real good reason for it even tho we now also sell an export product (as is also clearly noted on our website and in our Help file for the product). Fully agree that most of the reasons that people import/export for reasons described here in the forum can be better accomplished in other ways that are much better for what they are trying to accomplish. Karl __________________________________________________ Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter "Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2003" http://www.contactgenie.com "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message ... Why would you export/import? As long as the new form has the same fields as the existing contacts, just changing the MessageClass property value on the existing items should be sufficient. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Karl Timmermans" wrote in message ... If you are not using any user-defined fields for your contacts then you simply need to rename the message class. If you have data in user-defined fields and want that info included in your custom form, you will need to export that info and re-import the data into a folder using the new custom form. To change message class - you can use ContactGenie Message Class Modifier (free) - http://www.contactgenie.com/cgtmcm.htm. Alternative solutions to doing that can also be found here - http://www.slipstick.com. Should you need to export - a solution for that exists on our site as well. Karl __________________________________________________ Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter "Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2003" http://www.contactgenie.com "Grnsld" wrote in message ... I have created a new default form for my contact list. i have over 300 contacts and would like all of my contacts to use this new form. Can i transfer them to the new form or do i have to re-enter everything. thanks in advance for any input |
how can i transfer old contacts into a newly created contact form?
Curious. Like you, I wish we had the raw data.
-- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Karl Timmermans" wrote in message ... Sue, in answer to your question, made the comment essentially because we've rec'd a few reports (out of a great many users) where user-defined fields weren't picked up when the message class changed but unfortunately we didn't have the luxury of getting the raw data (PST file) to find out why (whether it's because there was actually a slight name variation or field type difference or some other potential cause - don't know, just know what we were told and how the end user was able to get at their data in these isolated cases. All that CG-MCM (our Message Class Modifier) does (like any of the other tools which exist that ultimately perform the same function) is simply change the message class - no more - no less. Just for the record, we don't recommend exporting unless there's a real good reason for it even tho we now also sell an export product (as is also clearly noted on our website and in our Help file for the product). Fully agree that most of the reasons that people import/export for reasons described here in the forum can be better accomplished in other ways that are much better for what they are trying to accomplish. Karl __________________________________________________ Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter "Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2003" http://www.contactgenie.com "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message ... Why would you export/import? As long as the new form has the same fields as the existing contacts, just changing the MessageClass property value on the existing items should be sufficient. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Karl Timmermans" wrote in message ... If you are not using any user-defined fields for your contacts then you simply need to rename the message class. If you have data in user-defined fields and want that info included in your custom form, you will need to export that info and re-import the data into a folder using the new custom form. To change message class - you can use ContactGenie Message Class Modifier (free) - http://www.contactgenie.com/cgtmcm.htm. Alternative solutions to doing that can also be found here - http://www.slipstick.com. Should you need to export - a solution for that exists on our site as well. Karl __________________________________________________ Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter "Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2003" http://www.contactgenie.com "Grnsld" wrote in message ... I have created a new default form for my contact list. i have over 300 contacts and would like all of my contacts to use this new form. Can i transfer them to the new form or do i have to re-enter everything. thanks in advance for any input |
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