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budhi@charter.net - 01 Jul 2007 00:54 GMT

Where to begin...

I have created a contact form...now I want to somehow have stuff automatically put into the notes area that is from a database that is setup in excel.

I figure this has something to do w/ Merging documents since all the other stuff I do w/ the database just does a merge from the database to a .Doc...and bam...

Does that all make since?

How do I do this?

PS...I have posted 2 different things on this forum w/ no replies...am i doing something wrong?
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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 01 Jul 2007 04:14 GMT

What you want to do has nothing to do with mail merge, which is concerned with getting data *out* of contacts not putting data *into* them. You would need to write your own import code or use a third-party tool. See http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=23

FYI, there is a newsgroup specifically for Outlook forms issues "down the hall" at microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms or, via web interface, at http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public
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budhi@charter.net - 12 Dec 2007 15:18 GMT

Well i ended up just creating amail merge doc and C&P it to the notes area of the contact...one step more than i really wanted but the other option is way over my head...

Thx for the input!

Cheers!
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