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DCNOTPC - 11 Aug 2005 17:32 GMT

Anyone figure out how to sync from BCM to a Palm?

My second choice is to export my BCM data to Outlook contacts, that syncs up
fine. That has proven to be a bigger challange than I expected. I gues BCM is
a unique animal. I'm getting an error now that say I have no "named ranges"
in my Excel spread sheet. I exported as comma delimited from BCM and am
trying to import into Outlook 2003 in an Excell format, it wouldn't work as a
comma delimited file, kept saying that the file was open or unavailable?????

Any bright ideas are greatly appreciated!

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Diane Poremsky [MVP] - 12 Aug 2005 05:42 GMT

Did you open the excel file in Excel and set a named range for the rows and
columns you wanted to import? Was the CSV file closed?

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> Anyone figure out how to sync from BCM to a Palm?
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> Any bright ideas are greatly appreciated!

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DCNOTPC - 12 Aug 2005 12:27 GMT

> Did you open the excel file in Excel and set a named range for the rows and
> columns you wanted to import? Was the CSV file closed?
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> Thanks Diane,

I fixed the problem by throwing $40 at Chapura!
I don't know how to set a named range. That is foreign to me at this time.
Maybe you can enlighted me... I am coachable!
But me problem was resolved quite nicely actually. I prefer BCM to plain
Outlook, more like a Goldmine feel with the attached notes and history.
I feel empowered now with my Palm up and running!
Thanks for responding.

Now I need to figue out why Outlook doesn't display all of my unread mail
until I ask it to???? I'll get rid of 30 emails and have 11 left over, but
unseen... change the view to unread mail and waa laa! Huh!
One of those weeeks@#!

Thanks again.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] - 12 Aug 2005 18:30 GMT

To be able to see what a named range looks like, create a new contact folder
and put a few contacts in it. Export it to Excel and look at the results.
Compare it to your excel version.

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After furious head scratching, DCNOTPC asked:

|| Did you open the excel file in Excel and set a named range for the
|| rows and columns you wanted to import? Was the CSV file closed?
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| Thanks again.

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Tony - 17 Aug 2007 02:01 GMT

I have loaded my contacts into BCM - my intent was to sync with my PDA. Now I
find out BCM does not work in windows mobile 5 and I cannot get my contacts
from BDM back into Outlook Contacts. I export the BCM file to a .csv and then
try to import it int Contacts and it won't work. Help anyone

> To be able to see what a named range looks like, create a new contact folder
> and put a few contacts in it. Export it to Excel and look at the results.
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> | Thanks again.

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Brian Tillman - 17 Aug 2007 21:07 GMT

> I have loaded my contacts into BCM - my intent was to sync with my
> PDA. Now I find out BCM does not work in windows mobile 5 and I
> cannot get my contacts from BDM back into Outlook Contacts. I export
> the BCM file to a .csv and then try to import it int Contacts and it
> won't work. Help anyone

Can;t you open the Business Contacts folder, select all the items with
CTRL-A and copy the selection to the Contacts folder?

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