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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / September 2005importing files into outlook
I've been able to import .pst files containing contacts, personal folders, etc into my full version Office 2003/Outlook 2003. I cannot seem to get Outlook to import other file types (MDB, CSV, etc) from contacts which I've converted into those formats. Any thoughts? Thx > I've been able to import .pst files containing contacts, personal > folders, etc into my full version Office 2003/Outlook 2003. Never import PSTs. > I cannot > seem to get Outlook to import other file types (MDB, CSV, etc) from > contacts which I've converted into those formats. Any thoughts? What happens when you try?  SignatureBrian Tillman I'll get to and past the box asking to import/export files with its selections. Once I select import, it gives a drop down of all of the choices. it will let me select .pst, and move on to the next box which would allow me to browse. If I select Access or CSV it doesn't move past that screen. Theres no hourglass, it's not thinking or anything, it just stops dead. No delay when I hit cancel, its like I just hit a dead end. PS- why never for .pst? I've always been able to move older versions of outlook along into newer versions, or to switch data in outlook from one computer to another doing just that. > > I've been able to import .pst files containing contacts, personal > > folders, etc into my full version Office 2003/Outlook 2003. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > What happens when you try? > I'll get to and past the box asking to import/export files with its > selections. Once I select import, it gives a drop down of all of the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > anything, it just stops dead. No delay when I hit cancel, its like I > just hit a dead end. Have you tried removing and readding the importers and exporters from the Office installation or tried a Detect and Repair? > PS- why never for .pst? I've always been able to move older versions > of outlook along into newer versions, or to switch data in outlook > from one computer to another doing just that. PSTs are Outlook's native file type. How do you move a Word document from one installation of Word to another? Do you export it from one and import it to the other? Of course not. You simply copy it from one to the other and open it in the second. Why would you treat Outlook's native file format any differently? On top of that, just like saving a Word document to a non-Word-native file and opening it on another Word can lose data in the document, so too exporting and importing a PST loses data. SignatureBrian Tillman You have to realize I know just enough to hurt myself! Anyway, I've tried running the setup disk and picking the radio button for detect and repair, which was completed. i don't know how to go about re-installing the components you mentioned (importers/exporters). > > I'll get to and past the box asking to import/export files with its > > selections. Once I select import, it gives a drop down of all of the [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > non-Word-native file and opening it on another Word can lose data in the > document, so too exporting and importing a PST loses data. > You have to realize I know just enough to hurt myself! Anyway, I've > tried running the setup disk and picking the radio button for detect > and repair, which was completed. i don't know how to go about > re-installing the components you mentioned (importers/exporters). If you choose the Add or Remove Features option of the Microsoft Office (or Microsoft Office Outlook) Installation Wizard, you should find the Importers and Exporters. Expand "Microsoft Office Outlook" and you should see "Importers and Exporters" as one of the first few items listed. Expanding that should show you the Importers and Exporters you have installed. Click the ones giving yo trouble and change the selection to "X Not Available" to uninstall. Click Update. When the process completes, you can go back to the same place and change the selection to "Run from My Computer" to reinstall them. Of course, you'll need your Office CD to do this. SignatureBrian Tillman BTW, here is a reply from another guy of yours involving a different problem. He says to use .pst format. Thats all I did. > > I'll get to and past the box asking to import/export files with its > > selections. Once I select import, it gives a drop down of all of the [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > non-Word-native file and opening it on another Word can lose data in the > document, so too exporting and importing a PST loses data. Sorry for the third message here, but here is the Guy Valentine reference: "You are transferring data from Outlook to Outlook. You have absolutely no need to change the file format. Doing so is a good way to lose or corrupt data, which you obviously managed to do. Copy your Outlook data file (PST file) from one version. Open it in the other. Copy what you want from it." > > I'll get to and past the box asking to import/export files with its > > selections. Once I select import, it gives a drop down of all of the [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > non-Word-native file and opening it on another Word can lose data in the > document, so too exporting and importing a PST loses data. > Sorry for the third message here, but here is the Guy Valentine > reference: That's Russ Valentine. > "You are transferring data from Outlook to Outlook. You have > absolutely no need to change the file format. Doing so is a good way > to lose or corrupt data, which you obviously managed to do. > Copy your Outlook data file (PST file) from one version. Open it in > the other. Copy what you want from it." Excellent advice which I, too, give. But you were discussing MDB and CSV files in yor original post, so the above doesn't apply to those file types. SignatureBrian Tillman |
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