Automate the importing of team contact info

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Alecwyn - 06 Mar 2007 15:28 GMT

I would like to create a file that can be double clicked by my team mates to
begin the import of a contact list into their Outlook 2003 contacts. I am
thinking there should be a way with similar results like double clicking a
.hol file to import holidays into Outlook calendar.

I would like to be able to export my catagorized contact list in Outlook to
a file, then send the file to my teammates via email, then they could just
double click and the contacts would be added. The team (including me) does
not have admin rights on their computers to install software.

Any suggestions?

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Brian Tillman - 06 Mar 2007 22:38 GMT

> I would like to create a file that can be double clicked by my team
> mates to begin the import of a contact list into their Outlook 2003
> contacts.

In what format would this source file be?

> I am thinking there should be a way with similar results
> like double clicking a .hol file to import holidays into Outlook
> calendar.

You could do that, but you can create only all-day events with a .hol file.

> I would like to be able to export my catagorized contact list in
> Outlook to a file, then send the file to my teammates via email, then
> they could just double click and the contacts would be added.

See if this helps: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm

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