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Brad Eck - 20 Aug 2004 21:14 GMT

I am using Outlook PCS to synchronize multiple contact
folders with my pocketpc device. All works great, but I
noticed it copies my home address into the business
address of the new record. There's no way to get it to
use the work address. Anybody know a work-around for this?

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 20 Aug 2004 21:56 GMT

Might want to try a Pocket PC or Activesync group. That's where these issues
are dealt with.

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Russ Valentine
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>I am using Outlook PCS to synchronize multiple contact
> folders with my pocketpc device. All works great, but I
> noticed it copies my home address into the business
> address of the new record. There's no way to get it to
> use the work address. Anybody know a work-around for this?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 20 Aug 2004 22:24 GMT

Actually, not. The poorly named Pocket Contact Synchronizer utility doesn't
synchronize anything, in fact. It copies the contents on any Outlook
contacts folder into the default Contacts folder as a workaround to
ActiveSync's limitation that it can sync only the default folder.

I have no idea, though, why it can't do a proper copy and put the right data
in the correct fields.

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> Might want to try a Pocket PC or Activesync group. That's where these
> issues are dealt with.
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>> address of the new record. There's no way to get it to
>> use the work address. Anybody know a work-around for this?

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 21 Aug 2004 00:15 GMT

I wonder who does support it, then. It's never crossed my path before. Guess
I've just been lucky.

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Russ Valentine
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> Actually, not. The poorly named Pocket Contact Synchronizer utility
> doesn't synchronize anything, in fact. It copies the contents on any
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>>> address of the new record. There's no way to get it to
>>> use the work address. Anybody know a work-around for this?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 21 Aug 2004 01:02 GMT

It's one of those more or less unsupported tools you can download from
Microsoft.com

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

>I wonder who does support it, then. It's never crossed my path before.
>Guess I've just been lucky.
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>> I have no idea, though, why it can't do a proper copy and put the right
>> data in the correct fields.

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Brad Eck - 21 Aug 2004 01:55 GMT

Thanks Sue. I recognized that last week when I wasn't
connected but still successfully did a 'sync' with PCS.
Investigation led me to the correct conclusion after I
realized the few valid contacts I did have in the root
folder were now a part of a few hundred copied over by
PCS. That said, it's really weird why it doesn't do the
correct copy. I don't think it is an every case thing -
maybe only when there is a home address as well - not
sure. Anyway, I was hoping to catch someone's attention
who knew how to get it fixed or a place where MS would
allow comments directly related to it. Thanks anyway.

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