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Somphone - 01 Oct 2004 22:40 GMT

Hi,

Any one tried to import/export contact or between MS Outlook and Outlook Express?

Thanks
SP

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Sue M Thomson - 02 Oct 2004 00:15 GMT

No, but importing from Excel spreadsheet is DISASTROUS.
Approx 30 rows input = 24 valid contacts + 32k (yes,
32,000) blank entries. Took 20 MINUTES to delete!

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Karl Timmermans - 02 Oct 2004 03:36 GMT

Sue, with all due respect, the issue isn't Excel but the parameters that
were set for it. Using Excel worksheets to import into Outlook using
Outlook's own import function works exactly as advertised as long as
everything is set correctly (from your description - suspect the problem was
that the "named range" wasn't set properly).

There are a lot of things that Outlook doesn't do well or doesn't do at all
but this isn't one of them (excluding the issue of custom fields) if you
follow the rules (but will also readily admit - those rules can become a
massive pain and challenge at times).

Karl

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> No, but importing from Excel spreadsheet is DISASTROUS.
> Approx 30 rows input = 24 valid contacts + 32k (yes,
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 02 Oct 2004 01:39 GMT

Yes.
Did you have a real question?

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Hi,

Any one tried to import/export contact or between MS Outlook and Outlook
Express?

Thanks
SP

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Somphone - 02 Oct 2004 03:23 GMT

I have contact in MS Outlook, how can I export then import to Outlook
Express

Thanks
SP

> Yes.
> Did you have a real question?
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 02 Oct 2004 03:42 GMT

Export to a format that OE can import, such as CSV.

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>I have contact in MS Outlook, how can I export then import to Outlook
>Express
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>> Thanks
>> SP

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Somphone - 02 Oct 2004 18:10 GMT

Thanks for the advice, I finally did export as CSV format from MS Outlook
then import into Outlook Express, I think the only format that works for
import /export between this applications

SP

> Export to a format that OE can import, such as CSV.
>>I have contact in MS Outlook, how can I export then import to Outlook
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>>> Thanks
>>> SP

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 02 Oct 2004 20:46 GMT

It's the only one I've found.

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> Thanks for the advice, I finally did export as CSV format from MS Outlook
> then import into Outlook Express, I think the only format that works for
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>>>> Thanks
>>>> SP

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