when importing outlook contacts how can the STMP addition be ommi

When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format and import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering the whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters in the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much appreciated. Thank
you

Why would you use a foreign file format and import to transfer Outlook data?
Why would you not use an Outlook data file?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
news
When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format and
import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of
copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering the
whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters in the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much appreciated.
Thank
you

I will have to find out, whether it works. Would have thought that Excel or
CVS are commonly used and schould universally do the trick. The question
though is, why and where are these STMP additions created and why?
Will come back with results a.s.a.p.
Kristian

"Kristian" wrote:

When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format and import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering the whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters in the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much appreciated. Thank
you

No answer is possible without knowing what your data source was and how you
mapped your fields.
No one should ever transfer Outlook data by exporting and importing through
a different format unless they want to lose or alter that data, as you are
illustrating.
You should only use Outlook's native data file format to transfer data, but
again without using export and import. Just copy the data file and open it
in the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
I will have to find out, whether it works. Would have thought that Excel or
CVS are commonly used and schould universally do the trick. The question
though is, why and where are these STMP additions created and why?
Will come back with results a.s.a.p.
Kristian

"Kristian" wrote:

When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format and
import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of
copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering the
whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters in the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much appreciated.
Thank
you

Russ,
will let you know.
Tx
k

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No answer is possible without knowing what your data source was and how you
mapped your fields.
No one should ever transfer Outlook data by exporting and importing through
a different format unless they want to lose or alter that data, as you are
illustrating.
You should only use Outlook's native data file format to transfer data, but
again without using export and import. Just copy the data file and open it
in the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
I will have to find out, whether it works. Would have thought that Excel or
CVS are commonly used and schould universally do the trick. The question
though is, why and where are these STMP additions created and why?
Will come back with results a.s.a.p.
Kristian

"Kristian" wrote:

When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format and
import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of
copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering the
whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters in the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much appreciated.
Thank
you

Russ,
It worked in PST format.
Thank you very much
Kristian

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No answer is possible without knowing what your data source was and how you
mapped your fields.
No one should ever transfer Outlook data by exporting and importing through
a different format unless they want to lose or alter that data, as you are
illustrating.
You should only use Outlook's native data file format to transfer data, but
again without using export and import. Just copy the data file and open it
in the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
I will have to find out, whether it works. Would have thought that Excel or
CVS are commonly used and schould universally do the trick. The question
though is, why and where are these STMP additions created and why?
Will come back with results a.s.a.p.
Kristian

"Kristian" wrote:

When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format and
import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of
copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering the
whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters in the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much appreciated.
Thank
you

Excellent. Thanks for posting back.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
Russ,
It worked in PST format.
Thank you very much
Kristian

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No answer is possible without knowing what your data source was and how
you
mapped your fields.
No one should ever transfer Outlook data by exporting and importing
through
a different format unless they want to lose or alter that data, as you
are
illustrating.
You should only use Outlook's native data file format to transfer data,
but
again without using export and import. Just copy the data file and open
it
in the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
I will have to find out, whether it works. Would have thought that Excel
or
CVS are commonly used and schould universally do the trick. The
question
though is, why and where are these STMP additions created and why?
Will come back with results a.s.a.p.
Kristian

"Kristian" wrote:

When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format and
import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of
copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering
the
whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually
deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters in
the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much appreciated.
Thank
you

Sorry Russ to bother you again... In practical use I now noted it doesn't work:
1) A seperate Contacts Folder was created in Outlook (Identical thought to
the original from my Office workstation).
2) After having moved the contacts into the original Contact folder it
seemed to be o.k. but wasn't:
If you try to create an Outlook Distribution list, and you want to add
members it tell theat there are no addresses in the contact list, despite
there are nearly 1,500...??
Question: have I done something wrong, or is there something wron with
Outlook??
Can you put your finger on this one? Looking forward to hearing from you in
due course
regards
Kristian
p.s. I still don't understand as to why MS offers the option of importing
and exporting, if one cant use it due to the objections you had and as to why
and where in the im/exporting process data is added, that doesn't belong
there?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Excellent. Thanks for posting back.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
Russ,
It worked in PST format.
Thank you very much
Kristian

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No answer is possible without knowing what your data source was and how
you
mapped your fields.
No one should ever transfer Outlook data by exporting and importing
through
a different format unless they want to lose or alter that data, as you
are
illustrating.
You should only use Outlook's native data file format to transfer data,
but
again without using export and import. Just copy the data file and open
it
in the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
I will have to find out, whether it works. Would have thought that Excel
or
CVS are commonly used and schould universally do the trick. The
question
though is, why and where are these STMP additions created and why?
Will come back with results a.s.a.p.
Kristian

"Kristian" wrote:

When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format and
import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of
copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering
the
whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually
deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters in
the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much appreciated.
Thank
you

What was the original source of these DL's? Were they created in the Active
Directory?

No one knows why the option to import and export Outlook data still exists.
It did work back in Outlook 97, but it hasn't worked for so long now that it
should have been removed long ago. I suspect it is with many other things in
Outlook. Removing a dysfunctional feature takes more work than just leaving
it in, so they just leave it in. Pretty sloppy if you ask me, but they
don't.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
Sorry Russ to bother you again... In practical use I now noted it doesn't
work:
1) A seperate Contacts Folder was created in Outlook (Identical thought to
the original from my Office workstation).
2) After having moved the contacts into the original Contact folder it
seemed to be o.k. but wasn't:
If you try to create an Outlook Distribution list, and you want to add
members it tell theat there are no addresses in the contact list, despite
there are nearly 1,500...??
Question: have I done something wrong, or is there something wron with
Outlook??
Can you put your finger on this one? Looking forward to hearing from you
in
due course
regards
Kristian
p.s. I still don't understand as to why MS offers the option of importing
and exporting, if one cant use it due to the objections you had and as to
why
and where in the im/exporting process data is added, that doesn't belong
there?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Excellent. Thanks for posting back.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
Russ,
It worked in PST format.
Thank you very much
Kristian

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No answer is possible without knowing what your data source was and
how
you
mapped your fields.
No one should ever transfer Outlook data by exporting and importing
through
a different format unless they want to lose or alter that data, as you
are
illustrating.
You should only use Outlook's native data file format to transfer
data,
but
again without using export and import. Just copy the data file and
open
it
in the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
I will have to find out, whether it works. Would have thought that
Excel
or
CVS are commonly used and schould universally do the trick. The
question
though is, why and where are these STMP additions created and why?
Will come back with results a.s.a.p.
Kristian

"Kristian" wrote:

When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format
and
import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of
copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering
the
whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually
deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters
in
the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much
appreciated.
Thank
you

#1) If the objective is to get your contacts from one machine to another and
you have access to the source PST file, simply copy your PST file to the
target machine, open the PST file on the 2nd machine and copy whatever info
you need from one folder to another (make sure to take off the read-only
attribute after you've copied the PST file to the 2nd machine if necessary).
Import/export is definitely not recommended for purely moving native Outlook
info between two machines regardless of data format used. As for the
original SMTP question, all depends whether or not you actually mapped the
email TYPE when importing especially if the email addresses being imported
are not of the SMTP type ).

#2) As for PST2PST importing/exporting - that can, in and of itself, lead to
either (or both) immediate and/or future issues and in my opinion should be
avoided at all costs unless there is some real pressing need/purpose (which
is something I've yet to encounter under normal circumstances). This is
especially true if the contact info has been upgraded over multiple versions
of Outlook over the years. The creation of a new folder when doing PST2PST
import/export is the way that process works.

Karl
__________________________________________________ _
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter
"Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2007"
http://www.contactgenie.com



"Kristian" wrote in message
...
Sorry Russ to bother you again... In practical use I now noted it doesn't
work:
1) A seperate Contacts Folder was created in Outlook (Identical thought to
the original from my Office workstation).
2) After having moved the contacts into the original Contact folder it
seemed to be o.k. but wasn't:
If you try to create an Outlook Distribution list, and you want to add
members it tell theat there are no addresses in the contact list, despite
there are nearly 1,500...??
Question: have I done something wrong, or is there something wron with
Outlook??
Can you put your finger on this one? Looking forward to hearing from you
in
due course
regards
Kristian
p.s. I still don't understand as to why MS offers the option of importing
and exporting, if one cant use it due to the objections you had and as to
why
and where in the im/exporting process data is added, that doesn't belong
there?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Excellent. Thanks for posting back.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
Russ,
It worked in PST format.
Thank you very much
Kristian

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No answer is possible without knowing what your data source was and
how
you
mapped your fields.
No one should ever transfer Outlook data by exporting and importing
through
a different format unless they want to lose or alter that data, as you
are
illustrating.
You should only use Outlook's native data file format to transfer
data,
but
again without using export and import. Just copy the data file and
open
it
in the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kristian" wrote in message
...
I will have to find out, whether it works. Would have thought that
Excel
or
CVS are commonly used and schould universally do the trick. The
question
though is, why and where are these STMP additions created and why?
Will come back with results a.s.a.p.
Kristian

"Kristian" wrote:

When I copy contacts from Outlook on my workstation in CVS format
and
import
these copied contacts onto Outlook on my notebook in the process of
copying
STMP lines /additions with names are automatically added, rendering
the
whole
contact database useless until these STMP additions are manually
deleted
again. What can I do i.e. setting filters and if so which filters
in
the
copying process? Any constructive suggestion is very much
appreciated.
Thank
you