Exporting Distribution lists

I have my contacts in work and at home stored in MS Outlook.

Since I cannot install any 3rd party software at work or connect to my home
PC I have kept the two contact databases up-to-date by only ever updating my
work copy.

I then export my contacts as a "Tab-separated text file (DOS)" which I then
send home in an e-mail and import.

This has worked well with the exception that it does not import my
distribution lists.

Can anybody think of a better way of doing it which would allow me to send
them too (and/or an additionnal step)?

Thanks in advance,

John

Don't export. DL's do not survive exports (lots of data doesn't survive
exports).
Copy your Contacts into a PST file, then open that PST file in the other
installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Ortt" wrote in message
...
I have my contacts in work and at home stored in MS Outlook.

Since I cannot install any 3rd party software at work or connect to my
home
PC I have kept the two contact databases up-to-date by only ever updating
my
work copy.

I then export my contacts as a "Tab-separated text file (DOS)" which I
then
send home in an e-mail and import.

This has worked well with the exception that it does not import my
distribution lists.

Can anybody think of a better way of doing it which would allow me to send
them too (and/or an additionnal step)?

Thanks in advance,

John

I have just created a PST file using the export command and sent it home.

I'll try it out tonight.

Thanks Russ


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Don't export. DL's do not survive exports (lots of data doesn't survive
exports).
Copy your Contacts into a PST file, then open that PST file in the other
installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Ortt" wrote in message
...
I have my contacts in work and at home stored in MS Outlook.

Since I cannot install any 3rd party software at work or connect to my
home
PC I have kept the two contact databases up-to-date by only ever
updating
my
work copy.

I then export my contacts as a "Tab-separated text file (DOS)" which I
then
send home in an e-mail and import.

This has worked well with the exception that it does not import my
distribution lists.

Can anybody think of a better way of doing it which would allow me to
send
them too (and/or an additionnal step)?

Thanks in advance,

John

No. That's what doesn't work.
Just create a PST file and copy the data you want into it.
Or just copy the entire PST file you are using.
Just don't export.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Ortt" wrote in message
...
I have just created a PST file using the export command and sent it home.

I'll try it out tonight.

Thanks Russ


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Don't export. DL's do not survive exports (lots of data doesn't survive
exports).
Copy your Contacts into a PST file, then open that PST file in the other
installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Ortt" wrote in
message
...
I have my contacts in work and at home stored in MS Outlook.

Since I cannot install any 3rd party software at work or connect to my
home
PC I have kept the two contact databases up-to-date by only ever
updating
my
work copy.

I then export my contacts as a "Tab-separated text file (DOS)" which I
then
send home in an e-mail and import.

This has worked well with the exception that it does not import my
distribution lists.

Can anybody think of a better way of doing it which would allow me to
send
them too (and/or an additionnal step)?

Thanks in advance,

John

Thanks for letting me know Russ,

Where would I find the original PST file for Outlook 2000 on an NT machine?


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
No. That's what doesn't work.
Just create a PST file and copy the data you want into it.
Or just copy the entire PST file you are using.
Just don't export.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Ortt" wrote in message
...
I have just created a PST file using the export command and sent it home.

I'll try it out tonight.

Thanks Russ


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Don't export. DL's do not survive exports (lots of data doesn't survive
exports).
Copy your Contacts into a PST file, then open that PST file in the
other
installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Ortt" wrote in
message
...
I have my contacts in work and at home stored in MS Outlook.

Since I cannot install any 3rd party software at work or connect to
my
home
PC I have kept the two contact databases up-to-date by only ever
updating
my
work copy.

I then export my contacts as a "Tab-separated text file (DOS)" which
I
then
send home in an e-mail and import.

This has worked well with the exception that it does not import my
distribution lists.

Can anybody think of a better way of doing it which would allow me to
send
them too (and/or an additionnal step)?

Thanks in advance,

John

Could be in several places. Just look at properties of your root folder in
Outlook to see its name and location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Ortt" wrote in message
...
Thanks for letting me know Russ,

Where would I find the original PST file for Outlook 2000 on an NT
machine?


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
No. That's what doesn't work.
Just create a PST file and copy the data you want into it.
Or just copy the entire PST file you are using.
Just don't export.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Ortt" wrote in
message
...
I have just created a PST file using the export command and sent it
home.

I'll try it out tonight.

Thanks Russ


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Don't export. DL's do not survive exports (lots of data doesn't
survive
exports).
Copy your Contacts into a PST file, then open that PST file in the
other
installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Ortt" wrote in
message
...
I have my contacts in work and at home stored in MS Outlook.

Since I cannot install any 3rd party software at work or connect to
my
home
PC I have kept the two contact databases up-to-date by only ever
updating
my
work copy.

I then export my contacts as a "Tab-separated text file (DOS)" which
I
then
send home in an e-mail and import.

This has worked well with the exception that it does not import my
distribution lists.

Can anybody think of a better way of doing it which would allow me
to
send
them too (and/or an additionnal step)?

Thanks in advance,

John

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Could be in several places. Just look at properties of your root folder in
Outlook to see its name and location.

Excellent,

Thanks Russ.

I still can't find it Russ.

I did a search on *.pst

I also looked at the properties on the Outlook Today -[Mailbox - XXXX,
John]. Is this the same as the root folder? It said:

res:C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\1033\outlwvw.dll/outlook.htm -
Homepage Address
Mailbox - XXXX, John (UK) - General (Next to little house in outlook window)


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Could be in several places. Just look at properties of your root folder in
Outlook to see its name and location.

YOu need to click the Advanced button on the Properties dialog for the root
folder to get details about the .pst file.

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


"John Ortt" wrote in message
...
I still can't find it Russ.

I did a search on *.pst

I also looked at the properties on the Outlook Today -[Mailbox - XXXX,
John]. Is this the same as the root folder? It said:

res:C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office\1033\outlwvw.dll/outlook.htm -
Homepage Address
Mailbox - XXXX, John (UK) - General (Next to little house in outlook
window)


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Could be in several places. Just look at properties of your root folder
in
Outlook to see its name and location.

Well I finally found it thanks to your advice Sue but I was unable to
explore the drive as apparently I don't have the correct permissions.

Looks like I'll have to make do with exporting


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
YOu need to click the Advanced button on the Properties dialog for the
root
folder to get details about the .pst file.