I have been using ACT for some years and hence have a large database. I have
recently decided to move to Bussiness Contact Manager and the current tool in
Business Contact Manager will not convert my ACT data. Are there any other
tools or patches that will convert ACT data to Business Contact Manager

Act 2005 version is not supported in BCMV2 under the import option however
there is a lengthy work around that you can try

To export ACT! data for use in another program:
1. Launch ACT!, opening the database you want to export from.
2. Click the File menu, point to Data Exchange, then click Export. The
Export
Wizard opens.
3. In the File type drop-down list, click Text - Delimited.
4. To the right of the Filename and location box, click the browse button.
The
Save As dialog appears.
5. In the Save as type drop-down list, click either Text - Delimited (*.txt)
or
Text - Delimited (*.csv).
6. Navigate to the folder you want to save the file to, then enter a name
for the
exported file into the File name field. ACT! will create this file for you.
Click
Save.
7. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
8. Under What kind of records do you want to export?, enable either Contact
records
only or Group records only. When exporting to a text-delimited file, you can
only
export one record type at a time. If you need to export both, first export
the
contacts to one file, and then export the groups to a second file.
9. (Optional) To specify the export options:
a. Click Options. The Export Options dialog box appears.
b. Under Select field separator, click either Comma or Tab. The default is
Comma.
The application you will be importing the data to determines which field
separator
you should use.
c. Under Do you want to export field names?, enable the Yes, export field
names
check box if required. This option can be useful for mapping fields when you
import
into another application.
d. Click OK to close the Export Options dialog box.
10. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
11. Under Which contact or group records do you want to export?, click one
of the
following:
.. Current record exports only the currently displayed record.
.. Current lookup exports all the records in the current lookup.
.. All records exports all records in the database.
12. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
13. The final page of the Export Wizard allows you to specify the order of
exported
record fields in the text-delimited file. Modify the field export order or
remove
fields from the export process as you require. Or, if you previously saved a
field
map, click the Load Map button.

Note: To ensure a smooth import process into the destination application, it
is
important that you set up the field order to match the order in the
destination
application. For example, if you will be importing the text-delimited file
into an
Excel spreadsheet, ensure you sequence the fields in the same order that
they
appear in the spreadsheet.
.. To change the order of fields in the list, click the field name in the
list above
which you want to insert the field and then click Insert Field. For example,
if you
want to insert a field above Company, click Company and then click Insert
Field.
When you click Insert Field, a drop-down list appears from which you can
select the
field you want to insert. When you insert the field, the field moved from
its
previous location in the list to the location you specified.
.. To remove a field from the list, click any field in the list and then
click
Remove Field. When you click Remove Field, the field is removed from the
list and
will not be exported. If you remove a field from the list, you can always
add it
back by clicking Insert Field.
.. To replace a field in the list, click the field you want to replace. A
drop-down
arrow appears to the right of the field. In the drop-down list, click the
field
that you want to replace the active field. The field that previously
appeared in
that location is replaced with your selection.
14. (Optional) If you expect to need the field map again, click the Save Map
button. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the folder you want to save
the map
in, enter a File name for the map, and then click Save. Map files are saved
with a
..map extension.
15. Click Finish to begin the export process.

To import the ACT! data into Business Contact Manager:

Open Outlook 2003-> File-> Import and Export-> Business Contact Manager->
Import a
file-> Next-> choose Comma Separate Values(.csv)-> Next-> Click Browse-> Go
to the
location where you have stored the data (as a text delimited file)-> Select
the
file and click open-> Next-> Select the destination-> Ensure that the
checkbox next
to the file name is checked-> Click Map-> Drag each of the fields to the
relevant
field on the right side-> Click OK-> Click Next and this will start the
importing.

--
With Regards

Raul Thomas
"Jamest" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:854D16C3-241B-4AFE-AC2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have been using ACT for some years and hence have a large database. I
>have
> recently decided to move to Bussiness Contact Manager and the current tool
> in
> Business Contact Manager will not convert my ACT data. Are there any
> other
> tools or patches that will convert ACT data to Business Contact Manager

Raul,
Thanks I have already done this, however this only deals with contacts and
not all of the history data etc and this is what I am really concerned about,
read the other threads abot BCM 3 beta - any idea when this might be
released.

I alsi have a WM5 device and sync from BCM to WM5 is yet to be supported -
again, any work arounds or time frames. Thanks for your help
James

"Raul" wrote:

> Act 2005 version is not supported in BCMV2 under the import option however
> there is a lengthy work around that you can try
>
> To export ACT! data for use in another program:
> 1. Launch ACT!, opening the database you want to export from.
> 2. Click the File menu, point to Data Exchange, then click Export. The
> Export
> Wizard opens.
> 3. In the File type drop-down list, click Text - Delimited.
> 4. To the right of the Filename and location box, click the browse button.
> The
> Save As dialog appears.
> 5. In the Save as type drop-down list, click either Text - Delimited (*.txt)
> or
> Text - Delimited (*.csv).
> 6. Navigate to the folder you want to save the file to, then enter a name
> for the
> exported file into the File name field. ACT! will create this file for you.
> Click
> Save.
> 7. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
> 8. Under What kind of records do you want to export?, enable either Contact
> records
> only or Group records only. When exporting to a text-delimited file, you can
> only
> export one record type at a time. If you need to export both, first export
> the
> contacts to one file, and then export the groups to a second file.
> 9. (Optional) To specify the export options:
> a. Click Options. The Export Options dialog box appears.
> b. Under Select field separator, click either Comma or Tab. The default is
> Comma.
> The application you will be importing the data to determines which field
> separator
> you should use.
> c. Under Do you want to export field names?, enable the Yes, export field
> names
> check box if required. This option can be useful for mapping fields when you
> import
> into another application.
> d. Click OK to close the Export Options dialog box.
> 10. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
> 11. Under Which contact or group records do you want to export?, click one
> of the
> following:
> .. Current record exports only the currently displayed record.
> .. Current lookup exports all the records in the current lookup.
> .. All records exports all records in the database.
> 12. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
> 13. The final page of the Export Wizard allows you to specify the order of
> exported
> record fields in the text-delimited file. Modify the field export order or
> remove
> fields from the export process as you require. Or, if you previously saved a
> field
> map, click the Load Map button.
>
> Note: To ensure a smooth import process into the destination application, it
> is
> important that you set up the field order to match the order in the
> destination
> application. For example, if you will be importing the text-delimited file
> into an
> Excel spreadsheet, ensure you sequence the fields in the same order that
> they
> appear in the spreadsheet.
> .. To change the order of fields in the list, click the field name in the
> list above
> which you want to insert the field and then click Insert Field. For example,
> if you
> want to insert a field above Company, click Company and then click Insert
> Field.
> When you click Insert Field, a drop-down list appears from which you can
> select the
> field you want to insert. When you insert the field, the field moved from
> its
> previous location in the list to the location you specified.
> .. To remove a field from the list, click any field in the list and then
> click
> Remove Field. When you click Remove Field, the field is removed from the
> list and
> will not be exported. If you remove a field from the list, you can always
> add it
> back by clicking Insert Field.
> .. To replace a field in the list, click the field you want to replace. A
> drop-down
> arrow appears to the right of the field. In the drop-down list, click the
> field
> that you want to replace the active field. The field that previously
> appeared in
> that location is replaced with your selection.
> 14. (Optional) If you expect to need the field map again, click the Save Map
> button. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the folder you want to save
> the map
> in, enter a File name for the map, and then click Save. Map files are saved
> with a
> ..map extension.
> 15. Click Finish to begin the export process.
>
> To import the ACT! data into Business Contact Manager:
>
> Open Outlook 2003-> File-> Import and Export-> Business Contact Manager->
> Import a
> file-> Next-> choose Comma Separate Values(.csv)-> Next-> Click Browse-> Go
> to the
> location where you have stored the data (as a text delimited file)-> Select
> the
> file and click open-> Next-> Select the destination-> Ensure that the
> checkbox next
> to the file name is checked-> Click Map-> Drag each of the fields to the
> relevant
> field on the right side-> Click OK-> Click Next and this will start the
> importing.
>
> --
> With Regards
>
> Raul Thomas
> "Jamest" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:854D16C3-241B-4AFE-AC2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have been using ACT for some years and hence have a large database. I
> >have
> > recently decided to move to Bussiness Contact Manager and the current tool
> > in
> > Business Contact Manager will not convert my ACT data. Are there any
> > other
> > tools or patches that will convert ACT data to Business Contact Manager
>
>
>

The next Office Beta was supposed to come out before the Spring,
but yesterday Business Week said Microsoft had delayed Office
by a couple of months, so I expect the Beta 2 won't be out until
April/May. On the other hand, this tidbit for the hardcore Office
nuts, there are rumors of an Office Beta 1 Technical Refresh in
March because of the slip.

That will probably have ACT 2005 import, but only into BCM v3
databases, not v2.

Check the following link
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...OptionsPR.mspx
--
With Regards

Raul Thomas
"Jamest" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CCCB1C77-2FA5-4A18-BFC5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Raul,
> Thanks I have already done this, however this only deals with contacts and
> not all of the history data etc and this is what I am really concerned
> about,
> read the other threads abot BCM 3 beta - any idea when this might be
> released.
>
> I alsi have a WM5 device and sync from BCM to WM5 is yet to be supported -
> again, any work arounds or time frames. Thanks for your help
> James
>
> "Raul" wrote:
>
>> Act 2005 version is not supported in BCMV2 under the import option
>> however
>> there is a lengthy work around that you can try
>>
>> To export ACT! data for use in another program:
>> 1. Launch ACT!, opening the database you want to export from.
>> 2. Click the File menu, point to Data Exchange, then click Export. The
>> Export
>> Wizard opens.
>> 3. In the File type drop-down list, click Text - Delimited.
>> 4. To the right of the Filename and location box, click the browse
>> button.
>> The
>> Save As dialog appears.
>> 5. In the Save as type drop-down list, click either Text - Delimited
>> (*.txt)
>> or
>> Text - Delimited (*.csv).
>> 6. Navigate to the folder you want to save the file to, then enter a name
>> for the
>> exported file into the File name field. ACT! will create this file for
>> you.
>> Click
>> Save.
>> 7. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
>> 8. Under What kind of records do you want to export?, enable either
>> Contact
>> records
>> only or Group records only. When exporting to a text-delimited file, you
>> can
>> only
>> export one record type at a time. If you need to export both, first
>> export
>> the
>> contacts to one file, and then export the groups to a second file.
>> 9. (Optional) To specify the export options:
>> a. Click Options. The Export Options dialog box appears.
>> b. Under Select field separator, click either Comma or Tab. The default
>> is
>> Comma.
>> The application you will be importing the data to determines which field
>> separator
>> you should use.
>> c. Under Do you want to export field names?, enable the Yes, export field
>> names
>> check box if required. This option can be useful for mapping fields when
>> you
>> import
>> into another application.
>> d. Click OK to close the Export Options dialog box.
>> 10. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
>> 11. Under Which contact or group records do you want to export?, click
>> one
>> of the
>> following:
>> .. Current record exports only the currently displayed record.
>> .. Current lookup exports all the records in the current lookup.
>> .. All records exports all records in the database.
>> 12. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
>> 13. The final page of the Export Wizard allows you to specify the order
>> of
>> exported
>> record fields in the text-delimited file. Modify the field export order
>> or
>> remove
>> fields from the export process as you require. Or, if you previously
>> saved a
>> field
>> map, click the Load Map button.
>>
>> Note: To ensure a smooth import process into the destination application,
>> it
>> is
>> important that you set up the field order to match the order in the
>> destination
>> application. For example, if you will be importing the text-delimited
>> file
>> into an
>> Excel spreadsheet, ensure you sequence the fields in the same order that
>> they
>> appear in the spreadsheet.
>> .. To change the order of fields in the list, click the field name in the
>> list above
>> which you want to insert the field and then click Insert Field. For
>> example,
>> if you
>> want to insert a field above Company, click Company and then click Insert
>> Field.
>> When you click Insert Field, a drop-down list appears from which you can
>> select the
>> field you want to insert. When you insert the field, the field moved from
>> its
>> previous location in the list to the location you specified.
>> .. To remove a field from the list, click any field in the list and then
>> click
>> Remove Field. When you click Remove Field, the field is removed from the
>> list and
>> will not be exported. If you remove a field from the list, you can always
>> add it
>> back by clicking Insert Field.
>> .. To replace a field in the list, click the field you want to replace. A
>> drop-down
>> arrow appears to the right of the field. In the drop-down list, click the
>> field
>> that you want to replace the active field. The field that previously
>> appeared in
>> that location is replaced with your selection.
>> 14. (Optional) If you expect to need the field map again, click the Save
>> Map
>> button. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the folder you want to
>> save
>> the map
>> in, enter a File name for the map, and then click Save. Map files are
>> saved
>> with a
>> ..map extension.
>> 15. Click Finish to begin the export process.
>>
>> To import the ACT! data into Business Contact Manager:
>>
>> Open Outlook 2003-> File-> Import and Export-> Business Contact Manager->
>> Import a
>> file-> Next-> choose Comma Separate Values(.csv)-> Next-> Click Browse->
>> Go
>> to the
>> location where you have stored the data (as a text delimited file)->
>> Select
>> the
>> file and click open-> Next-> Select the destination-> Ensure that the
>> checkbox next
>> to the file name is checked-> Click Map-> Drag each of the fields to the
>> relevant
>> field on the right side-> Click OK-> Click Next and this will start the
>> importing.
>>
>> --
>> With Regards
>>
>> Raul Thomas
>> "Jamest" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:854D16C3-241B-4AFE-AC2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have been using ACT for some years and hence have a large database. I
>> >have
>> > recently decided to move to Bussiness Contact Manager and the current
>> > tool
>> > in
>> > Business Contact Manager will not convert my ACT data. Are there any
>> > other
>> > tools or patches that will convert ACT data to Business Contact Manager
>>
>>
>>

Is there a patch availabled that wil allow me to import Act 7 database's into
Outlook 2003?

"Raul" wrote:

> Act 2005 version is not supported in BCMV2 under the import option however
> there is a lengthy work around that you can try
>
> To export ACT! data for use in another program:
> 1. Launch ACT!, opening the database you want to export from.
> 2. Click the File menu, point to Data Exchange, then click Export. The
> Export
> Wizard opens.
> 3. In the File type drop-down list, click Text - Delimited.
> 4. To the right of the Filename and location box, click the browse button.
> The
> Save As dialog appears.
> 5. In the Save as type drop-down list, click either Text - Delimited (*.txt)
> or
> Text - Delimited (*.csv).
> 6. Navigate to the folder you want to save the file to, then enter a name
> for the
> exported file into the File name field. ACT! will create this file for you.
> Click
> Save.
> 7. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
> 8. Under What kind of records do you want to export?, enable either Contact
> records
> only or Group records only. When exporting to a text-delimited file, you can
> only
> export one record type at a time. If you need to export both, first export
> the
> contacts to one file, and then export the groups to a second file.
> 9. (Optional) To specify the export options:
> a. Click Options. The Export Options dialog box appears.
> b. Under Select field separator, click either Comma or Tab. The default is
> Comma.
> The application you will be importing the data to determines which field
> separator
> you should use.
> c. Under Do you want to export field names?, enable the Yes, export field
> names
> check box if required. This option can be useful for mapping fields when you
> import
> into another application.
> d. Click OK to close the Export Options dialog box.
> 10. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
> 11. Under Which contact or group records do you want to export?, click one
> of the
> following:
> .. Current record exports only the currently displayed record.
> .. Current lookup exports all the records in the current lookup.
> .. All records exports all records in the database.
> 12. Click Next to advance the Export Wizard.
> 13. The final page of the Export Wizard allows you to specify the order of
> exported
> record fields in the text-delimited file. Modify the field export order or
> remove
> fields from the export process as you require. Or, if you previously saved a
> field
> map, click the Load Map button.
>
> Note: To ensure a smooth import process into the destination application, it
> is
> important that you set up the field order to match the order in the
> destination
> application. For example, if you will be importing the text-delimited file
> into an
> Excel spreadsheet, ensure you sequence the fields in the same order that
> they
> appear in the spreadsheet.
> .. To change the order of fields in the list, click the field name in the
> list above
> which you want to insert the field and then click Insert Field. For example,
> if you
> want to insert a field above Company, click Company and then click Insert
> Field.
> When you click Insert Field, a drop-down list appears from which you can
> select the
> field you want to insert. When you insert the field, the field moved from
> its
> previous location in the list to the location you specified.
> .. To remove a field from the list, click any field in the list and then
> click
> Remove Field. When you click Remove Field, the field is removed from the
> list and
> will not be exported. If you remove a field from the list, you can always
> add it
> back by clicking Insert Field.
> .. To replace a field in the list, click the field you want to replace. A
> drop-down
> arrow appears to the right of the field. In the drop-down list, click the
> field
> that you want to replace the active field. The field that previously
> appeared in
> that location is replaced with your selection.
> 14. (Optional) If you expect to need the field map again, click the Save Map
> button. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the folder you want to save
> the map
> in, enter a File name for the map, and then click Save. Map files are saved
> with a
> ..map extension.
> 15. Click Finish to begin the export process.
>
> To import the ACT! data into Business Contact Manager:
>
> Open Outlook 2003-> File-> Import and Export-> Business Contact Manager->
> Import a
> file-> Next-> choose Comma Separate Values(.csv)-> Next-> Click Browse-> Go
> to the
> location where you have stored the data (as a text delimited file)-> Select
> the
> file and click open-> Next-> Select the destination-> Ensure that the
> checkbox next
> to the file name is checked-> Click Map-> Drag each of the fields to the
> relevant
> field on the right side-> Click OK-> Click Next and this will start the
> importing.
>
> --
> With Regards
>
> Raul Thomas
> "Jamest" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:854D16C3-241B-4AFE-AC2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have been using ACT for some years and hence have a large database. I
> >have
> > recently decided to move to Bussiness Contact Manager and the current tool
> > in
> > Business Contact Manager will not convert my ACT data. Are there any
> > other
> > tools or patches that will convert ACT data to Business Contact Manager
>
>
>

I have the same problem with BCM Ver 3 (MS Office 2007). I have ACT 2005
(Ver 7.04) and BCM gives an error message when I try to import the PAD file.
The PAD file is very small (1KB) but there is also an ADF file that is much
bigger. I get the error "not a valid Database for the current versin of ACT
7. This is a serious issue.
--
Alex


"Jamest" wrote:

> I have been using ACT for some years and hence have a large database. I have
> recently decided to move to Bussiness Contact Manager and the current tool in
> Business Contact Manager will not convert my ACT data. Are there any other
> tools or patches that will convert ACT data to Business Contact Manager

Check out the solutions at act-to-outlook.com or at act-to-bcm.com

TH

"AlexT" wrote:

> I have the same problem with BCM Ver 3 (MS Office 2007). I have ACT 2005
> (Ver 7.04) and BCM gives an error message when I try to import the PAD file.
> The PAD file is very small (1KB) but there is also an ADF file that is much
> bigger. I get the error "not a valid Database for the current versin of ACT
> 7. This is a serious issue.
> --
> Alex
>
>
> "Jamest" wrote:
>
> > I have been using ACT for some years and hence have a large database. I have
> > recently decided to move to Bussiness Contact Manager and the current tool in
> > Business Contact Manager will not convert my ACT data. Are there any other
> > tools or patches that will convert ACT data to Business Contact Manager

Jamest:

I see you've been using ACT! for some years. So have I and I too think I'm
going to purchase an Office 2007 upgrade so I can start using BCM. Was
wondering how you like it compared to ACT!? I upgrded to ACT! 2007 and
returned it - wasn't any better tan my old 6.0. And when I restored 6.0 my
word processor and e-mail no longer work! Anyway, I'd like to know how
youlike BCM. Thanks.

Paul

"Jamest" wrote:

> I have been using ACT for some years and hence have a large database. I have
> recently decided to move to Bussiness Contact Manager and the current tool in
> Business Contact Manager will not convert my ACT data. Are there any other
> tools or patches that will convert ACT data to Business Contact Manager