Access/Outlook

[Guest]

I'm trying to use Outlook's contact list to populate my employee database
table in Access. I was wondering if there was any way to link my Employee
table with Outlooks contracts similar to what I have done with Excel. Most
of my employee's information are contacted on my Outlook contact cards and
instead of duplicating this infomation I would like to link to it. This way
when ever a new employee comes into my deparment all I have to do is have
them fill out a OUtlook contact and then it would automatically be enter into
my employee database, instead of having to do it twice. If I can't link
Access to Outlook can I make Outlook use my database for my its contact
information.

 

[Ron2006]

in your tables tab, select new, then link,

then lower down on the link window where is says "Files of Type"
select either "Exchange()" or Outlook.

Exchange might be the better.

I believe the Outlook will get the contact list on YOUR computer.

Select the Contacts that contain what you are looking for.

I have the feeling that speed may be the issue, whenever you use the
link.

But that is the starting point.

Good Luck.

Ron