convert mails to text ?

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Hello,
I do have some 1000 mails. Is it possible to convert them into a large
textfile ?
Frank
 
This does not work for me, at least in Outlook 2003. I have done the
following: I select (highlight) a group of messages. I then click the file
menu, and select "Save As"

This produces the "Save As" dialog box. Unfortunately, the "Save" button in
the lower right is "grayed out"

Am I missing something, or does this just not work in Office 2003. Is there
anyother way to accomplish the same thing?

Thanks.
Diane Poremsky said:
select all, file, save as text.

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Frank Thiel said:
Hello,
I do have some 1000 mails. Is it possible to convert them into a large
textfile ?
Frank
 
On my Outlook 2003, this button is unactive (grayed out) until the name
of the file to output to is entered in the dialog box field.
 
It works in Ol2003 - is the save button dead after entering the file name?
As Rob mentions, you need to enter a file name, Outlook doesn't create one
for you.

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Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


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EHPorter said:
This does not work for me, at least in Outlook 2003. I have done the
following: I select (highlight) a group of messages. I then click the
file
menu, and select "Save As"

This produces the "Save As" dialog box. Unfortunately, the "Save" button
in
the lower right is "grayed out"

Am I missing something, or does this just not work in Office 2003. Is
there
anyother way to accomplish the same thing?

Thanks.
Diane Poremsky said:
select all, file, save as text.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

Frank Thiel said:
Hello,
I do have some 1000 mails. Is it possible to convert them into a large
textfile ?
Frank
 
Well, that did work -- sort of. There is still on problem. For a lot of
the email messages I am trying to save, all I find in the resulting text
file is a series of headers. The body of the message is not saved.

What puzzles me (and makes me think I am perhaps still doing something
wrong) is that SOME of the messages will save with the body intact; others
will not. So far, I can not see any pattern hinting at why some messages
save with message body, and others save only the header.

Any thoughts? Any way to "bulk save" these files as individual text
messages (without having to save every one individually, one at a time)., I
need to save these messages as text files, but do not care if they end up in
one big file, or a number of small ones.

Thanks





Diane Poremsky said:
It works in Ol2003 - is the save button dead after entering the file name?
As Rob mentions, you need to enter a file name, Outlook doesn't create one
for you.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

EHPorter said:
This does not work for me, at least in Outlook 2003. I have done the
following: I select (highlight) a group of messages. I then click the
file
menu, and select "Save As"

This produces the "Save As" dialog box. Unfortunately, the "Save" button
in
the lower right is "grayed out"

Am I missing something, or does this just not work in Office 2003. Is
there
anyother way to accomplish the same thing?

Thanks.
Diane Poremsky said:
select all, file, save as text.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30
Hello,
I do have some 1000 mails. Is it possible to convert them into a large
textfile ?
Frank
 
Hi
I have been saving multiple messages into one text file using Outlook 2000 without any problem. I have recently upgraded to Outlook 2003 (Office 2003 Pro Version) and am experiencing the same problem of having no message body only - From: Sent: To: and Subject: - is saved. If you find a solution, I would appreciate any help you can offer. It looks like MS has enhanced another application at the same time as adversely affecting other features

Thanks muc
Handal

----- EHPorter wrote: ----

Well, that did work -- sort of. There is still on problem. For a lot o
the email messages I am trying to save, all I find in the resulting tex
file is a series of headers. The body of the message is not saved

What puzzles me (and makes me think I am perhaps still doing somethin
wrong) is that SOME of the messages will save with the body intact; other
will not. So far, I can not see any pattern hinting at why some message
save with message body, and others save only the header

Any thoughts? Any way to "bulk save" these files as individual tex
messages (without having to save every one individually, one at a time).,
need to save these messages as text files, but do not care if they end up i
one big file, or a number of small ones

Thank





Diane Poremsky said:
It works in Ol2003 - is the save button dead after entering the file name
As Rob mentions, you need to enter a file name, Outlook doesn't create on
for you
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hour
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide
Search for answers: http://groups.google.co
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=3
This does not work for me, at least in Outlook 2003. I have done th
following: I select (highlight) a group of messages. I then click th
fil
menu, and select "Save As
This produces the "Save As" dialog box. Unfortunately, the "Save
butto
i
the lower right is "grayed out
Am I missing something, or does this just not work in Office 2003. I
ther
anyother way to accomplish the same thing
Diane Poremsky said:
select all, file, save as text
--
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Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hour
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net
Search for answers: http://groups.google.co
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Hello
I do have some 1000 mails. Is it possible to convert them into larg
textfile
Fran
 
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