Earthlink Address Book Can't Be Imported into Windows Mail

[Puppy Breath]

Was CXV a typo here, or is that the actual filename extension? If it's the
actual filename extension, change it to CSV.

 

[Linda]

Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't recognize
data. Help!

 

[Linda]

It was a CSV File. Still won't import. It asks for each column to be mapped.
After mapping it says it saves it but there is no data in the Contact List.

 

[Walter Blanchard]

If there is an option not to map, try that.

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Walter B
waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
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[Linda]

No such luck.


If there is an option not to map, try that.

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Walter B
waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
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[DGuess]

Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't
recognize data. Help!

Open the CSV (note you had corrected it) and see what is the first line.

The following is the way Windows Mail's Contact are set up. Note, this is
one line with the commas separating the fields.


First Name,Last Name,Middle Name,Name,Nickname,E-mail Address,Home
Street,Home City,Home Postal Code,Home State,Home Country/Region,Home
Phone,Home Fax,Mobile Phone,Personal Web Page,Business Street,Business
City,Business Postal Code,Business State,Business Country/Region,Business
Web Page,Business Phone,Business Fax,Pager,Company,Job
Title,Department,Office Location,Notes



After the fields, you will see something like

Bob, Bobm B, Bob Bob,,,,,,,,,,,,,,[email protected],,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

and similar.

A CSV file is just a text file you can open in Notepad. They're easy to
convert as all you have to do is sort out the fields given (Earthlink) to
the fields needed (Contacts).

 

[Linda]

I have tried everyhting and it just not work. It imports all the data but
does not put it into the Contacts file. It says:

Your Contacts already contain the entry "".

Then it creates an UNKNOWN contact with no data in in.

 

[DGuess]

Sounds like field mismatching. That is where the mapping becomes helpful but
it's own a complete and not partical basis.

Each fieldname listed is in a particular order.

Each field data listed (first name, last name,etc) are in that order. If
there is no data for that particular field, it is left empty. You may see
sections of each one like ,,,,,,,, which means the fields are empty.

Each of the fields match up to the data given. If more fields than data, it
can either error or try to go to the nect line and it just gets worse at the
end.

 

[Linda]

I finally was able to make it work. Apparently the Address Book in EarthLink
Web Mail does not complete the "NAME" column which is used as the primary
sort in Windows Vista Contacts list. I had to convert the the CSV file by
checking Text Delimited radio button then checking Comma and unchecking Tab.
Then all data arranges it self into columns. Keep all in General format.
Once it opened I then copied the Last Name column data into the NAME
column. MAKE SURE THERE IS DATA IN EACH ROW OF NAME COLUMN. I the saved as a
CSV file. I the imported that file from the Contacts page and it worked
perfectly.

Interestingly not one person at EarthLink could help. Thanks to all who
replied to my message!!

 

[DGuess]

I finally was able to make it work. Apparently the Address Book in
EarthLink Web Mail does not complete the "NAME" column which is used as the
primary sort in Windows Vista Contacts list. I had to convert the the CSV
file by checking Text Delimited radio button then checking Comma and
unchecking Tab. Then all data arranges it self into columns. Keep all in
General format. Once it opened I then copied the Last Name column data
into the NAME column. MAKE SURE THERE IS DATA IN EACH ROW OF NAME COLUMN. I
the saved as a CSV file. I the imported that file from the Contacts page
and it worked perfectly.

Interestingly not one person at EarthLink could help. Thanks to all who
replied to my message!!

"DGuess" <[email protected]> wrote in message

They don't look. If it's not directly in front of their nose, they can't
figure it out.