Import Addresses

[N Schwartz]

How are Contacts in Outlook accessed when attempting to import these from
another application; in what file are the contacts of Outlook located; and
is this file a CSV format? I am attempting to import my Outlook addresses
into another program. I attempted to open "Outlook.pst" under the assumption
that is where the Contacts were located. I could not do so with the error
message that "Outlook.pst" did not contain any CSV data.

N. Schwartz

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

The PST file is where they're store but they're not in CSV format. You can
export to that format using the File menu > Import & Export command, though

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

In addition, you should never import Outlook data. Just open the PST file.
If the PST file you opened had no Contact data, then you obviously opened
the wrong file.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Unless you meant that you tried to open a PST file in another program. No
other program can open PST files. Only Outlook.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

In addition, you should never import Outlook data. Just open the PST file.
If the PST file you opened had no Contact data, then you obviously opened
the wrong file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

How are Contacts in Outlook accessed when attempting to import these from
another application; in what file are the contacts of Outlook located;
and is this file a CSV format? I am attempting to import my Outlook
addresses into another program. I attempted to open "Outlook.pst" under
the assumption that is where the Contacts were located. I could not do so
with the error message that "Outlook.pst" did not contain any CSV data.

N. Schwartz

 

[N Schwartz]

Exporting first to a CSV file was the solution.

Thank you.

N. Schwartz

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Right. Sorry. I was still asleep when I read your first post and didn't
catch the fact that you had been trying to open an Outlook data file in
another application. Vince got to the coffee before I did.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Yeah, I've been on vacation this past week so I've been up earlier than
usual and slamming the coffee earlier.