import vcard (from lotus notes) only first contact comes in; help

[Guest]

I'm trying to convert contacts from lotus notes (v7) into outlook. I created
a vcf (vcard) file but outlook only brings in the first contact. I'm not
married to this approach to export(lotus)/import(outlook) so any suggestions
on how to get all contacts brought over is appreciated Thanks, Randolph

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

I don't think Outlook can import multiple contacts from a vCard file. Can
you export the data from Notes in any other formats?

 

[Guest]

Vince...thanks for the feedback...I've tried exporting from Notes to 123 then
converting (save as) 123 to excel and importing excel into Outlook but that
only brings in about 5 fields from the basic Notes Contacts view...not all
the fields. In the meanwhile I searched the Outlook database further and
found a reference to a product sold by Sperry Software called VCard Converter
Add-in for MS-Outlook and it refers to the fact that native outlook will only
pick up the first card in a vcf/vcard file. They claim to be able to bring in
the whole file using that add-on but it's not 100% clear that it will work
from the write up
(www.sperrysoftware.com/outlook/microsoft-vcard-converter.asp) plus I'd
rather not spend $24.95 for an add on when I just got this brand new machine
and I'm trying to sunset my old one. Any further suggestions is appreciated,
Randolph

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm trying to convert contacts from lotus notes (v7) into outlook. I
created a vcf (vcard) file but outlook only brings in the first
contact. I'm not married to this approach to
export(lotus)/import(outlook) so any suggestions on how to get all
contacts brought over is appreciated Thanks, Randolph

Use Notepad to break the vCard file into separate vCard files, one per
contact.

 

[Guest]

Brian...good idea and I'd thought of that but was trying to avoid the carpal
tunnel . But since I'm so cheap that I wont put down the 24.95, I guess
I'll find some spared time to parse the 500 contacts in my list into separate
files. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Randolph

 

[Guest]

You can also use this product for multiple contacts export/import:
http://vcard4outlook.4team.biz/?pcode=707240218t2oof7