importing multiple vcfs

[J. Voll]

hi everyone,

i'm trying to find a way to dynamically generate a document which i can
import into outlook >= 2k. my first idea was to generate vcards but
unfortunately it seems outlook cant handle a single vcf file that hold
multiple contacts... and importing like 2000 contacts one by one isnt that
funny after the first 300 ... too bad cos its the perfect way to import
data from other applications into outlook cos you dont have to assign
fields.

but ok, generating a csv file is quite easy but then you have to assign
fields and stuff and it's not quite a comfortable way for users to get
contacts transfered from their intranet contact database into their
personal outlook pst.

but i'm sure its not an unusual problem and i would highly appreciate any
help and hints what you think the best way would be. so how did you cope
with that problem ? how did you get it done ?

thanks in advance,

Joe Voll.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

If multiple users need to import, you might consider creating the .csv file,
then importing it into a contacts folder in a new .pst file. Close the .pst
file, then close Outlook. Open Outlook, then mail the .pst file to the other
users. They'll be able to import from that with no mapping.