Multiple Profiles Using Same BCM Database

[Guest]

How can I configure multiple profiles on the one computer to access the same BCM database?

Thanks!

 

[Patricia Cardoza [Outlook MVP]]

When you launch the second profile, it should ask you if you want to create
a new database or use an existing one. If not, you can go into Data File
Management from the Control Panel's Mail applet and choose your BCM database
there.

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Patricia Cardoza
Outlook MVP
Author - Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Lead Author - Access 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference
Author - Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft OneNote 2003

http://blogs.officezealot.com/cardoza

 

[Guest]

When I launch the second profile and go into Data File Management from the Control Panel's Mail applet, I am unable to select the existing database in the other profile, as it does not appear in the list of files and I am unable to edit the database name to point to the existing database.

Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Patricia Cardoza [Outlook MVP]]

Try to create a new profile and see if it lets you choose an existing
database.

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Patricia Cardoza
Outlook MVP
Author - Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Lead Author - Access 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference
Author - Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft OneNote 2003

http://blogs.officezealot.com/cardoza

When I launch the second profile and go into Data File Management from the

Control Panel's Mail applet, I am unable to select the existing database in
the other profile, as it does not appear in the list of files and I am
unable to edit the database name to point to the existing database.

 

[Guest]

Still won't let me select an existing database.

Maybe I'm doing something else wrong. When I create the new profile and
launch Outlook for the first time, during the install I am choosing "No" when
asked if I want to use BCM, as directed in Microsoft's article entitled "Use
Business Contact Manager on a Shared Computer."

I followed the instructions provided by Microsoft and I run into an issue.
The article says to go into Data File Management and select settings and then
select an existing database. The problem is that you cannot select the
settings of a non-existent database. The only data file listed is the .pst
created when I launch Outlook and set up the e-mail account.

If I create a new BCM database and then select its settings, the only data
file listed in the drop-down is the data file I created.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[Patricia Cardoza [Outlook MVP]]

Ok, I think we might be missing something.

If you selected NO when the BCM launch came up, go into the Mail applet.
Click Data Files. Click Add. Choose Business Contact Manager. Then see if
you can pick an existing database.

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Patricia Cardoza
Outlook MVP
Author - Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Lead Author - Access 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference
Author - Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft OneNote 2003

http://blogs.officezealot.com/cardoza

 

[Guest]

I have the smae problem. We have 2 admin accounts in xp. We want to share
business contacts. When trying to change the database with both methods you
suggested, the exisiting database list only pulls db's from the user account
you are logged in from. Whats the deal? How to get around this? I also saw
the help file on Microsofts site and followed the instructions to the tee and
get the same result as the guy who started this post. Have any suggestions??


A frustrated BCM user