Outlook Export to Outlook Express contacts

[Guest]

Is there an issue with Display name when importing/exporting contacts. I have
contacts in Outlook 2003. I do an export to a CSV file. I then import that
file to Outlook Express 6. It seems that Outlook Express does not take any
contacts when the display name exceeds its default limit. (amount on
characters allowed in the display as bar) - is there any truth to this? Is
there any known fix?

Thanks,

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Note that this is an Microsoft Office Outlook forum.

Outlook Express is family of Internet Explorer and Outlook of the Office
family.

Here is the link for the right forum
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...px?dg=microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

Good Luck!

 

[Guest]

Hilarious - I started there and they sent me to this forum.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Well, lets recap then. You export from Outlook to a csv-file? When you look
at this csv-file (you can open it in Notepad) does it show the correct
display name then?
If yes; it's an Outlook Express importing limitation
If no; it's an Outlook export limitation

 

[Emily Lin]

Hi SJMP,

Based on my testing, such an situation doesn't occur on my end. Maybe my display name is not long enough.

Did you get any error message when importing the CSV into OE? If so, take a screen shot of it and send the screen shot to me at v-
(e-mail address removed). Also, send the *.csv file to me so that I can test the issue. Rest assured that I will consider the files as
confidential.

Also, please follow the steps below to see if it works.
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1. Open the CSV file in Excel 2003. Make sure that the email address field is valid.
2. Close the CSV file window.
3. In Outlook Express, click the File menu >Import > Other address book > choose the Text File, click Next.
4. Locate the CSV file to import it. What is the result?

If anything is unclear or if you have any other concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

Emily Lin

Microsoft Online Partner Support
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[Emily Lin]

Hi SJMP,

I am just writing to see how everything is going. If you have any updates or need any further assistance on this issue, please feel free
to let me know. I am glad to be of assistance.

Sincerely,

Emily Lin,
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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