importing custom fields into a custom form
I'm trying to import contact information stored in Excel into an Outlook
contact folder. There is a field in Excel which is not standard to outlook so I created 1. a custom field for the extra field 2. a custom contact form to enter and display the extra field when I try to import and map the fields, the custom field I created isn't displayed in the "to" side of the "map custom fields" dialog box. additionally, when I try to import the data from excel without mapping the custom field, the contacts are created in the standard contact form rather than the custom form - although I have set the properties for the folder to use the custom form as the default form for new contacts. Thanks SO MUCH for any light you can shed! |
importing custom fields into a custom form
Outlook does not support importing to a custom form, nor importing custom fields. You would need to write your own import code or use a third-party tool. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customimport.htm
-- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "susan lasalle" wrote in message ... I'm trying to import contact information stored in Excel into an Outlook contact folder. There is a field in Excel which is not standard to outlook so I created 1. a custom field for the extra field 2. a custom contact form to enter and display the extra field when I try to import and map the fields, the custom field I created isn't displayed in the "to" side of the "map custom fields" dialog box. additionally, when I try to import the data from excel without mapping the custom field, the contacts are created in the standard contact form rather than the custom form - although I have set the properties for the folder to use the custom form as the default form for new contacts. Thanks SO MUCH for any light you can shed! |
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