Anthony Susa wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 06:45:10 GMT, Anthony Susa wrote:
>> How do you get Microsoft Outlook 2003 on WinXP to respect the csv
>> syntax upon export from Outlook contacts?
>
> By way of example, try this 3-line test:
>

Anthony, first, I hope those weren't actual phone numbers!

Second, contrary to one of your earlier posts--where you indicated the
process would take 5 seconds--it's not as simple as you think.

For one thing, Outlook, by default, will export *all* Contact fields to
the CSV file. If you don't want each field, you have to create the
proper map, placing the correct fields in the correct order--each time
you perform the export (time consuming--and the process must be reversed
for each import). Further, Outlook, by default, places the field names
in the first row of the CSV file. I don't know whether this can be
turned off, but I suspect not.

Palm Desktop works similar to Outlook (you must map the fields each
time), but it does not add field names to the first row of the CSV file.

But I am puzzled because in a prior post you seemed to indicate you were
already doing this:
"In my working environment, I hotsync by cable every morning and
afternoon as I arrive and leave from work. During the work day, I modify
the master.csv file (if necessary). The computer is actually a Linux
server tied to the desktop PC via Samba. At the end of the work day, I
download those changes (if any) to the Palm PDA. When I'm away from the
office, I modify the Palm pda contact list. Back at work, I upload those
changes and the cycle resumes."

How exactly were you accomplishing this?


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