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From: Colin Rowat on 11 Feb 2010 05:06 Dear list members, I use Outlook 2007 under Win XP. In December, I downloaded Nokia's new "Ovi Suite" software, connecting my Windows machine to my Nokia handset. Synchronising with Ovi suite truncated the longer entries in my MSO Contacts fields (some 200 entries). Fortunately, I back up my HDD regularly, so have the data elsewhere. I have repeatedly sought Nokia's help in restoring the lost data, but they have yet to reply. Thus, my backed up Outlook contacts are now out of date. I am therefore trying to merge my backed up Contacts data with that now on my machine. The merge should be sensitive both to December's truncation, but also to the possibility of data added since then. I would be very grateful for any suggestions. Thank you in advance for your help, Colin Rowat
From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 11 Feb 2010 07:34 "Colin Rowat" <c.rowat(a)espero.org.uk> wrote in message news:11a5e171-de7f-4f8a-8921-81e54d1156b7(a)f15g2000yqe.googlegroups.com... > I use Outlook 2007 under Win XP. In December, I downloaded Nokia's > new "Ovi Suite" software, connecting my Windows machine to my Nokia > handset. Synchronising with Ovi suite truncated the longer entries in > my MSO Contacts fields (some 200 entries). Fortunately, I back up my > HDD regularly, so have the data elsewhere. > > I have repeatedly sought Nokia's help in restoring the lost data, but > they have yet to reply. Thus, my backed up Outlook contacts are now > out of date. > > I am therefore trying to merge my backed up Contacts data with that > now on my machine. The merge should be sensitive both to December's > truncation, but also to the possibility of data added since then. > > I would be very grateful for any suggestions. Outlook by itself doesn't have many merge features and none that will take some data from an old record and add it to the existing data of a newer record while keeping some of the data in the newer record. You will probably need to buy something. See if something here helps: http://www.slipstick.com/addins/contacts.asp -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
From: Colin Rowat on 20 Feb 2010 17:39 On 11 Feb, 12:34, "Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]" <tillman1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "Colin Rowat" <c.ro...(a)espero.org.uk> wrote in message > > news:11a5e171-de7f-4f8a-8921-81e54d1156b7(a)f15g2000yqe.googlegroups.com... > > > I use Outlook 2007 under Win XP. In December, I downloaded Nokia's > > new "Ovi Suite" software, connecting my Windows machine to my Nokia > > handset. Synchronising with Ovi suite truncated the longer entries in > > my MSO Contacts fields (some 200 entries). Fortunately, I back up my > > HDD regularly, so have the data elsewhere. > > > I have repeatedly sought Nokia's help in restoring the lost data, but > > they have yet to reply. Thus, my backed up Outlook contacts are now > > out of date. > > > I am therefore trying to merge my backed up Contacts data with that > > now on my machine. The merge should be sensitive both to December's > > truncation, but also to the possibility of data added since then. > > > I would be very grateful for any suggestions. > > Outlook by itself doesn't have many merge features and none that will take > some data from an old record and add it to the existing data of a newer record > while keeping some of the data in the newer record. You will probably need to > buy something. See if something here helps:http://www.slipstick.com/addins/contacts.asp > -- > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] Thank you Brian - and please forgive my slow reply: I've just seen your message now. Thank you also for the slipstick reference: I didn't notice anything there, but was led from there to Upstart (www.maclean.com/upstart), which might do the trick. Best, Colin
From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 22 Feb 2010 17:41 "Colin Rowat" <c.rowat(a)espero.org.uk> wrote in message news:cb808aeb-ac96-4e74-82eb-be54841f2dea(a)q29g2000yqn.googlegroups.com... > Thank you also for the slipstick reference: I didn't notice anything > there, but was led from there to Upstart (www.maclean.com/upstart), > which might do the trick. I haven't checked on Upstart's capabilities in a while, but its original purpose was to make it easier to generate a Unicode PST (Outlook 2003 and later) from an ANSI PST (Outlook 2002 and earlier). If that's still its purpose, it might not be what you want. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
From: Pete Maclean on 6 Mar 2010 22:31
On Feb 22, 2:41 pm, "Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]" <tillman1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "Colin Rowat" <c.ro...(a)espero.org.uk> wrote in message > > news:cb808aeb-ac96-4e74-82eb-be54841f2dea(a)q29g2000yqn.googlegroups.com... > > > Thank you also for the slipstick reference: I didn't notice anything > > there, but was led from there to Upstart (www.maclean.com/upstart), > > which might do the trick. > > I haven't checked on Upstart's capabilities in a while, but its original > purpose was to make it easier to generate a Unicode PST (Outlook 2003 and > later) from an ANSI PST (Outlook 2002 and earlier). If that's still its > purpose, it might not be what you want. > -- > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] I have been in touch with Mr. Rowat and confirmed that Upstart is not quite the right tool for his need. Pete Maclean |