OL98: Converting Schedule+ Files

ID: Q181405

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SUMMARY

This article provides information on converting files from Microsoft Schedule+ versions 1.0 and 7.0, to Outlook 98.


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Schedule+ Program Required

Certain Schedule+ support files must be installed on your computer before the Schedule+ converters will work. These files are installed by Outlook if you choose to install the Schedule+ support files during Outlook Setup.

To install the Schedule+ support files, follow these steps:
  1. Click the Start button, Point to Settings and click Control Panel.


  2. Click Add/Remove Programs.


  3. Click Microsoft Outlook 98 and click Add/Remove.


  4. Click Add New Components.


  5. Click either Install From CD or Install From Web, depending on the source of your original installation.


  6. Click Yes to allow Setup to determine installed components.


  7. Under Mail Components, click to select Schedule+ Support, then click Next and Install Now.


Two different Outlook converters are supplied for two different versions of Schedule+, version 1.0 (.cal files) and version 7.0 (.scd files). It is important that you choose the proper converter for the version of the file being converted.

To Import a Schedule+ File

To import a Schedule+ file, follow these steps:
  1. On the File menu, click Import And Export.


  2. Click "Import from another program or file", and click Next.


  3. Click to select either Schedule+ 1.0 or Schedule+ 7.0, and click Next.


  4. Click Browse, navigate to the file to be imported, and click Next.


  5. Type the password if required, and click OK.

    NOTE: You may be prompted for a password during conversion even though you are not prompted for a password during normal Schedule+ startup. The password prompt is from Schedule+. The password is stored in the profile used to start Schedule+ and is automatically inserted when that profile is used to start Schedule+. It is necessary to enter the password to run the conversion.


  6. If you wish to change the folder the Schedule+ records import into, click Change Destination. Only server-based folders or personal folders can be targets for importing. Private folders do not show up in the destination list in the Select A Folder dialog box.


  7. Select Import "'<file name>' into '<folder name>'" where < name> is the file or folder name you wish to use, and click Finish.


NOTE: Schedule+ permissions are not imported to the Outlook Calendar. You must manually configure permissions for the Calendar folder to allow others to access your schedule.

Time Zones

Single appointments imported from a file with a different time zone will be adjusted for the time zone change. That is, an appointment scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time will show up as 3:00 P.M. when imported into a file that uses Central Time.

Recurring appointments, imported from a file with a different time zone, will NOT be adjusted for the time zone change. That is, an appointment scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time will show up as 1:00 P.M. when imported into a file that uses Central Time.

Schedule+ Projects

Project fields are mapped to Outlook Categories for Tasks. While these categories are assigned to the individual Outlook tasks, they do not update the Master Category list in Outlook.


REFERENCES

For more information on Schedule+ conversion issues, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q180421 OL98: Error Converting Outlook Contacts to Schedule+

Q179912 OL98: How to Convert Outlook Appointments to Schedule+ 95

Q180441 OL98: Error Importing Schedule+ 1.0 (.cal) Files to Outlook

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Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: August 2, 1999