OL97: Error During Conversion of Lotus Organizer Files

ID: Q165498

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

When converting files to Outlook 97 from Lotus Organizer, you may receive the following error message:

   An error has occurred in the Lotus Organizer translator while
   trying to attach a translator. OLE program start failed. The
   Lotus Organizer 2.1 translator was unable to start the program
   needed to access the file. Lotus Organizer 2.1 must be installed
   in order to use Lotus Organizer 2.1 files.

CAUSE

There are two possible conditions that may cause this error:

You do not have the Lotus Organizer program installed on your computer.
The file being imported is damaged.

RESOLUTION

1. To resolve the first condition, install the Lotus Organizer program

   files from their original disk(s).

2. To resolve the second condition, open the file in Lotus Organizer and

   save it with a new name. Import the new file into Outlook.

REFERENCES

Lotus Organizer is manufactured by Lotus, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Keywords          : kb3rdparty kberrmsg IntpImEx 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 3, 1998