OL97: How to Import Day-Timer 2.0 Data Files into Outlook

ID: Q174577

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 97

SUMMARY

Outlook currently does not support the direct import of Day-Timer 2.0 information. However, data can be exported from Day-Timer into an ASCII delimited file, and can then be imported into Outlook.

MORE INFORMATION

Importing data from Day-Timer 2.0 is a four step process. The first three steps define and export the data from Day-Timer.

1. Define the data to be exported from Day-Timer Organizer for Windows.

2. Choose the field order for the export file.

3. Export the data you want from Day-Timer Organizer into an ASCII

   delimited file.

4. Import the Day-Timer delimited file into Outlook.

You can obtain more information on exporting an ASCII file from Day-Timer Organizer for Windows (Steps 1-3) from Day-Timer Inc. Because Day- Timer Organizer for Windows is produced and updated by Day-Timer's Inc. we are unable to provide the exact steps for exporting files.

Once you have exported the data from Day-Timer 2.0, import the data into Outlook.

Importing the Day-Timer ASCII File into Outlook

1. On the File menu, click Import and Export.

2. Under "Choose an action to perform," click "Import from Schedule+ or

   another program or file" and click Next.

3. Under "Select file type to import from," click to select "comma

   separated value (windows)" and click Next.

4. In the File To Import box, type the path and file name of the file you

   want to import, or click Browse to navigate to the file. The ASCII
   delimited files exported by Day-Timer Organizer will have an .ASC
   extension.

5. In "Select destination folder," click the folder you want to store

   the imported data in and click Next.

6. Click "Map Custom Fields" if you want to control how fields map from

   your text data into the destination folder fields, otherwise click
   Finish.

REFERENCES

For more information on importing text files, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q167337
   TITLE     : How to Import and Export Text Data with Outlook

Day-Timer Organizer for Windows is manufactured by Day-Timer's, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: day-timer, import, ascii, field order, asc, csv

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Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto kbinfo

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999