Cannot export "File as" field

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I would like to export several phone fields and the "File as" field. Smith
Micro's interface program for my wife's phone does import the field, but I
cannot find the field anywhere in the export wizard. It must be available -
perhaps via programming at the VBA level?

TIA,

Rob (RSD)
 
Clarify your post.
Pay attention to syntax and indefinite antecedents.
The File As field is a derived field as such would not survive exporting.
 
Russ, thanks for answering. The "File as" field contains information that is
not in any other field, namely how I want the Contacts entry filed. I have
choices when I save a contact entry - I can display the "First Last" name,
the "Last, First" name, the "Company" name, etc. This choice sticks with the
entry, and therefore must be saved.

The program I mentioned (Quicklink Mobile Phonebook) correctly picks up that
choice - through what appears to be a direct import from Outlook 2000.
However, it is deficient in other fields. I can fix the deficiencies by
using a CSV file, but I cannot pick up the choice. I have tried the export
with Outlook 2000 and 2002.

Can you or someone else help?

TIA,

Rob


Russ Valentine said:
Clarify your post.
Pay attention to syntax and indefinite antecedents.
The File As field is a derived field as such would not survive exporting.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
RobRSD said:
I would like to export several phone fields and the "File as" field. Smith
Micro's interface program for my wife's phone does import the field, but I
cannot find the field anywhere in the export wizard. It must be
available -
perhaps via programming at the VBA level?

TIA,

Rob (RSD)
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Not I.
I told you what I know.
For the reasons I stated the File As field does not survive exports and
imports. It never has--one of many drawbacks to importing and exporting.
If you must import, you can only change the File As field programmatically
after the import. The KB tells you how.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
RobRSD said:
Russ, thanks for answering. The "File as" field contains information that
is
not in any other field, namely how I want the Contacts entry filed. I
have
choices when I save a contact entry - I can display the "First Last" name,
the "Last, First" name, the "Company" name, etc. This choice sticks with
the
entry, and therefore must be saved.

The program I mentioned (Quicklink Mobile Phonebook) correctly picks up
that
choice - through what appears to be a direct import from Outlook 2000.
However, it is deficient in other fields. I can fix the deficiencies by
using a CSV file, but I cannot pick up the choice. I have tried the
export
with Outlook 2000 and 2002.

Can you or someone else help?

TIA,

Rob


Russ Valentine said:
Clarify your post.
Pay attention to syntax and indefinite antecedents.
The File As field is a derived field as such would not survive exporting.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
RobRSD said:
I would like to export several phone fields and the "File as" field.
Smith
Micro's interface program for my wife's phone does import the field,
but I
cannot find the field anywhere in the export wizard. It must be
available -
perhaps via programming at the VBA level?

TIA,

Rob (RSD)
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Actually the "FileAs" field is a "derived" field if you do not make any
manual changes to it (manual as in via the UI or programmatically).

In summary, it will always be derived when the contact is first created
(added - either manually or programmatically) based on the rule that has
been set for it. If you <never> make any changes to the FileAs field itself
(i.e. do not touch the field at all), any changes to the contact name will
be reflected in the FileAs (if your using the name as the rule for the
FileAs field of course). Once you make a change directly to the FileAs field
it sticks permanently until you make another change to it, It is no longer a
derived field at that point and will not reflect any changes made to the
name field.

The field is available via VBA so as Russ mentioned, you could access the
field by writing your own code exporting the fields you need.

Karl

PS - the above is based on how O'2003 works. Unfortunately, just off the
cuff, don't remember if O'2000 works identically or what minor variations
may exist for that field.

__________________________________________
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0
"Power contact importers for MS Outlook '2000/2003"
http://www.contactgenie.com


RobRSD said:
Russ, thanks for answering. The "File as" field contains information that
is
not in any other field, namely how I want the Contacts entry filed. I
have
choices when I save a contact entry - I can display the "First Last" name,
the "Last, First" name, the "Company" name, etc. This choice sticks with
the
entry, and therefore must be saved.

The program I mentioned (Quicklink Mobile Phonebook) correctly picks up
that
choice - through what appears to be a direct import from Outlook 2000.
However, it is deficient in other fields. I can fix the deficiencies by
using a CSV file, but I cannot pick up the choice. I have tried the
export
with Outlook 2000 and 2002.

Can you or someone else help?

TIA,

Rob


Russ Valentine said:
Clarify your post.
Pay attention to syntax and indefinite antecedents.
The File As field is a derived field as such would not survive exporting.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
RobRSD said:
I would like to export several phone fields and the "File as" field.
Smith
Micro's interface program for my wife's phone does import the field,
but I
cannot find the field anywhere in the export wizard. It must be
available -
perhaps via programming at the VBA level?

TIA,

Rob (RSD)
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