outlook update from access

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Once the contacts have been imported into Access 2007 and cleaned up, can
they be exported back into Outlook 2007 to update the contact list?
 
Multiple parts to this in terms of the Outlook import/export wizard

#1 - Native Access '2007 files must be saved as '97-2003 .mdb files
#2 - Once item #1 is in place - you could re-import the file with the
following caveat
- you could allow Outlook to check for duplicates which we've
found to be a hit or miss proposition in terms of working.
Depending on what you've "cleaned up" - the items may no
longer be found to be a duplicate
#3 - Aside from the "duplicate" option in item #2 - there is no option to
update "pre-existing" contacts on import

Your alternative option is to delete all items from the contact folder
and then import the MS Access file creating a clean contact folder.

You may find ContactGenie DirectPort of interest
http://www.contactgenie.com/directport_4_outlook.htm
The intended demographic for DirectPort are those who wish to perform bulk
"offline" updating of contact data & ensure that the exact same contact
items
exported are used during the update process on import keeping such fields
as
Creation Date/Contact Links etc in tact.

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Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - QuickPort/DataPort/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr
"Contact import/export/data management tools for Outlook '2000/2010"
http://www.contactgenie.com
 
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