Want database to appear as Outlook Address Book

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We have an existing database which we maintain daily. It contains email
addresses. Is there a simple way for Outlook to use it as an address book?
I don't like import/export because then you either have two copies to
maintain or you have a labor intensive, error prone job to be performed on a
merciless schedule.

thanks for your advice.
 
Depends on what you mean by "use as an address book." Only Contacts Folders
can be enabled to appear in the Outlook address book view or as the
repositories for addresses for messages sent from Outlook. But you can use
other databases as a data source for a mail merge to email.
 
Hi Sue,

Thank you for your link. When I looked, I saw tools for using an Outlook
Contact List as a database table, but I didn't see a tool for using a
database table as an Outlook Contact List. Did I overlook something?


See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/database.htm#tools for some tools that
might help you with this.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
You must have missed SQLView, among others.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Yes. I overlooked the products in the right column. But as I scan them,
they all say copy,
synchronize, extract, replicate, or update, except for SQLView. I apologize
for overlooking it.

Are you aware of multi-user solution that I can use with Access? I
appreciate the effort you've made to help me. Thank you.



You must have missed SQLView, among others.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Everything I know on the subject is present on that page. Any product that synchronizes would probably also be suitable for your application.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Sue,

I found your book on the shelf at Borders. Excellent, Excellent,
Excellent!!! Will there be 2007 coverage?



Everything I know on the subject is present on that page. Any product that
synchronizes would probably also be suitable for your application.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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