Louverril
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Table with "invisible"fields when I link Access 2007 to Outlooks contacts folder
In summary: the link process works and the record count is correct but you cannot see any text. When exported to Excel the first row under the headers appears in Chinese characters the rest blank - should be 426 rows of English. See attached screen prints and below for more detail..
When I try to import the data instead I get an error message - see below for details.
I hope someone can help!
Thnaks Lou
DETAILS:
To link:
I open Access (blank database), go to External Data tab, select more, select Outlook Folder, select link and select OK.
Expand the address books option
Select Outloook Address book
Select Next
Select Finish
The table link is created but the table iappears to be empty. However the correct number of records are there - just all the fields look blank.
When I export the table to excel I get of row of chinese characters under the filed headings - the rest is blank!
When I try to import the data instead I get the message"Method 'Value' of object 'Field2' failed. Imoved the pst file from Outlook 2003 in mid 2007 - this took 2 user defined fields I had created - with names - but just called them field 1 and field 2 in 2007. So I thought the error might be to do with these. I deleted them ans restarted Outlook but hte error persists.
access.jpg
excel.jpg
When I try to import the data instead I get an error message - see below for details.
I hope someone can help!
Thnaks Lou
DETAILS:
To link:
I open Access (blank database), go to External Data tab, select more, select Outlook Folder, select link and select OK.
Expand the address books option
Select Outloook Address book
Select Next
Select Finish
The table link is created but the table iappears to be empty. However the correct number of records are there - just all the fields look blank.
When I export the table to excel I get of row of chinese characters under the filed headings - the rest is blank!
When I try to import the data instead I get the message"Method 'Value' of object 'Field2' failed. Imoved the pst file from Outlook 2003 in mid 2007 - this took 2 user defined fields I had created - with names - but just called them field 1 and field 2 in 2007. So I thought the error might be to do with these. I deleted them ans restarted Outlook but hte error persists.
access.jpg
excel.jpg
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Jeffrey Coachman
So is this issue resolved by using "Contacts in Personal Folders"?
ASKER
Yes - totally.
But I would like to know why if possible it wouldn't work in the main contacts folder. 2003 on another PC (from which ht edata was origninally migrated) is fine. The only thing I can think of is that I installed and removed business contact manager onto this outlook (2007). I suspect that installing this could have messed things up that weren't repaired when it was uninstalled.
Sorry for the delay in getting back. Husband credit crunched.
But I would like to know why if possible it wouldn't work in the main contacts folder. 2003 on another PC (from which ht edata was origninally migrated) is fine. The only thing I can think of is that I installed and removed business contact manager onto this outlook (2007). I suspect that installing this could have messed things up that weren't repaired when it was uninstalled.
Sorry for the delay in getting back. Husband credit crunched.
Great,
Thanks for the update
Thanks for the update