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02-16-2009
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| | Vista Contacts - extended characters import I am trying to import my Outlook Contacts into the Vista Contacts folder. Many of the Outlook Contacts have extended characters, e.g. á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, etc. The CSV file that I created from Outlook correctly displays the accented letters and the Spanish "ñ" but when I import the contacts into Vista Contacts, they display as gibberish. Importing a vCard works but I have hundreds of contacts and I haven't been able to save all of them as a single file. Saving and importing them one at a time would take hours. How does one import contacts with Spanish and French names? |
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02-16-2009
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| | Re: Vista Contacts - extended characters import Have you tried installing Outlook, copying the .pst file over, opening the ..pst, and importing directly into Windows Mail? -- Windows 7 beta http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview http://download.live.com/wlmail "VistaUser" <vistauser@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:0CA1ED04-0CD0-4DBE-91C0-7DF0CDEC8D7E@xxxxxx Quote: > I am trying to import my Outlook Contacts into the Vista Contacts folder. > Many of the Outlook Contacts have extended characters, e.g. á, é, í, ó, ú, > ñ, etc. The CSV file that I created from Outlook correctly displays the > accented letters and the Spanish "ñ" but when I import the contacts into > Vista Contacts, they display as gibberish. > > Importing a vCard works but I have hundreds of contacts and I haven't been > able to save all of them as a single file. Saving and importing them one > at a time would take hours. > > How does one import contacts with Spanish and French names? |
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02-16-2009
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| | Re: Vista Contacts - extended characters import The file export from Outlook is not a problem. As I mentioned in my original post, the CSV file that I created by exporting the contacts from Outlook is perfectly good. The extended characters are in the CSV file. The CSV file is a plain text file, no different from any text file produced by Word, Wordpad, Works, Notepad, WordPerfect or any other word or text editor. Outlook is not an issue. It is Vista that is not importing the text correctly. "Tyro" <Tyro@xxxxxx> wrote in message news  uhml.20518$Ws1.6213@xxxxxxQuote: > This is a Vista newsgroup. Your question would be best posed in the > Outlook newsgroup: microsoft.public.outlook. > > Tyro > > "VistaUser" <vistauser@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:0CA1ED04-0CD0-4DBE-91C0-7DF0CDEC8D7E@xxxxxx Quote: >> I am trying to import my Outlook Contacts into the Vista Contacts folder. >> Many of the Outlook Contacts have extended characters, e.g. á, é, í, ó, >> ú, ñ, etc. The CSV file that I created from Outlook correctly displays >> the accented letters and the Spanish "ñ" but when I import the contacts >> into Vista Contacts, they display as gibberish. >> >> Importing a vCard works but I have hundreds of contacts and I haven't >> been able to save all of them as a single file. Saving and importing >> them one at a time would take hours. >> >> How does one import contacts with Spanish and French names? |
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02-16-2009
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| | Re: Vista Contacts - extended characters import Vista does not import anything. Programs create files that are imported by other programs. Vista does the writing and reading of the files but does not change the content of the files. Tyro "VistaUser" <vistauser@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8A8F01BF-CC37-409A-9F4C-B7557DA06644@xxxxxx Quote: > The file export from Outlook is not a problem. As I mentioned in my > original post, the CSV file that I created by exporting the contacts from > Outlook is perfectly good. The extended characters are in the CSV file. > The CSV file is a plain text file, no different from any text file > produced by Word, Wordpad, Works, Notepad, WordPerfect or any other word > or text editor. Outlook is not an issue. It is Vista that is not > importing the text correctly. > > "Tyro" <Tyro@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news uhml.20518$Ws1.6213@xxxxxxQuote: >> This is a Vista newsgroup. Your question would be best posed in the >> Outlook newsgroup: microsoft.public.outlook. >> >> Tyro >> >> "VistaUser" <vistauser@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:0CA1ED04-0CD0-4DBE-91C0-7DF0CDEC8D7E@xxxxxx Quote: >>> I am trying to import my Outlook Contacts into the Vista Contacts >>> folder. Many of the Outlook Contacts have extended characters, e.g. á, >>> é, í, ó, ú, ñ, etc. The CSV file that I created from Outlook correctly >>> displays the accented letters and the Spanish "ñ" but when I import the >>> contacts into Vista Contacts, they display as gibberish. >>> >>> Importing a vCard works but I have hundreds of contacts and I haven't >>> been able to save all of them as a single file. Saving and importing >>> them one at a time would take hours. >>> >>> How does one import contacts with Spanish and French names? |
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02-16-2009
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| | Re: Vista Contacts - extended characters import I am not interested in importing the .pst file into Windows Mail. I am trying to import it to the Vista Contacts folder. Vista Contacts however, has only four import formats: CSV (Comma Separated Values) LDIF (LDAP server) vCard (VCF file) Windows Address Book file (Outlook Express contacts) FYI, on your suggestion, I did import the contacts into Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail: same results. The accented letters in names like Fernández, Pérez and Concepción are displayed as a symbol resembling a square. "Dave" <Dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e0$GcGGkJHA.5928@xxxxxx Quote: > Have you tried installing Outlook, copying the .pst file over, opening the > .pst, and importing directly into Windows Mail? > > > -- > Windows 7 beta > http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview > http://download.live.com/wlmail > > > "VistaUser" <vistauser@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:0CA1ED04-0CD0-4DBE-91C0-7DF0CDEC8D7E@xxxxxx Quote: >> I am trying to import my Outlook Contacts into the Vista Contacts folder. >> Many of the Outlook Contacts have extended characters, e.g. á, é, í, ó, >> ú, ñ, etc. The CSV file that I created from Outlook correctly displays >> the accented letters and the Spanish "ñ" but when I import the contacts >> into Vista Contacts, they display as gibberish. >> >> Importing a vCard works but I have hundreds of contacts and I haven't >> been able to save all of them as a single file. Saving and importing >> them one at a time would take hours. >> >> How does one import contacts with Spanish and French names? |
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02-16-2009
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| | Re: Vista Contacts - extended characters import I understand that. Outlook, however, is not the problem. I posted it here because the Contacts folder is new in Vista and, as far as I know, Windows Mail is new with Vista and, this is a Vista "general" newsgroup. Perhaps I should have posted this in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail newsgroup. I never meant to create any angst by my perception that this issue was a general problem which presents itself in the mail application that is bundled with Vista. Geesh. "Tyro" <Tyro@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4rjml.17026$yr3.16194@xxxxxx Quote: > Vista does not import anything. Programs create files that are imported by > other programs. Vista does the writing and reading of the files but does > not change the content of the files. > > Tyro > > "VistaUser" <vistauser@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:8A8F01BF-CC37-409A-9F4C-B7557DA06644@xxxxxx Quote: >> The file export from Outlook is not a problem. As I mentioned in my >> original post, the CSV file that I created by exporting the contacts from >> Outlook is perfectly good. The extended characters are in the CSV file. >> The CSV file is a plain text file, no different from any text file >> produced by Word, Wordpad, Works, Notepad, WordPerfect or any other word >> or text editor. Outlook is not an issue. It is Vista that is not >> importing the text correctly. >> >> "Tyro" <Tyro@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news uhml.20518$Ws1.6213@xxxxxxQuote: >>> This is a Vista newsgroup. Your question would be best posed in the >>> Outlook newsgroup: microsoft.public.outlook. >>> >>> Tyro >>> >>> "VistaUser" <vistauser@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:0CA1ED04-0CD0-4DBE-91C0-7DF0CDEC8D7E@xxxxxx >>>> I am trying to import my Outlook Contacts into the Vista Contacts >>>> folder. Many of the Outlook Contacts have extended characters, e.g. á, >>>> é, í, ó, ú, ñ, etc. The CSV file that I created from Outlook correctly >>>> displays the accented letters and the Spanish "ñ" but when I import the >>>> contacts into Vista Contacts, they display as gibberish. >>>> >>>> Importing a vCard works but I have hundreds of contacts and I haven't >>>> been able to save all of them as a single file. Saving and importing >>>> them one at a time would take hours. >>>> >>>> How does one import contacts with Spanish and French names? >>> |
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