Vista Tutorial - Earthlink Address Book Can't Be Imported into Windows Mail

Was CXV a typo here, or is that the actual filename extension? If it's the
actual filename extension, change it to CSV.


"Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't
> recognize data. Help!

Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't recognize
data. Help!

It was a CSV File. Still won't import. It asks for each column to be mapped.
After mapping it says it saves it but there is no data in the Contact List.


"Puppy Breath" <NoSpam@NoThanks.com> wrote in message
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> Was CXV a typo here, or is that the actual filename extension? If it's the
> actual filename extension, change it to CSV.
>
>
> "Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:u%23qulfaXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't
>> recognize data. Help!
>

If there is an option not to map, try that.

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"Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:OVQI8yaXHHA.3540@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> It was a CSV File. Still won't import. It asks for each column to be mapped.
> After mapping it says it saves it but there is no data in the Contact List.
>
>
> "Puppy Breath" <NoSpam@NoThanks.com> wrote in message
> news:2465870E-4FE0-4E3C-84D9-868EADCACBDB@microsoft.com...
>> Was CXV a typo here, or is that the actual filename extension? If it's the
>> actual filename extension, change it to CSV.
>>
>>
>> "Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:u%23qulfaXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't
>>> recognize data. Help!
>>
>

No such luck.


"Walter Blanchard" <Walter B@communities.nospam> wrote in message
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If there is an option not to map, try that.

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______________________________

Walter B
waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
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"Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:OVQI8yaXHHA.3540@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> It was a CSV File. Still won't import. It asks for each column to be
> mapped.
> After mapping it says it saves it but there is no data in the Contact
> List.
>
>
> "Puppy Breath" <NoSpam@NoThanks.com> wrote in message
> news:2465870E-4FE0-4E3C-84D9-868EADCACBDB@microsoft.com...
>> Was CXV a typo here, or is that the actual filename extension? If it's
>> the
>> actual filename extension, change it to CSV.
>>
>>
>> "Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:u%23qulfaXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't
>>> recognize data. Help!
>>
>

"Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:u%23qulfaXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't
> recognize data. Help!


Open the CSV (note you had corrected it) and see what is the first line.

The following is the way Windows Mail's Contact are set up. Note, this is
one line with the commas separating the fields.


First Name,Last Name,Middle Name,Name,Nickname,E-mail Address,Home
Street,Home City,Home Postal Code,Home State,Home Country/Region,Home
Phone,Home Fax,Mobile Phone,Personal Web Page,Business Street,Business
City,Business Postal Code,Business State,Business Country/Region,Business
Web Page,Business Phone,Business Fax,Pager,Company,Job
Title,Department,Office Location,Notes



After the fields, you will see something like

Bob, Bobm B, Bob Bob,,,,,,,,,,,,,,bob@bob.com,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

and similar.

A CSV file is just a text file you can open in Notepad. They're easy to
convert as all you have to do is sort out the fields given (Earthlink) to
the fields needed (Contacts).

I have tried everyhting and it just not work. It imports all the data but
does not put it into the Contacts file. It says:

Your Contacts already contain the entry "".

Then it creates an UNKNOWN contact with no data in in.


"DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message
news:OoeW%23ecXHHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> "Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:u%23qulfaXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't
>> recognize data. Help!
>
>
> Open the CSV (note you had corrected it) and see what is the first line.
>
> The following is the way Windows Mail's Contact are set up. Note, this is
> one line with the commas separating the fields.
>
>
> First Name,Last Name,Middle Name,Name,Nickname,E-mail Address,Home
> Street,Home City,Home Postal Code,Home State,Home Country/Region,Home
> Phone,Home Fax,Mobile Phone,Personal Web Page,Business Street,Business
> City,Business Postal Code,Business State,Business Country/Region,Business
> Web Page,Business Phone,Business Fax,Pager,Company,Job
> Title,Department,Office Location,Notes
>
>
>
> After the fields, you will see something like
>
> Bob, Bobm B, Bob Bob,,,,,,,,,,,,,,bob@bob.com,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
>
> and similar.
>
> A CSV file is just a text file you can open in Notepad. They're easy to
> convert as all you have to do is sort out the fields given (Earthlink) to
> the fields needed (Contacts).
>
>
>

Sounds like field mismatching. That is where the mapping becomes helpful but
it's own a complete and not partical basis.

Each fieldname listed is in a particular order.

Each field data listed (first name, last name,etc) are in that order. If
there is no data for that particular field, it is left empty. You may see
sections of each one like ,,,,,,,, which means the fields are empty.

Each of the fields match up to the data given. If more fields than data, it
can either error or try to go to the nect line and it just gets worse at the
end.





"Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:O3ixwYdXHHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have tried everyhting and it just not work. It imports all the data but
>does not put it into the Contacts file. It says:
>
> Your Contacts already contain the entry "".
>
> Then it creates an UNKNOWN contact with no data in in.
>
>
> "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message
> news:OoeW%23ecXHHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> "Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:u%23qulfaXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't
>>> recognize data. Help!
>>
>>
>> Open the CSV (note you had corrected it) and see what is the first line.
>>
>> The following is the way Windows Mail's Contact are set up. Note, this is
>> one line with the commas separating the fields.
>>
>>
>> First Name,Last Name,Middle Name,Name,Nickname,E-mail Address,Home
>> Street,Home City,Home Postal Code,Home State,Home Country/Region,Home
>> Phone,Home Fax,Mobile Phone,Personal Web Page,Business Street,Business
>> City,Business Postal Code,Business State,Business Country/Region,Business
>> Web Page,Business Phone,Business Fax,Pager,Company,Job
>> Title,Department,Office Location,Notes
>>
>>
>>
>> After the fields, you will see something like
>>
>> Bob, Bobm B, Bob Bob,,,,,,,,,,,,,,bob@bob.com,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
>>
>> and similar.
>>
>> A CSV file is just a text file you can open in Notepad. They're easy to
>> convert as all you have to do is sort out the fields given (Earthlink) to
>> the fields needed (Contacts).
>>
>>
>>
>

I finally was able to make it work. Apparently the Address Book in EarthLink
Web Mail does not complete the "NAME" column which is used as the primary
sort in Windows Vista Contacts list. I had to convert the the CSV file by
checking Text Delimited radio button then checking Comma and unchecking Tab.
Then all data arranges it self into columns. Keep all in General format.
Once it opened I then copied the Last Name column data into the NAME
column. MAKE SURE THERE IS DATA IN EACH ROW OF NAME COLUMN. I the saved as a
CSV file. I the imported that file from the Contacts page and it worked
perfectly.

Interestingly not one person at EarthLink could help. Thanks to all who
replied to my message!!
"DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message
news:eTZ34ZeXHHA.4220@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Sounds like field mismatching. That is where the mapping becomes helpful
> but it's own a complete and not partical basis.
>
> Each fieldname listed is in a particular order.
>
> Each field data listed (first name, last name,etc) are in that order. If
> there is no data for that particular field, it is left empty. You may see
> sections of each one like ,,,,,,,, which means the fields are empty.
>
> Each of the fields match up to the data given. If more fields than data,
> it can either error or try to go to the nect line and it just gets worse
> at the end.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:O3ixwYdXHHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I have tried everyhting and it just not work. It imports all the data but
>>does not put it into the Contacts file. It says:
>>
>> Your Contacts already contain the entry "".
>>
>> Then it creates an UNKNOWN contact with no data in in.
>>
>>
>> "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message
>> news:OoeW%23ecXHHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> "Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:u%23qulfaXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Tried to imort from CXV file created from Web Mail but Vista won't
>>>> recognize data. Help!
>>>
>>>
>>> Open the CSV (note you had corrected it) and see what is the first line.
>>>
>>> The following is the way Windows Mail's Contact are set up. Note, this
>>> is one line with the commas separating the fields.
>>>
>>>
>>> First Name,Last Name,Middle Name,Name,Nickname,E-mail Address,Home
>>> Street,Home City,Home Postal Code,Home State,Home Country/Region,Home
>>> Phone,Home Fax,Mobile Phone,Personal Web Page,Business Street,Business
>>> City,Business Postal Code,Business State,Business
>>> Country/Region,Business Web Page,Business Phone,Business
>>> Fax,Pager,Company,Job Title,Department,Office Location,Notes
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After the fields, you will see something like
>>>
>>> Bob, Bobm B, Bob Bob,,,,,,,,,,,,,,bob@bob.com,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
>>>
>>> and similar.
>>>
>>> A CSV file is just a text file you can open in Notepad. They're easy to
>>> convert as all you have to do is sort out the fields given (Earthlink)
>>> to the fields needed (Contacts).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

"Linda" <lbarczak@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:eTKeoDnXHHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I finally was able to make it work. Apparently the Address Book in
>EarthLink Web Mail does not complete the "NAME" column which is used as the
>primary sort in Windows Vista Contacts list. I had to convert the the CSV
>file by checking Text Delimited radio button then checking Comma and
>unchecking Tab. Then all data arranges it self into columns. Keep all in
>General format. Once it opened I then copied the Last Name column data
>into the NAME column. MAKE SURE THERE IS DATA IN EACH ROW OF NAME COLUMN. I
>the saved as a CSV file. I the imported that file from the Contacts page
>and it worked perfectly.
>
> Interestingly not one person at EarthLink could help. Thanks to all who
> replied to my message!!

> "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message

They don't look. If it's not directly in front of their nose, they can't
figure it out.