OL2000: How to Import Day-Timer 2.0 Data Files

ID: Q198395

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000

SUMMARY

Microsoft Outlook does not support the direct import of Day-Timer 2.0 information. However, data can be exported from Day-Timer into an ASCII delimited file, and can then be imported into Outlook.


MORE INFORMATION

Importing data from Day-Timer 2.0 is a four step process. The first three steps define and export the data from Day-Timer.

  1. Define the data to be exported from Day-Timer Organizer for Windows.


  2. Choose the field order for the export file.


  3. Export the data that you want from Day-Timer Organizer into an ASCII delimited file.


  4. Import the Day-Timer delimited file into Outlook.


You can obtain more information on exporting an ASCII file from Day-Timer Organizer for Windows (Steps 1-3) from Day-Timers, Inc. Because Day- Timer Organizer for Windows is produced and updated by Day-Timers Inc., we are unable to provide the exact steps for exporting files.



Once the data is exported from Day-Timer 2.0, import it into Outlook.

Importing the Day-Timer ASCII File into Outlook

  1. On the File menu, click Import And Export.


  2. Under "Choose an action to perform," click "Import from another program or file," and click Next.


  3. Under "Select file type to import from," click to select "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and click Next.


  4. In the File To Import box, type the path and file name of the file you want to import, or click Browse to move to the file. The ASCII delimited files exported by Day-Timer Organizer will have an .asc extension.


  5. In Select Destination Folder, click to select the folder that you want to store the imported data in, and click Next.


  6. Click to select "Import <filename.asc> into the <folder name> folder," and click Finish. This may take a few minutes and cannot be canceled.




Day-Timer Organizer for Windows is manufactured by Day-Timers, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: csv OL2K

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: May 20, 1999
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