OL98: All Items in Folder Are Not Exported

• Microsoft Outlook 98

SYMPTOMS

You export Microsoft Outlook items to a file, and not all items are exported.

CAUSE

The Outlook import/export converter does not export items that use a custom form or have a non-standard message class field.

RESOLUTION

You can work around this problem by using the Omsgclas.doc utility to change the message class of all of the items to the standard message class and then export the items.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the message class field and how to obtain the Omsgclas.doc utility, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q182274 OL98: How to Update Existing Items to Use a New Custom Form

Create a Temporary Folder

1. Determine where to place the temporary folder; create the folder as a subfolder of the folder where the items are currently located.



2. Right-click the folder that will contain the temporary folder and on the shortcut menu, click New Folder. Type a name for the folder, making sure the Folder Contains box is set to the appropriate type items, and then click OK.

Copy the Selected Items to the Temporary Folder

1. Click to select one of the items you want to copy.



2. On the Edit menu, click Select All.



3. On the Edit menu, click Copy to Folder. Click to select the temporary folder previously created and click OK.

REFERENCES

For additional information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q180826 OL98: Resources for Custom Forms and Programming

Q182349 OL98: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Additional query words: OutSol OutSol98 98

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Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug