OLEXP: Import of Text File Ignores Last Field (232904)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q232904 For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express SYMPTOMS
When you import data into Microsoft Outlook Express 5 using the Other Address Book option and data from a comma-separated values (.csv) text file, the last data field does not import.
The following example illustrates the behavior, where the first row of data is designated as a header row and the subsequent rows are address data:
First name,Last name,E-mail address
John,Doe,JD@microsoft.com
Mary,Doe,MD@Microsoft.net
The comma between each element represents a delimiter. If you import this data using the Other Address Book option, the Windows Address Book (WAB) entries used to display Outlook Express contacts contain only the first name and last name.
RESOLUTION
Add a comma in the header row after the last element in the .csv file, and then import the file as a comma-seperated address book.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/28/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbprb KB232904 |
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