OLEXP: Command-Line Switches for Windows Address Book (Wab.exe) (217125)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 1
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 2
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q217125
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

SUMMARY

This article describes the command-line switches for the Windows Address Book (Wab.exe).

MORE INFORMATION

Outlook Express includes the ability to run the Windows Address Book as a separate program. If you have multiple copies of the Windows Address Book, you can use command-line switches to gain access to address books that are not the default address.

The available switches are:
  • No switches - Opens the default address book.

    Example: Click Start, click Run, and type wab

  • /Open - Displays a dialog box to select an address book file

    Example: Click Start, click Run, and type wab /open

  • /New - Displays a dialog box to specify a new address book file

    Example: Click Start, click Run, and type wab /new

  • File name - Opens the specified address book file

    Example: If your Windows Address Book is named Test.wab and is located in the C:\Program Files\Outlook Express folder, click Start, click Run and type: c:\program files\outlook express\test.wab

  • Folder name - Displays a dialog box to select an address book file from the specified folder

    Example: If your Windows Address Book is named Test.wab and is located in the C:\Program Files\Outlook Express folder, click Start, click Run, and type c:\program files\outlook express

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/5/2003
Keywords:kbinfo kbui win98 KB217125
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