[mso] Re: Exporting Messages

open a dos-box
change to the directory you saved all the msg's in

enter: ren *.txt *.eml <and hit enter>

type: exit <enter> to close the box and ur done.

-Jim-


"Linda F. Johnson" wrote:
> 
> Well...I'm wondering if you use Dian's suggestion of dragging them all
> into one folder on your desktop, if you could use some kind of bat file
> or Windows macro/vb thang  to rename all the extensions in one shot?
> 
> Vic?
> 
> Linda
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Charles R. Buchanan
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:39 PM
> To: List MS
> Subject: [mso] Re: Exporting Messages
> 
> That's what I did last night. I need them to be individual though! :-(
> 
> *********** Original Message  ***********
> 
> On 7/30/2002 at 2:12 PM Linda F. Johnson communicated the following:
> 
> >Charles...the only way I know to save more than one message at a time
> is
> >to save them all in a txt file (in Outlook)....go into your inbox or
> >folder, click on one, hold shift and click on the last one....once
> they
> >are all selected, go into the File menu and choose Save As....and save
> >them...this puts them all in to one text file
> >
> >Then you can rename this file in Windows with an eml extension....it
> >will open in OE....but, all the messages will be within one email, not
> >multiple emails
> >
> >Linda
> >Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers
> >Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop
> >http://personal-computer-tutor.com
> >FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial
> >http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >Behalf Of Charles R. Buchanan
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 1:27 PM
> >To: List MS
> >Subject: [mso] Re: Exporting Messages
> >
> >
> >
> >Ok, maybe I'm suffering from "what the heck?" syndrome, or just a
> plain
> >dummy, but although I can save an individual msg, but can't figure out
> >how to do that to ALL the messages! :-(  Well, back to the drawing
> >board. <shrug>
> 
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