-=PCTechTalk=- Re: saving OE export addy book problem

I am trying to SAVE the address book in OE..which means export out to 
somewhere like desktop so I can save it to cd in CASE I need to reinstall 
windows like I just had to do..it obliterated my address book..and the copy 
I saved  came out in Microsoft Excell  format which wouldn't import back 
into OE.. I didn't have to deal with Excell before--it wasn't installed. but 
apparently it installed when I  reinstalled Win...
Does THAT make sense? Maybe??
Mary Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 8:41 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: saving OE export addy book problem


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ML
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 9:14 PM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: saving OE export addy book problem
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> When I saved it, it came out as Microsoft Excel whatever..OE won't
> read it..unless I am doing something wrong...entirely possible...
>
> It is impossible to tell if you are doing something wrong because I
> have no idea of what you are trying to do.  Please re-read my
> previous message.  It should help you understand what you are doing
> and how to accomplish what I ***_think_*** you are trying to do.
>
> If my previous message is no help at all please explain exactly what
> you are trying to do and WHY you are trying to do it.  If I know
> that I may be able to tell you how to do what you want to do.
>
> Don
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 4:32 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: saving OE export addy book problem
>
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>> When you export an address book from OE you have a choice of
> exporting
>> to Microsoft Exchange or to a comma separated value (CSV)
>> text file.   A CSV file can be read by many different database
>> programs including MS Excel, MS Access and others.
>>
>> A CSV file can NOT be read by OE.  There is no need for that
>> capability.  If you want to IMPORT from a CSV file click
>> file/import/OTHER address book/Text file (comma separated
>> value)/Import.  If you exported to Microsoft Exchange then choose
> to
>> import from that instead of the Text file.
>>
>> If your intent is to save a copy of your address book in case you
> need
>> to re-install OE or if you want to place the same address book in
> a
>> second copy of OE simply copy the .wab file to the desired
> location.
>>
>> To find the .wab file click start/search and then search for
> *.wab.
>> To find out where to put it when you need it, do the same search
> on
>> the drive where you want it and then over write the existing .wab
>> file.
>>
>> Let me suggest http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com as the premier
> source of
>> information on Outlook Express.  I can not emphasize enough the
> amount
>> of useful information there.  Far more than you will ever get from
> me
>> or anyone else here.  If that is not your first place to look for
> an
>> answer, even before PCTT, then you will be wasting a lot of time
> to
>> get the same answer here, eventually.  And a lot of questions
> could
>> very well go unanswered here.
>>
>> Don
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