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 > 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 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> > > ************************************************************* > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe > > Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also > allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > > To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a > request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation > with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here > to upload/download files: > http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles > ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************