OL97: How to Import Information from Goldmine

• Microsoft Outlook 97

SUMMARY

This article describes how to export contacts from Goldmine and import them into Microsoft Outlook 97.

MORE INFORMATION

To import Goldmine information into Outlook, you must export from Goldmine in dbf format.

Export the Goldmine File

1. With Goldmine database open, on the Tools menu, click Export Records.

2. Click to select DBF File as the Data Format and click Next.

3. Under Get Filename, type the path and file name you want, or click Browse and select the export location you want, for example:

         C:\my documents\mydata.dbf
   

   Click Next twice.

4. Click Finish. Goldmine reports how many records were exported and the elapsed time. Click OK.

Import File into Outlook

1. On the File menu, click Import And Export.

2. Click "Import from Schedule+ or other Program or file," and click Next.

3. Click to select dBase and click Next.

4. Enter the path to the file to import and click Next.

5. Click to select the folder to import the file into, such as Contacts. Click Next.

6. Click Map Custom Fields. Drag the field names in the From box to the correct field in the To box. Click OK, and Finish.

REFERENCES

For more information about Importing files into Outlook, type "Import dBase" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "Import information into Outlook"

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