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- Subject: Re: "File As" option lost company name- Mass change?
- Author: Diane Poremsky [MVP]
- Date: 23 Apr 2009
- References: 1 2 3 4
What version of outlook?
That's weird. There is nothing to edit - you just need to remove the ' from
in front of the format you want to use and run it - it sets the file as
field to that format for each contact.
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"Marathon" <jsssbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#jF6mk7wJHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
That's weird. There is nothing to edit - you just need to remove the ' from
in front of the format you want to use and run it - it sets the file as
field to that format for each contact.
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"Marathon" <jsssbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#jF6mk7wJHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I get it a bit better.
>
> I ran the script and wound up with No names at all in "File as", Just
> blanks need a bit of help with what to edit in the script.
>
> any way to fix this?
>
>
> "Marathon" <jsssbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:utk4$X7wJHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>
> I ran the script and wound up with No names at all in "File as", Just
> blanks need a bit of help with what to edit in the script.
>
> any way to fix this?
>
>
> "Marathon" <jsssbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:utk4$X7wJHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I see that yes, but how do I reset old ones that already exist?
>>
>>
>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlookmvp@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:eBKHxP7wJHA.4364@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>
>>
>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlookmvp@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:eBKHxP7wJHA.4364@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> The code sample at http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/file-as.htm sets
>>> the fileas. This uses Outlook's default fileas types so you don't need
>>> to test for the presence of a company name - if there isn't a company
>>> name it uses Last, First only.
>>>
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>>>
>>> "Marathon" <jsssbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eNc$rS6wJHA.4980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> the fileas. This uses Outlook's default fileas types so you don't need
>>> to test for the presence of a company name - if there isn't a company
>>> name it uses Last, First only.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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>>>
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>>>
>>> "Marathon" <jsssbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eNc$rS6wJHA.4980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Somehow I lost the company name associations in "file as" in over 1500
>>>> contacts. Probably had something to do with synching a blackberry.
>>>> Is there a way to recreate this en mass if a company exists and do
>>>> nothing of none exists etc?
>>>>
>>>> EX
>>>>
>>>> John Doe.
>>>> XYX, INC
>>>>
>>>> File as:
>>>>
>>>> John Doe (XYX, Inc.)
>>>>
>>>> TIA!
>>>>
>>>> contacts. Probably had something to do with synching a blackberry.
>>>> Is there a way to recreate this en mass if a company exists and do
>>>> nothing of none exists etc?
>>>>
>>>> EX
>>>>
>>>> John Doe.
>>>> XYX, INC
>>>>
>>>> File as:
>>>>
>>>> John Doe (XYX, Inc.)
>>>>
>>>> TIA!
>>>>
>>
>
| 22 Apr 2009 | "File As" option lost company name- Mass change? | .Marathon |
| 22 Apr 2009 |  Re: "File As" option lost company name- Mass change? | .Diane Poremsky [MVP] |
| 22 Apr 2009 |  Re: "File As" option lost company name- Mass change? | .Marathon |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Re: "File As" option lost company name- Mass change? | .Marathon |
| 23 Apr 2009 | Re: "File As" option lost company name- Mass change? | .Diane Poremsky [MVP] |
| 23 Apr 2009 | Re: "File As" option lost company name- Mass change? | .Marathon |
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