• Subject: Re: "File As" option lost company name- Mass change?
  • Author: Marathon
  • Date: 23 Apr 2009
  • References: 1 2 3 4 5
I figured it out and it worked like a charm.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!



"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlookmvp@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uYsvmfAxJHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> 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...
>> 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$X7wJHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>I see that yes, but how do I reset old ones that already exist?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlookmvp@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eBKHxP7wJHA.4364@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> The code sample at http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/file-as.htm sets
>>>> the fileas. This uses Outlook's default fileas types so you don't
>>>> need to test for the presence of a company name - if there isn't a
>>>> company name it uses Last, First only.
>>>>
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>>>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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>>>>
>>>> "Marathon" <jsssbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:eNc$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!
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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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