Thanks for that Larry, I'll print it out and keep it for next time.

As I said yesterday, I stumbled over another solution.  I removed the
'read-only' attribute from the archived wab and it merged into the new wab
without a hitch.

Makes me wonder if changing the attribute property would have done the same
for my client's 200-odd dbx files that I couldn't import to his new setup,
and which we finally had to shift, one by one, via the old, cumbersome
'rename, copy etc etc' method.

Which leads me to ask - I think I've seen a prog somewhere that can change
attributes for bulk files, as in a folder-full of dbx files.  Anyone know
where this can be got?

TIA
Ian

Ian Porter
Computer Guys
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Stewart"

> Sorry this is so long. I had originally sent it to my mother-in-law as a
> step by step procedure to make sure no steps were missed and the procedure
> was followed exactly.
>
> .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:.
>
> Saving (or restoring) your Outlook Express Address Book for backup
purposes
>
> From within Outlook Express
>
> o click on Tools/Address Book
> o click on File/Export
> o select "other address book"
> o select Text file (comma separated values (csv))
> o save exported file as: (e.g.) "a:\addbook_15Apr02.csv" ***
> o select fields you wish to copy (it's OK to take the defaults shown)
> o click on Finish
> o close
>
> *** it's very important to make sure you type in the drive ID and/or
folder
> where the file is to be stored. It's also important to make sure you apply
> the ".csv" extension.
>
> .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:.
>
> Copying a backed up Address Book back to Outlook Express
>
> From within Outlook Express
>
> o click on Tools/Address Book
> o click on File/Import
> o from the list, select "Text File (comma separated values)"
> o Type in the drive, folder and file name if known - otherwise, browse to
> find it
> o click on Next
> o If you can't remember your original selections just take the default
> fields - which is all of them
> o If an address from the backup file exists in the OE Address Book you are
> about to update, a "Confirm Replace" screen pops up.
> o Select the appropriate option (such as Yes, No or Yes to all) and
complete
> your update
>
> Good luck!
>
> Larry Stewart

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