On 5/18/02 02:44, Paul Berkowitz wrote: > On 5/17/02 10:41 PM, "Jan Martel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 5/17/02 9:31 PM, "Paul Berkowitz" wrote: >> >>> You were too impatient. if you do a Data Merge creating Catalog, the, at the >>> bottom, press Query Options. You will be able to select by category, by >>> specific selection of contacts, or both together. (This is only in Word X - >>> in 2001, use my much cruder Address Book List script.) >> >> OK, this is better (I didn't realize Query Options worked this way; I've >> used data merge before with Excel docs). But I still can't select the >> flagged contacts (obviously, I could create another category instead of >> using flags, but the flags worked well in Custom View). And, more important, >> it doesn't seem to sort in any rational order (I can't figure out how it has >> sorted; maybe by the order in which I entered the contacts?). Also, when I >> tried to insert tabs (in the document made by merging), it acted very >> strangely - kept removing the ruler so I couldn�t add more tabs. I >> eventually got the spacing I wanted, and I can obviously use a header to >> have column headings, but that was when I noticed the weird sorting and >> decided to call it quits for the night. Oh, and it also doesn't offer both >> home and work phone numbers, which I have in my custom view - just "phone" >> which I'm assuming is the phone number associated with the default address, >> and "mobile phone." > > You're right about the ordering. Weird. It must be by ID which is > effectively by the date they were added to the Address Book, as you say.
My eQuery app/AppleScript combo still works in Entourage X...the docs say it requires Office 2001, but it works just fine with Office X, too. It will take care of creating a merge source file for you with the contacts you want, as well as the fields you need. eQuery is available at <http://gaclark.home.sprynet.com/equery/> George -- George Clark - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
