Mike - I'm happy to jump in here and say that my client really likes it - my program allows each staff member in their company to add/edit/delete just their own contact lists in MS Outlook from their shared company contact list in R:BASE.
The general concepts are: You have to have a way to identify which user gets which set of records and allow them to change their minds - my clients have a separate table where the first time they run the program, it populates itself with all their personal clients - but allows them to add other contacts from within the main R:BASE contacts table to be included in their own personal list. The Outlook file format must be explicitly defined - so you have to create an export routine for the R:BASE data to output the file in this format. You also have to have a way in your R:BASE to identify new, updated, and deleted records so you can create the appropriate files for Outlook to interpret - each process runs separately. If anyone would like more specifics, please feel free to contact me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I won't be able to prepare a set of files to send until after the 12th, but I'll be happy to do so after that. Sami Aaron Software Management Specialists 19312 W 63rd Terr Shawnee KS 66218 913-962-9245 ----- Original Message ----- From: MikeB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, May 5, 2005 9:34 am Subject: [RBG7-L] - RE: Intergration with Outlook > The Rb2Outlook utility, which manages Contact information only, > allows you to > export RBase data via CSV. You then construct an INI file that > maps the RBase > data to the Outlook Contact field mapping. > > Once that is accomplished (You only need to do the INI file once, > unless your > mapping changes), you run the utility to Add or Update information > as > necessary. > > You can see that once everything is in place, the process can be > included in > RBase code as an automated process. > > It was extensively tested with Exchange 5.5 and has been in use > for some time > now by a client of Sami Aaron. > > Sami would be the resident expert on its' integration and use, > having solved > all the mysteries of doing so.... > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dawn Oakes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:46 AM > Subject: [RBG7-L] - RE: Intergration with Outlook > > > According to Razzak, anything is possible.:o) > > Can you be more specific (addresses, emails?) You can import / export > obviously, but if you want something automated, depending on what > you'retrying to do, I think you'll have to use VB and write some > kind of > script. What version of Exchange? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kayza Kleinman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 9:36 AM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Intergration with Outlook > > Is there any way to have rbase put information into outlook / > exchange? > Or to have it take information from there? > >
