Re: Importing an Address List
I have inherited a mailing list with over 300 subscribers... Convert this: Keith Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED], Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED], to this: Keith Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... and import it -- Marten Gallagher Annery Kiln Web Design www.annerykiln.co.uk Using The Bat! 4.0.24 with K9 on Windows XP 5.1 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Importing an Address List
Hi On Monday 23 June 2008 at 1:41:09 AM, in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Russell wrote: I have inherited a mailing list with over 300 subscribers. The person previously in charge maintained the mailing list as a text file that he just pasted into the address field to send. I'd like to create a real email group in The Bat!; I think it would be a lot more easy to work with. The text file is a string of names and addresses in standard format separated by commas, e.g., Keith Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED], Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED], Is there a way I can import this into a group? You could create a new message, paste the list into the to field and save it to the outbox. Then go to the outbox, right-click the message and select Specials Add recipient to address book. For each one on the list, you would have to click OK. Or, as Marten said, you could replace all the commas in the text file with carriage returns and import from Address List (plain text). -- Best regards, MFPA Ballerinas are always on their toes. We need taller ballerinas! Using The Bat! v4.0.14 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Importing an Address List
Hello, fellow Bat-lovers. On Monday, June 23, 2008, 3:55:30 AM, MFPA wrote: You could create a new message, paste the list into the to field and save it to the outbox. Then go to the outbox, right-click the message and select Specials Add recipient to address book. For each one on the list, you would have to click OK. Wow! Great idea! I used Marten's suggestion, but I think this method would have worked very well also, and I'll definitely keep it in mind. Thanks. -- Keith Russell Using The Bat! 4.0.24 under Windows Vista 6.0 Build 6001 on a 2.4 GHZ Pentium IV with 4 GB RAM Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Importing an Address List
Hello, fellow Bat-lovers. On Monday, June 23, 2008, 3:18:14 AM, Marten wrote: I have inherited a mailing list with over 300 subscribers... Convert this: Keith Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED], Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED], to this: Keith Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... and import it Thanks, Martin! I'm embarrassed to say that I had tried this with Thunderbird (and couldn't get it to work), but (for whatever reason) hadn't tried it with The Bat! It took me a few tries to figure out which type of file and which type of import to use, but I did get it to work. (The answer to the question is to save as a .txt file and then use Import from Address List (plain text)). -- Keith Russell Using The Bat! 4.0.24 under Windows Vista 6.0 Build 6001 on a 2.4 GHZ Pentium IV with 4 GB RAM. Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Importing an Address List
Hello, fellow Bat-lovers. I haven't posted for some time, but I need your help. I have inherited a mailing list with over 300 subscribers. The person previously in charge maintained the mailing list as a text file that he just pasted into the address field to send. I'd like to create a real email group in The Bat!; I think it would be a lot more easy to work with. The text file is a string of names and addresses in standard format separated by commas, e.g., Keith Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED], Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED], Is there a way I can import this into a group? If, in the import dialog, I specify Address list (plain text), just the first list is imported. If I specify Comma-separated (plain text), the addresses get imported correct into a dialog which I am then expected to complete, like this: FieldImportAddress Book field Keith RussellNo(none) Joe SmithNo(none) There is a drop-down list associated with each of the last two columns. I can change Import to Yes and select a field from the Address Book field list. If this would even work, however, I would have to change every one of the 300+ lines. Does anyone know of a better way? Thanks! -- Keith Russell Using The Bat! 4.0.24 under Windows Vista 6.0 Build 6001 on a 2.4 GHZ Pentium IV with 4 GB RAM. Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
