Conference chefs::ms-exchange

1072.0. "Outlook user defined fields in contact forms" by ODIXIE::DWILLIAMS () Tue May 20 1997 19:02

    I'm using outlook97 with exchange server....
    
        I created a custom contacts folder and customized the contacts form
    to
        contain user defined fields. I need to take my existing contacts,
        created using the default contacts form and copy them to the new
    folder
        with the new form so I can add data to the user defined fields.
    
        I have tried copying them within Outlook but they always wind up
    with
        the default contact form, not the new one with the user defined
        fields.
    
        I have tried exporting and then importing but the same
        occurs...apparently if you import to a folder of type contacts you
    can
        only get the default contacts form not the custom one associated
    with
        the folder. 
    
        I also tried creating a few contacts using the  custom form and
    exporting that. Again, I can only export the derfault Contact form
    fields.
    
    I found a paper on Microsofts page Article ID Q161295 that implies that
    it cannot be done currently. The workaround they mention will only let
    you do 4 user defined fields. I have many more than that!
    
    How can I get around this? I don't want to retype over 2000 contatcts!!
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dave