How do I export Notes

[Ted McGahie]

Configuration Information:
Operating system: Windows 95a
Network: --Other--

I'd like to export the info on the notes/history tab to a text
delimited file for importing into another application but cannot find
out how. Is this possible? I'm running ACT! 3.0. Please help.
Thanks in advance.

[Jim Lee [Symantec]]

Hi Ted,

ACT! 3.0 by design does export notes using the export wizard. The
export routine is only reading a single file, the contact file (DBF).
Notes are stored in the Binary Large Object file (BLB) which is a
second file.

The only substitute is to filter the Notes history report for notes
only and print to File-Editable Text.

Let us know if we can be of further help.

Jim Lee [Symantec Corp.]

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[Ted McGahie]

On Wed, 23 Sep 1998 07:18:51 GMT, Jim Lee [Symantec] wrote:
> On 22 Sep 1998 15:20:43 GMT, Ted McGahie wrote:
>
> >Configuration Information:
> > Operating system: Windows 95a
> > Network: --Other--
> >
> >I'd like to export the info on the notes/history tab to a text
> >delimited file for importing into another application but cannot find
> >out how. Is this possible? I'm running ACT! 3.0. Please help.
>
> Hi Ted,
>
> ACT! 3.0 by design does export notes using the export wizard. The
> export routine is only reading a single file, the contact file (DBF).
> Notes are stored in the Binary Large Object file (BLB) which is a
> second file.
>
> The only substitute is to filter the Notes history report for notes
> only and print to File-Editable Text.
>
> Let us know if we can be of further help.
>
> Jim Lee [Symantec Corp.]
>

I don't get the option to send the report to a File-Editable Text.
My options are Printer, Preview, Fax, E-mail, and File. If I select
File, it saves it in a .rpt format. Is this a capability that was
added after version 3.0?

[Jim Lee [Symantec]]

Hi Ted,

This is an option with ACT! 3.08 which is what I have currently
installed on a Win95 machine for testing. I believe it was added with
v3.06. You can update by selecting Help > Liveupdate, this will update
your program.

If you have to download the files then the update is tricky. The
downloadable files are ACT307.EXE and 308_US32.EXE. You must update
using ACT307 first then update a second time with 308_US32 to obtain
the current version 3.08. Here is a URL if you need to download.
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/act/files_act.html

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