Import multiple paragraphs into a field

[Jim Lee [Symantec]]

On 25 Sep 1998 19:34:08 GMT, Dave Merrill wrote:

>Configuration Information:
> Operating system: Windows 95 OSR2
> Network: --Other--
>
>I need to run a text import that includes some fields consisting of
>multiple paragraphs.
>
>Is there any character I can use to replace returns in those fields
>that ACT will interpret as a paragraph break? I've tried the
>Microsoft standard of CHAR(11), but it appears as a missing
>character. I also tried leaving the returns in place, then using
>commas as the field delimiter and enclosing all field values in
>quotes. No joy.
>
Hi Dave,

Are you trying to import the paragraphs into the Notes field? If so
the design of ACT! 4.0 does not support importing to notes using a
text file.

ACT! 4.0 can import notes using a dBase file with the memo field. The
following is document on this process.

Title: 'Importing Notes from a dBASE Database into ACT!'
Document ID: 19961219161222
Web URL:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/act.nsf/docid/19961219161222

Let us know if we can be of further help.

Jim Lee [Symantec Corp.]

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[Jim Lee [Symantec]]

On 28 Sep 1998 21:53:40 GMT, Dave Merrill wrote:

[Snip]
>
>Jim, thanks for your reply, but it doesn't appear that you're
>completely correct.
>
>If you map an import column to the ACT field called "Note", a note is
>in fact created for the contact being imported.
>
>But this isn't what I want to do. I want to import mulitple
>paragraphs of text into a simple non-note field in Contacts.
>
>Can this be done? What should the paragraph separator be?
>
Hi Dave,

Your correct you can import to the Note field but it does not import
multiple instances of notes as separate note records, it would create
a single note.

Execept for the Note memo field all other fields are limited to 255
characters, as long as your multiple paragraph did not execeed this
limitation you could.

ACT! 4.0 is not designed to give you multiple memo fields which is
what the Notes area is.

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