Outlook Express Error Importing Address Book Csv
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contacts from Outlook Express on my old computer and now I want to import it into Outlook on my new computer. The file is in csv-format but when I try to import it https://www.msoutlook.info/question/import-contacts-from-exported-csv-file-fails into Outlook, I'm being prompted to Map Custom Fields but everything is just on a single line. How can I import my contacts into Outlook? I’m not sure whether I should call this a bug or a feature but luckily the solution is quite easy. For a change, let’s start with the solution and then I’ll explain my dilemma of whether to call this address book a bug or a feature. Solution The issue is that instead of commas ( , ) being used as a separator, you probably see semi-colons ( ; ) being used instead. So replace the semi-colons for commas and you’re done. The easiest is to do this in Notepad; Open Notepad. Edit-> Replace… Find what: ; Replace with: , Press Replace All. Save the file and windows address book close Notepad. Go back to Outlook and import the file. Turning a semi-colon separated file into a proper comma separated file can be done easily via Notepad. The bug or feature dilemma The reason why Outlook Express (OE) or even Windows Mail (WM) and Windows Live Mail (WLM) used a semi-colon as a separator instead of a comma is because that is what is specified in your Region Settings in Windows to be used as the list separator. If this was set to a comma, you probably wouldn’t have been reading this Outlook however expects a comma as a separator in a csv-file as that is what the file format stands for; comma separated value. Should OE, WM or WLM look at your configured list separator instead and use that? Should Outlook? It would break interoperability between systems if the format of a file is depended on end-user configuration. Are OE, WM and WLM to blame here for not respecting the meaning of csv? In essence, OE, WM and WLM export to the dsv-format; delimiter separated value. In this format the choice of the delimiter is not restricted to a comma. However,