Transfer contacts containing Japanese text

I have a contacts file made in Outlook 2000. The file contains Japanese
text. There is no problem to input and see Japanese text in Outlook 2000.
When I tried to export and import the contact file via .pst file, The text
does not show up correctly. I also tried to export the contacts file in
Excel or other format, but no avail. Does someone know how to solve this
problem?

Ben
Sat Jul 26 12:28:22 PDT 2008

What version are you trying to import the file into?

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"Kazu" <Kazu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E60637E0-09E6-4DD5-8F04-98290D46F2CD@microsoft.com:

> I have a contacts file made in Outlook 2000. The file contains Japanese
> text. There is no problem to input and see Japanese text in Outlook 2000.
> When I tried to export and import the contact file via .pst file, The text
> does not show up correctly. I also tried to export the contacts file in
> Excel or other format, but no avail. Does someone know how to solve this
> problem?

Kazu
Mon Jul 28 10:14:09 PDT 2008



"Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" wrote:

> What version are you trying to import the file into?
>
> --
> -Ben-
> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
> Roland Schorr & Tower
> http://www.rolandschorr.com
> http://www.officeforlawyers.com
> Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
> http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q
>

Hello, Ben.

It's Outlook 2007 6.0.
But I do not this the problem is on the side of import.
When I created the contacts file in Excel format in Outlook 2000, and open
the file with Excel, the file does not show up correctly.
So, my guess is the problem is on the export side.
For some reason, when the contacts file is exported, Japanese text is not
correctly exported.

Thanks for your help.

Kazu
Mon Jul 28 10:16:07 PDT 2008



"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> You never transfer Outlook data by exporting and importing. You transfer
> Outlook data by copying the PST file.
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> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]

Hello, Russ.
Thanks for the response.

Please give me more specifics how to copy the contacts file.
In which occassion you would use exporting and importing function?

Brian
Mon Jul 28 13:11:37 PDT 2008

Kazu <Kazu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> It's Outlook 2007 6.0.

No such product exists. Outlook 2007 exists, but it's v12.xxx. Click
Help>About.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Kazu
Tue Jul 29 07:17:24 PDT 2008


> No such product exists. Outlook 2007 exists, but it's v12.xxx. Click
> Help>About.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>

Sorry about that. It's 12.0.6316.5000 SP1 MSO

Brian
Wed Jul 30 06:42:47 PDT 2008

Kazu <Kazu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Sorry about that. It's 12.0.6316.5000 SP1 MSO

When you say "tried to export and import the contact file via .pst file",
what do you mean? Outlook 2000 already uses a PST. Why are you exporting
and importing? Just open the original PST in the new Outlook
(File>Open>Outlook Data File). Do you see the Japanese characters then?
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Kazu
Wed Jul 30 08:23:01 PDT 2008


> When you say "tried to export and import the contact file via .pst file",
> what do you mean? Outlook 2000 already uses a PST. Why are you exporting
> and importing? Just open the original PST in the new Outlook
> (File>Open>Outlook Data File). Do you see the Japanese characters then?
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>

Yes. I opened the PST in the new Outlook, and still did not see the
Japanese characters. When I opened the PST in the old Outlook, I did see the
Japanese characters.

Brian
Wed Jul 30 13:07:46 PDT 2008

Kazu <Kazu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Yes. I opened the PST in the new Outlook, and still did not see the
> Japanese characters. When I opened the PST in the old Outlook, I did
> see the Japanese characters.

Do you have Japanese language support added in the new version?
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Kazu
Thu Jul 31 06:38:00 PDT 2008

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Do you have Japanese language support added in the new version?
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>

Yes. I can create Contacts in Japanese in the new version.
I just cannot see Contacts created in the old version.

Brian
Thu Jul 31 08:29:16 PDT 2008

Kazu <Kazu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Yes. I can create Contacts in Japanese in the new version.
> I just cannot see Contacts created in the old version.

I can't suggest anything, then. Sorry.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]