Hi there,

I've encountered some problems importing files into windows jounrnal the
error message indicates that the file is being used by another programme
while it was clearly not. Can anyone help me with that? Thanks.

Cheers
Jonathan Somers

Most of the time, the way to "Import" into Windows Journal is to have the
file already open in its native environment and then use "Journal Note
Writer" to "print" the file, or simply use Copy/Paste. Take a look in
Windows Journal Help for "importing information from other programs."
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Jonathan Somers" <JonathanSomers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:FD5BF2BF-22A6-4091-97B4-CA0596321B29@microsoft.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I've encountered some problems importing files into windows jounrnal the
> error message indicates that the file is being used by another programme
> while it was clearly not. Can anyone help me with that? Thanks.
>
> Cheers
> Jonathan Somers

Hi there, thanks for your reply. However, I would still like to find out what
could be the possible cause of the malfunctioning because out of several
tablet pcs of same initial setting in our office, only some of them have this
problem. So it appears to indicate there must be some problem with the
setting. Theoritically if I use the import funtion of the windows
jounrnal(under the file) to open a word document, it should be quite an easy
task to handle (and it is for a lot of us.)

Cheers
Jonathan

"Chris H." wrote:

> Most of the time, the way to "Import" into Windows Journal is to have the
> file already open in its native environment and then use "Journal Note
> Writer" to "print" the file, or simply use Copy/Paste. Take a look in
> Windows Journal Help for "importing information from other programs."
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Jonathan Somers" <JonathanSomers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:FD5BF2BF-22A6-4091-97B4-CA0596321B29@microsoft.com...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I've encountered some problems importing files into windows jounrnal the
> > error message indicates that the file is being used by another programme
> > while it was clearly not. Can anyone help me with that? Thanks.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jonathan Somers
>
>
>

Are the Tablet PCs running Windows XP SP2 and the Tablet PC Edition 2005, or
the earlier version. What my experience has been is in Windows Journal if I
do File/Import for a Word 2003 document, I will get an Import notice which
says, "Windows Journal will now open the default program that handles this
file and print a document image of the file into Windows Journal. Tap Next
to continue . . .

As far as I know, that is the proper reaction when you use the Import
function, and browse to the file name (perhaps in My Documents). If you're
already in Word, then you could "print" to the Windows Journal printer or
Copy/Paste into Windows Journal.

Perhaps you could try following this Knowledge Base article, and see if
repairing the Journal Printer would help:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;824385
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Jonathan Somers" <JonathanSomers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:9E5B65C2-7B49-4154-9CFD-5157BC0E2FB5@microsoft.com...
> Hi there, thanks for your reply. However, I would still like to find out
> what
> could be the possible cause of the malfunctioning because out of several
> tablet pcs of same initial setting in our office, only some of them have
> this
> problem. So it appears to indicate there must be some problem with the
> setting. Theoritically if I use the import funtion of the windows
> jounrnal(under the file) to open a word document, it should be quite an
> easy
> task to handle (and it is for a lot of us.)
>
> Cheers
> Jonathan
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> Most of the time, the way to "Import" into Windows Journal is to have the
>> file already open in its native environment and then use "Journal Note
>> Writer" to "print" the file, or simply use Copy/Paste. Take a look in
>> Windows Journal Help for "importing information from other programs."
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan Somers" <JonathanSomers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:FD5BF2BF-22A6-4091-97B4-CA0596321B29@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi there,
>> >
>> > I've encountered some problems importing files into windows jounrnal
>> > the
>> > error message indicates that the file is being used by another
>> > programme
>> > while it was clearly not. Can anyone help me with that? Thanks.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > Jonathan Somers
>>
>>
>>

Jonathan Somers wrote:
> Hi there, thanks for your reply. However, I would still like to find out what
> could be the possible cause of the malfunctioning because out of several
> tablet pcs of same initial setting in our office, only some of them have this
> problem. So it appears to indicate there must be some problem with the
> setting. Theoritically if I use the import funtion of the windows
> jounrnal(under the file) to open a word document, it should be quite an easy
> task to handle (and it is for a lot of us.)

The import feature is simply automating the other application to print,
basically via command-line exec. It may be that the registered print
verb for that app differs in some way. If you don't want to look through
that, then (as Chris says)simply use the application Print command to
shortcut the process.