Is there a way to way to backup the address book from Outlook Express
in an automated way? Something like Netscape's address book which is in
one file. (I want to save it to a floppy)

Thanks.

Andy wrote:
> Is there a way to way to backup the address book from Outlook Express
> in an automated way? Something like Netscape's address book which is
> in one file. (I want to save it to a floppy)
>
> Thanks.

File; export, use comma deliminated for best use for most programs.

Rich

Andy wrote:
> Is there a way to way to backup the address book from Outlook Express
> in an automated way? Something like Netscape's address book which is in
> one file. (I want to save it to a floppy)
>
> Thanks.
>

http://www.oehelp.com/oebackup/default.aspx

Free.

Alias

1. OE automatically maintains a back-up of your Address Book
(username.wab~). See http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm

[In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden
Files and Folders under Start > Control Panel > Folder Options > View.]

2. You can export the Address Book as a WAB file via File > Export > Address
Book (WAB) > ...

3. You can export the Address Book as a CSV file via File > Export > Other
address book > ...
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Andy wrote:
> Is there a way to way to backup the address book from Outlook Express
> in an automated way? Something like Netscape's address book which is in
> one file. (I want to save it to a floppy)
>
> Thanks.

PA Bear wrote:
> 1. OE automatically maintains a back-up of your Address Book
> (username.wab~). See http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm
>
> [In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked
> as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
> Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start > Control Panel > Folder
> Options > View.]
> 2. You can export the Address Book as a WAB file via File > Export >
> Address Book (WAB) > ...
>
> 3. You can export the Address Book as a CSV file via File > Export >
> Other address book > ...
>
> Andy wrote:
>> Is there a way to way to backup the address book from Outlook Express
>> in an automated way? Something like Netscape's address book which is
>> in one file. (I want to save it to a floppy)
>>
>> Thanks.

Scheduled Tasks is yet one more way.

Andy wrote:
> Is there a way to way to backup the address book from Outlook Express
> in an automated way? Something like Netscape's address book which is
> in one file. (I want to save it to a floppy)
>
> Thanks.

Scheduled Tasks is made just for that everything. I just tried it for the
first time and it looks real nice. You can back it up daily or weekly or
whatever. Check it out.

Cliff Wild wrote:
> PA Bear wrote:
>> 1. OE automatically maintains a back-up of your Address Book
>> (username.wab~). See http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm
>>
>> [In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked
>> as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
>> Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start > Control Panel > Folder
>> Options > View.]
>>
>> 2. You can export the Address Book as a WAB file via File > Export >
>> Address Book (WAB) > ...
>>
>> 3. You can export the Address Book as a CSV file via File > Export >
>> Other address book > ...
>>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> Is there a way to way to backup the address book from Outlook Express
>>> in an automated way? Something like Netscape's address book which is
>>> in one file. (I want to save it to a floppy)
>>>
>
> Scheduled Tasks is yet one more way.

Why bother? See #1 above.

References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm

OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
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~PA Bear

PA Bear wrote:
> 1. OE automatically maintains a back-up of your Address Book
> (username.wab~). See http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm

Thanks for all the responses. I now have my batch file copy the zipped
..wab file to a floppy.

Andy

Andy wrote:
> PA Bear wrote:
>> 1. OE automatically maintains a back-up of your Address Book
>> (username.wab~). See http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm
>
> Thanks for all the responses. I now have my batch file copy the zipped
> .wab file to a floppy.

YW. To import the WAB file, copy it to the HDD of the machine in question,
remove any Read Only attribute it may have, then import it via Address Book
File > Import > Other address book.

NB: Folders and Groups neither export nor import.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)