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2 | Migration HowTo Outlook 200X -> KDE | 2 | Migration HowTo Outlook 200X -> KDE |
3 | 3 | ||
4 | Version 1.0.3 | 4 | Version 1.0.4 |
5 | The latest version of this file can be downloaded from | 5 | The latest version of this file can be downloaded from |
6 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/ | 6 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/ |
7 | Please choose there package/project/file: | 7 | Please choose there package/project/file: |
8 | general Files for KDE/Pim | 8 | general Files for KDE/Pim |
9 | MigrationHowTo_OL2KDE | 9 | MigrationHowTo_OL2KDE |
10 | MigrationHowTo_OL2KDE.txt.zip | 10 | MigrationHowTo_OL2KDE.txt.zip |
11 | 11 | ||
12 | 12 | ||
13 | This HowTo describes the process of migrating data ( contact and calendar data ) from Outlook 200X to the PIM programs of the KDE-Desktop-Environment. | 13 | This HowTo describes the process of migrating data ( contact and calendar data ) from Outlook 98/200X (TM) to the PIM programs of the KDE-Desktop-Environment. |
14 | We will call Outlook as OL in this document. | ||
14 | The PIM programs are KAdddressbook and KOrganizer, which may be used embedded in the Kontact PIM management framework. | 15 | The PIM programs are KAdddressbook and KOrganizer, which may be used embedded in the Kontact PIM management framework. |
15 | This HowTo describes version 1.9.3a of the migration tools. | 16 | This HowTo describes version 1.9.5b of the migration tools. |
16 | The migration tools are the platform independent versions of KAdddressbook and KOrganizer: KAdddressbook/Pi and KOrganizer/Pi. | 17 | The migration tools are the platform independent versions of KAdddressbook and KOrganizer: KAdddressbook/Pi and KOrganizer/Pi. |
18 | If you want to migrate emails, you can do that via an IMAP server. | ||
19 | A Kolab server is an IMAP server. | ||
20 | A HowTo how to migrate emails and contact and calendar data to a Kolab server using the Toltec (TM) Outlook(TM) plugin is available as well. | ||
21 | You can found it on | ||
22 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/ | ||
23 | Please choose there package/project/file: | ||
24 | general Files for KDE/Pim | ||
25 | MigrationHowTo_OL2KDE | ||
26 | MigrationHowTo_OL2Kolab.txt.zip | ||
17 | 27 | ||
18 | Content: | 28 | Content: |
19 | 29 | ||
20 | 1) How to start | 30 | 1) How to start |
21 | 2) How to import pst files in Outlook | 31 | 2) How to import pst files in Outlook |
22 | 3) Where to get the migration tools | 32 | 3) Where to get the migration tools |
23 | 4) How to install the migration tools | 33 | 4) How to install the migration tools |
24 | 5) How to get the contact data out of Outlook200X | 34 | 5) How to get the contact data out of Outlook200X |
25 | 6) How to get the calendar data out of Outlook200X | 35 | 6) How to get the calendar data out of Outlook200X |
26 | 7) How to import your contact data into Kontact | 36 | 7) How to import your contact data into Kontact |
27 | 8) How to import your calendar data into Kontact | 37 | 8) How to import your calendar data into Kontact |
28 | 38 | ||
29 | APPENDIX A) Problems and solutions when reading contact data | 39 | APPENDIX A) Problems and solutions when reading contact data |
30 | APPENDIX B) Problems and solutions when reading calendar data | 40 | APPENDIX B) Problems and solutions when reading calendar data |
31 | 41 | ||
32 | **************************************** | 42 | **************************************** |
33 | 1) How to start | 43 | 1) How to start |
34 | **************************************** | 44 | **************************************** |
35 | 45 | ||
36 | For the migration we need the actual Outlook 200X data, which Outlook stores in *.pst files. | 46 | For the migration we need the actual Outlook 200X data, which Outlook stores in *.pst files. |
37 | Then we need an installed version of Outlook 200X to access these *.pst files. | 47 | Then we need an installed version of Outlook 200X to access these *.pst files. |
38 | When we have an Outllook 200X running with all data accessable, we need the migration tools. | 48 | When we have an Outllook 200X running with all data accessable, we need the migration tools. |
39 | 49 | ||
40 | If you have no Outlook200X installed please install the Outlook version, you need to a import your *.pst files. | 50 | If you have no Outlook200X installed please install the Outlook version, you need to a import your *.pst files. |
41 | If you have an Outlook200X installed with no contact/calendar data available, and you have some *.pst files please continue with: 2) How to import pst files in Outlook. | 51 | If you have an Outlook200X installed with no contact/calendar data available, and you have some *.pst files please continue with: 2) How to import pst files in Outlook. |
42 | If you have a running Outlook200X already with contact/calendar data available, please continue with: 3) Where to get the migration tools. | 52 | If you have a running Outlook200X already with contact/calendar data available, please continue with: 3) Where to get the migration tools. |
43 | 53 | ||
44 | 54 | ||
45 | **************************************** | 55 | **************************************** |
46 | 2) How to import pst files in Outlook | 56 | 2) How to import pst files in Outlook |
47 | **************************************** | 57 | **************************************** |
48 | 58 | ||
49 | To open a local *.pst file in Outlook2003, choose menu: | 59 | To open a local *.pst file in Outlook2003, choose menu: |
50 | File - Open - Outlook Data File ... | 60 | File - Open - Outlook Data File ... |
51 | Now the data included in this file is shown | 61 | Now the data included in this file is shown |
52 | as folders of a newly added root folder in the Outlook folder view. | 62 | as folders of a newly added root folder in the Outlook folder view. |
53 | This root folder is probably not accessable from | 63 | This root folder is probably not accessable from |
54 | the migration tools via OLE. | 64 | the migration tools via OLE. |
55 | To access data stored in one of the subfolders, | 65 | To access data stored in one of the subfolders, |
56 | copy this subfolder to a root folder, | 66 | copy this subfolder to a root folder, |
57 | which can be accessed from the migration tools via OLE. | 67 | which can be accessed from the migration tools via OLE. |
58 | (To know, which folder can be accessed, just perform 5.) or 6.) until | 68 | (To know, which folder can be accessed, just perform 5.) or 6.) until |
59 | you get the Oulook import dialog!) | 69 | you get the Oulook import dialog!) |
60 | 70 | ||
61 | To copy it, right click on that subfolder and choose | 71 | To copy it, right click on that subfolder and choose |
62 | Copy "<subfoldername>"... | 72 | Copy "<subfoldername>"... |
63 | in the popup menu. | 73 | in the popup menu. |
64 | 74 | ||
65 | **************************************** | 75 | **************************************** |
66 | 3) Where to get the migration tools | 76 | 3) Where to get the migration tools |
67 | **************************************** | 77 | **************************************** |
68 | 78 | ||
69 | The data migration is is performed with the Windows versions of KAdddressbook/Pi and KOrganizer/Pi. | 79 | The data migration is is performed with the Windows versions of KAdddressbook/Pi and KOrganizer/Pi. |
70 | Pi stands for platform-independend - platform-independend because the same program is available for different platforms, like Windows, Linux desktop and Sharp-Zaurus PDA. | 80 | Pi stands for platform-independend - platform-independend because the same program is available for different platforms, like Windows, Linux desktop and Sharp-Zaurus PDA. |
71 | Note: The Linux desktop versions of KOrganizer/Pi and KOrganizer/KDE-desktop are two different programs! You cannot use KOrganizer/Pi together with, or embedded in, the KDE-desktop environment. The same is valid for KAdddressbook/Pi. | 81 | Note: The Linux desktop versions of KOrganizer/Pi and KOrganizer/KDE-desktop are two different programs! You cannot use KOrganizer/Pi together with, or embedded in, the KDE-desktop environment. The same is valid for KAdddressbook/Pi. |
72 | 82 | ||
73 | The programs you need for the migration are: | 83 | The programs you need for the migration are: |
74 | a) KAdddressbook/Pi executeable + 2dlls + icons | 84 | a) KAdddressbook/Pi executeable + 2dlls + icons |
75 | b) KOrganizer/Pi executeable + icons | 85 | b) KOrganizer/Pi executeable + icons |
76 | c) The Qt3 library qt-mt331.dll and the MSVC library msvcr71.dll and the MSVC library mfc71u.dll | 86 | c) The Qt3 library qt-mt331.dll and the MSVC library msvcr71.dll and the MSVC library mfc71u.dll |
77 | You can download all of them at: | 87 | You can download all of them at: |
78 | 88 | ||
79 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/ | 89 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/ |
80 | 90 | ||
81 | Download of a) and b) | 91 | Download of a) and b) |
82 | Please choose there package/project with name KDE/Pim | 92 | Please choose there package/project with name KDE/Pim |
83 | (Direct link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=104103&package_id=112604 ) | 93 | (Direct link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=104103&package_id=112604 ) |
84 | Choose there the topmost latest version and the files | 94 | Choose there the topmost latest version and the files |
85 | kapixxx-exe.zip | 95 | kapixxx-exe.zip |
86 | kopixxx-exe.zip | 96 | kopixxx-exe.zip |
87 | The latest version is currently ( 2004-09-15 ) 1.9.5b. | 97 | The latest version is currently ( 2004-09-15 ) 1.9.5b. |
88 | Such that the files to download are | 98 | Such that the files to download are |
89 | kapi195b-exe.zip | 99 | kapi195b-exe.zip |
90 | kopi195b-exe.zip | 100 | kopi195b-exe.zip |
91 | 101 | ||
92 | To download c) | 102 | To download c) |
93 | Please choose there package/project/file: | 103 | Please choose there package/project/file: |
94 | general Files for KDE/Pim | 104 | general Files for KDE/Pim |
95 | Needed Windows Dlls | 105 | Needed Windows Dlls |
96 | kdepimdll.zip | 106 | kdepimdll.zip |
97 | 107 | ||
98 | (Direct link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=104103&package_id=122438&release_id=256700 ) | 108 | (Direct link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=104103&package_id=122438&release_id=256700 ) |
99 | Choose there the file: | 109 | Choose there the file: |
100 | kdepimdll.zip | 110 | kdepimdll.zip |
101 | 111 | ||
102 | Now you have downloaded the files | 112 | Now you have downloaded the files |
103 | 113 | ||
104 | kapi195b-exe.zip | 114 | kapi195b-exe.zip |
105 | kopi195b-exe.zip | 115 | kopi195b-exe.zip |
106 | kdepimdll.zip | 116 | kdepimdll.zip |
107 | 117 | ||
108 | and we can continue to install the files, which is simply unzipping them. | 118 | and we can continue to install the files, which is simply unzipping them. |
109 | 119 | ||
110 | 120 | ||
111 | **************************************** | 121 | **************************************** |
112 | 4) How to install the migration tools | 122 | 4) How to install the migration tools |
113 | **************************************** | 123 | **************************************** |
114 | 124 | ||
115 | You have downloaded the files | 125 | You have downloaded the files |
116 | 126 | ||
117 | kapi195b-exe.zip | 127 | kapi195b-exe.zip |
118 | kopi195b-exe.zip | 128 | kopi195b-exe.zip |
119 | kdepimdll.zip | 129 | kdepimdll.zip |
120 | 130 | ||
121 | Unzip these files. | 131 | Unzip these files. |
122 | Now choose an arbitrary installation directory, where to copy all the needed files together. | 132 | Now choose an arbitrary installation directory, where to copy all the needed files together. |
123 | You should have now the following files and the directory "kdepim" in the same directory: | 133 | You should have now the following files and the directory "kdepim" in the same directory: |
124 | kopi.exe | 134 | kopi.exe |
125 | kapi.exe | 135 | kapi.exe |
126 | microkabc_dir.dll | 136 | microkabc_dir.dll |
127 | microkabc_file.dll | 137 | microkabc_file.dll |
128 | msvcr71.dll | 138 | msvcr71.dll |
129 | mfc71u.dll | 139 | mfc71u.dll |
130 | qt-mt331.dll | 140 | qt-mt331.dll |
131 | ReadMich.txt | 141 | ReadMich.txt |
132 | kdepim (directory) | 142 | kdepim (directory) |
133 | 143 | ||
134 | The directory "kdepim" should contain subdirectories | 144 | The directory "kdepim" should contain subdirectories |
135 | kaddressbook | 145 | kaddressbook |
136 | korganizer | 146 | korganizer |
137 | which itself contain some subdirectories with icons and help text. | 147 | which itself contain some subdirectories with icons and help text. |
138 | 148 | ||
139 | Now the migration tools are ready for use. | 149 | Now the migration tools are ready for use. |
140 | 150 | ||
141 | 151 | ||
142 | NOTE AND HINT for performing migration on many workstations: | 152 | NOTE AND HINT for performing migration on many workstations: |
143 | Just burn the content of the installation dir on a CD. | 153 | Just burn the content of the installation dir on a CD. |
144 | Then you can put the CD in every workstation and execute the migration tools from that CD directly. | 154 | Then you can put the CD in every workstation and execute the migration tools from that CD directly. |
145 | 155 | ||
146 | 156 | ||
147 | ************************************************************* | 157 | ************************************************************* |
148 | 5) How to get the contact data out of Outlook200X | 158 | 5) How to get the contact data out of Outlook200X |
149 | ************************************************************* | 159 | ************************************************************* |
150 | 160 | ||
151 | Note: When accessing Outlook to read the data, it should not be possible, that there is any data lost in Outlook, because the progam accesses Outlook only Read-Only. | 161 | Note: When accessing Outlook to read the data, it should not be possible, that there is any data lost in Outlook, because the progam accesses Outlook only Read-Only. |
152 | 162 | ||
153 | You have the file | 163 | You have the file |
154 | kapi.exe | 164 | kapi.exe |
155 | and the other needed files accessable on your workstation. | 165 | and the other needed files accessable on your workstation. |
156 | 166 | ||
157 | Getting the contact data | 167 | Getting the contact data |
158 | 168 | ||
159 | Please start kapi.exe. | 169 | Please start kapi.exe. |
160 | Choose menu: | 170 | Choose menu: |
161 | File - Import - Import from Outlook... | 171 | File - Import - Import from Outlook... |
162 | You will get a dialog which shows all "Personal Folders" of Outlook. | 172 | You will get a dialog which shows all "Personal Folders" of Outlook. |
163 | Choose the Contact Folder(s) you want to import and select them with a hook. | 173 | Choose the Contact Folder(s) you want to import and select them with a hook. |
164 | (All other folder but the contact containing folders are shown, but disabled). | 174 | (All other folder but the contact containing folders are shown, but disabled). |
165 | (If the data you want to import is not stored in one of the shown folders, | 175 | (If the data you want to import is not stored in one of the shown folders, |
166 | please read step 2.) and click on "close" ). | 176 | please read step 2.) and click on "close" ). |
167 | Click the "import" button. | 177 | Click the "import" button. |
168 | Now Outlook asks you to allow access to the contact data. | 178 | Now Outlook asks you to allow access to the contact data. |
169 | Select "Allow access" amd click "Yes" in this dialog. | 179 | Select "Allow access" amd click "Yes" in this dialog. |
170 | Now the importing is performed and KA/Pi will show a progress bar. | 180 | Now the importing is performed and KA/Pi will show a progress bar. |
171 | After importing, KA/Pi shows a dialog, how much contacts are imported. | 181 | After importing, KA/Pi shows a dialog, how much contacts are imported. |
172 | If you press a second time "import" , already imported contacts are not imported again. | 182 | If you press a second time "import" , already imported contacts are not imported again. |
173 | After importing you can choose another "Contact Folder" to import or close the import dialog. | 183 | After importing you can choose another "Contact Folder" to import or close the import dialog. |
174 | Please close the import dialog. | 184 | Please close the import dialog. |
175 | Now you see the imported contacts in KA/Pi on the left in the list view. | 185 | Now you see the imported contacts in KA/Pi on the left in the list view. |
176 | Please verify, that the import was correct. | 186 | Please verify, that the import was correct. |
177 | About problems of mapping particular Outlook-data-fields to KAdressbook-data-fields see Appendix A). | 187 | About problems of mapping particular Outlook-data-fields to KAdressbook-data-fields see Appendix A). |
178 | 188 | ||
179 | Choose menu: | 189 | Choose menu: |
180 | File - Save | 190 | File - Save |
181 | and close KA/Pi. | 191 | and close KA/Pi. |
182 | Now you should have the contact data in the file std.vcf in your home directory in the path | 192 | Now you should have the contact data in the file std.vcf in your home directory in the path |
183 | (YOURHOMEDIR)\kdepim\apps\kabc\std.vcf | 193 | (YOURHOMEDIR)\kdepim\apps\kabc\std.vcf |
184 | 194 | ||
185 | Copy that file to a moveable disk or memory stick or just copy it via network to the destination. | 195 | Copy that file to a moveable disk or memory stick or just copy it via network to the destination. |
186 | Import that file into KAddressbook/Kontact via Import - Import vcard. | 196 | Import that file into KAddressbook/Kontact via Import - Import vcard. |
187 | Details about importing you can read at: 7) How to import your contact data into Kontact | 197 | Details about importing you can read at: 7) How to import your contact data into Kontact |
188 | 198 | ||
189 | Now you have your Outlook200X contact data on the KDE desktop available and you are done with the migration of contacts. | 199 | Now you have your Outlook200X contact data on the KDE desktop available and you are done with the migration of contacts. |
190 | 200 | ||
191 | ************************************************************* | 201 | ************************************************************* |
192 | 6) How to get the calendar data out of Outlook200X | 202 | 6) How to get the calendar data out of Outlook200X |
193 | ************************************************************* | 203 | ************************************************************* |
194 | 204 | ||
195 | Note: When accessing Outlook to read the data, it should not be possible, that there is any data lost in Outlook, because the progam accesses Outlook only Read-Only. | 205 | Note: When accessing Outlook to read the data, it should not be possible, that there is any data lost in Outlook, because the progam accesses Outlook only Read-Only. |
196 | 206 | ||
197 | You have the file | 207 | You have the file |
198 | kopi.exe | 208 | kopi.exe |
199 | and the other needed files accessable on your workstation. | 209 | and the other needed files accessable on your workstation. |
200 | 210 | ||
201 | Getting the calendar data | 211 | Getting the calendar data |
202 | 212 | ||
203 | NOTE: Before extracting the calendar data, it is recommended to extract the contact data first. | 213 | NOTE: Before extracting the calendar data, it is recommended to extract the contact data first. |
204 | If you extract the contact data first, the identity (UID) of attendees of a meeting can be mapped correctly in the newly created appointments, such that you can access the attendee contact data later directly from KOrganizer. | 214 | If you extract the contact data first, the identity (UID) of attendees of a meeting can be mapped correctly in the newly created appointments, such that you can access the attendee contact data later directly from KOrganizer. |
205 | 215 | ||
206 | Please start kopi.exe. | 216 | Please start kopi.exe. |
207 | 217 | ||
208 | You will see a dialog, that you started KO/Pi for the first time and that the timezone configuration will be shown now. Confirm with "Ok". | 218 | You will see a dialog, that you started KO/Pi for the first time and that the timezone configuration will be shown now. Confirm with "Ok". |