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2 | Migration HowTo Outlook 200X -> KDE | 2 | Migration HowTo Outlook 200X -> KDE |
3 | 3 | ||
4 | Version 1.0.5 | 4 | Version 1.0.6 |
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 98/200X (TM) 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 | We will call Outlook as OL in this document. |
15 | The PIM programs are KAdddressbook and KOrganizer, which may be used embedded in the Kontact PIM management framework. | 15 | The PIM programs migrating to are KAdddressbook and KOrganizer, which may be used embedded in the Kontact PIM management framework. |
16 | This HowTo describes version 1.9.5b of the migration tools. | 16 | This HowTo describes version 1.9.20 of the migration tools. |
17 | 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. | 18 | If you want to migrate emails, you can do that via an IMAP server. |
19 | A Kolab server is 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. | 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 | 21 | You can found it on |
22 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/ | 22 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/ |
23 | Please choose there package/project/file: | 23 | Please choose there package/project/file: |
24 | general Files for KDE/Pim | 24 | general Files for KDE/Pim |
25 | MigrationHowTo_OL2KDE | 25 | MigrationHowTo_OL2KDE |
26 | MigrationHowTo_OL2Kolab.txt.zip | 26 | MigrationHowTo_OL2Kolab.txt.zip |
27 | 27 | ||
28 | Content: | 28 | Content: |
29 | 29 | ||
30 | 1) How to start | 30 | 1) How to start |
31 | 2) How to import pst files in Outlook | 31 | 2) How to import pst files in Outlook |
32 | 3) Where to get the migration tools | 32 | 3) Where to get the migration tools |
33 | 4) How to install the migration tools | 33 | 4) How to install the migration tools |
34 | 5) How to get the contact data out of Outlook200X | 34 | 5) How to get the contact data out of Outlook200X |
35 | 6) How to get the calendar data out of Outlook200X | 35 | 6) How to get the calendar data out of Outlook200X |
36 | 7) How to import your contact data into Kontact | 36 | 7) How to import your contact data into Kontact |
37 | 8) How to import your calendar data into Kontact | 37 | 8) How to import your calendar data into Kontact |
38 | 38 | ||
39 | APPENDIX A) Problems and solutions when reading contact data | 39 | APPENDIX A) Problems and solutions when reading contact data |
40 | APPENDIX B) Problems and solutions when reading calendar data | 40 | APPENDIX B) Problems and solutions when reading calendar data |
41 | 41 | ||
42 | **************************************** | 42 | **************************************** |
43 | 1) How to start | 43 | 1) How to start |
44 | **************************************** | 44 | **************************************** |
45 | 45 | ||
46 | 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. |
47 | 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. |
48 | 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. |
49 | 49 | ||
50 | 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. |
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. | 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. |
52 | 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. |
53 | 53 | ||
54 | 54 | ||
55 | **************************************** | 55 | **************************************** |
56 | 2) How to import pst files in Outlook | 56 | 2) How to import pst files in Outlook |
57 | **************************************** | 57 | **************************************** |
58 | 58 | ||
59 | To open a local *.pst file in Outlook2003, choose menu: | 59 | To open a local *.pst file in Outlook2003, choose menu: |
60 | File - Open - Outlook Data File ... | 60 | File - Open - Outlook Data File ... |
61 | Now the data included in this file is shown | 61 | Now the data included in this file is shown |
62 | 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. |
63 | This root folder is probably not accessable from | 63 | This root folder is probably not accessable from |
64 | the migration tools via OLE. | 64 | the migration tools via OLE. |
65 | To access data stored in one of the subfolders, | 65 | To access data stored in one of the subfolders, |
66 | copy this subfolder to a root folder, | 66 | copy this subfolder to a root folder, |
67 | which can be accessed from the migration tools via OLE. | 67 | which can be accessed from the migration tools via OLE. |
68 | (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 |
69 | you get the Oulook import dialog!) | 69 | you get the Oulook import dialog!) |
70 | 70 | ||
71 | To copy it, right click on that subfolder and choose | 71 | To copy it, right click on that subfolder and choose |
72 | Copy "<subfoldername>"... | 72 | Copy "<subfoldername>"... |
73 | in the popup menu. | 73 | in the popup menu. |
74 | 74 | ||
75 | **************************************** | 75 | **************************************** |
76 | 3) Where to get the migration tools | 76 | 3) Where to get the migration tools |
77 | **************************************** | 77 | **************************************** |
78 | 78 | ||
79 | 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. |
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. | 80 | Pi stands for platform-independend - platform-independend because the same program is available for different platforms, like Windows, Linux desktop and for embedded devices like the Sharp-Zaurus PDA. |
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. | 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. |
82 | 82 | ||
83 | The programs you need for the migration are: | 83 | The programs you need for the migration are: |
84 | a) KAdddressbook/Pi executeable + 2dlls + icons | 84 | a) KAdddressbook/Pi executeable + 3dlls + icons |
85 | b) KOrganizer/Pi executeable + icons | 85 | b) KOrganizer/Pi executeable + icons |
86 | 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-mt334.dll and the MSVC library msvcr71.dll and the MSVC library mfc71u.dll |
87 | You can download all of them at: | 87 | You can download all of them at: |
88 | 88 | ||
89 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/ | 89 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/ |
90 | 90 | ||
91 | Download of a) and b) | 91 | Download of a) and b) |
92 | Please choose there package/project with name KDE/Pim | 92 | Please choose there package/project with name KDE/Pim |
93 | (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 ) |
94 | Choose there the topmost latest version and the files | 94 | Choose there the topmost latest version and the files |
95 | kdepim_X.X.X_for_Windows.zip | 95 | kdepim_X.X.X_for_Windows.exe.zip |
96 | Such that the files to download is | 96 | Such that the files to download is |
97 | kdepim_X.X.X_for_Windows.zip | 97 | kdepim_X.X.X_for_Windows.exe.zip |
98 | |||
99 | NOTE: | ||
100 | There may be a file with the name "kdepim_X.X.X_for_Windows_98-ME.exe.zip" available as well. | ||
101 | The programs of that package do not contain the import from Outlook functionality. | ||
98 | 102 | ||
99 | To download c) | 103 | To download c) |
100 | Please choose there package/project/file: | 104 | Please choose there package/project/file: |
101 | general Files for KDE/Pim | 105 | general Files for KDE/Pim |
102 | Needed Windows Dlls | 106 | Needed Windows Dlls |
103 | kdepimdll.zip | 107 | kdepim334dll.zip |
104 | 108 | ||
105 | (Direct link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=104103&package_id=122438&release_id=256700 ) | 109 | (Direct link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=104103&package_id=122438&release_id=256700 ) |
106 | Choose there the file: | 110 | Choose there the file: |
107 | kdepimdll.zip | 111 | kdepim334dll.zip |
108 | 112 | ||
109 | Now you have downloaded the files | 113 | Now you have downloaded the files |
110 | 114 | ||
111 | kdepim_X.X.X_for_Windows.zip | 115 | kdepim_X.X.X_for_Windows.exe.zip |
112 | kdepimdll.zip | 116 | kdepim334dll.zip |
113 | 117 | ||
114 | 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. |
115 | 119 | ||
116 | 120 | ||
117 | **************************************** | 121 | **************************************** |
118 | 4) How to install the migration tools | 122 | 4) How to install the migration tools |
119 | **************************************** | 123 | **************************************** |
120 | 124 | ||
121 | You have downloaded the files | 125 | You have downloaded the files |
122 | 126 | ||
123 | kdepim_X.X.X_for_Windows.zip | 127 | kdepim_X.X.X_for_Windows.exe.zip |
124 | kdepimdll.zip | 128 | kdepim334dll.zip |
125 | 129 | ||
126 | Unzip these files. | 130 | Unzip these files. |
127 | Now choose an arbitrary installation directory, where to copy all the needed files together. | 131 | Now choose an arbitrary installation directory, where to copy all the needed files together. |
128 | You should have now the following files and the directory "kdepim" in the same directory: | 132 | You should have now the following files and the directory "kdepim" in the same directory: |
129 | kopi.exe | 133 | kopi.exe |
130 | kapi.exe | 134 | kapi.exe |
131 | microkabc_dir.dll | 135 | microkabc_dir.dll |
132 | microkabc_file.dll | 136 | microkabc_file.dll |
137 | microkabc_qtopia.dll | ||
133 | msvcr71.dll | 138 | msvcr71.dll |
134 | mfc71u.dll | 139 | mfc71u.dll |
135 | qt-mt331.dll | 140 | qt-mt334.dll |
136 | ReadMich.txt | 141 | ReadMich.txt |
137 | kdepim (directory) | 142 | kdepim (directory) |
138 | 143 | ||
139 | The directory "kdepim" should contain subdirectories | 144 | The directory "kdepim" should contain subdirectories |
140 | kaddressbook | 145 | kaddressbook |
141 | korganizer | 146 | korganizer |
142 | which itself contain some subdirectories with icons and help text. | 147 | which itself contain some subdirectories with icons and help text. |
143 | 148 | ||
144 | Now the migration tools are ready for use. | 149 | Now the migration tools are ready for use. |
145 | 150 | ||
146 | 151 | ||
147 | NOTE AND HINT for performing migration on many workstations: | 152 | NOTE AND HINT for performing migration on many workstations: |
148 | Just burn the content of the installation dir on a CD. | 153 | Just burn the content of the installation dir on a CD. |
149 | 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. |
150 | 155 | ||
151 | 156 | ||
152 | ************************************************************* | 157 | ************************************************************* |
153 | 5) How to get the contact data out of Outlook200X | 158 | 5) How to get the contact data out of Outlook200X |
154 | ************************************************************* | 159 | ************************************************************* |
155 | 160 | ||
156 | 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. |
157 | 162 | ||
158 | You have the file | 163 | You have the file |
159 | kapi.exe | 164 | kapi.exe |
160 | and the other needed files accessable on your workstation. | 165 | and the other needed files accessable on your workstation. |
161 | 166 | ||
162 | Getting the contact data | 167 | Getting the contact data |
163 | 168 | ||
164 | Please start kapi.exe. | 169 | Please start kapi.exe. |
165 | Choose menu: | 170 | Choose menu: |
166 | File - Import - Import from Outlook... | 171 | File - Import - Import from Outlook... |
167 | 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. |