Contacts Folder in Active Sync

Dear All:

I have the ATT 8925 ( Tilt). I'm trying to find a
way to import the contacts. My normal Outlook
contacts file is a general purpose one with thousands
of misc contacts. There are over 15 contact folders
that I've set up under the main contacts for special purpose.
I've been trying to get Active Sync to import one of those
other contact folder with no success.


Many thanks for even a suggestion or two.

Best Regards
John A Hansen

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At 10 Dec 2007 14:13:47 -0800 John A Hansen wrote:
>
> Dear All:
>
> I have the ATT 8925 ( Tilt). I'm trying to find a
> way to import the contacts. My normal Outlook
> contacts file is a general purpose one with thousands
> of misc contacts. There are over 15 contact folders
> that I've set up under the main contacts for special purpose.
> I've been trying to get Active Sync to import one of those
> other contact folder with no success.


Activesync will only sync the main folder- no subfolders. It also won't
sync by filter (category.)


> Many thanks for even a suggestion or two.

The only advice I have is to use the main folder as the mobile sync folder.
In other words, create a subfolder (and call it, for example, "Main
Contacts Folder") that will be where you store the contacts that are in
your main folder now, from now on. Then move the contents of the subfolder
you want to sync with the 8925 to the (now empty) Main folder.

Now get used to this back-assward way of working, because you're stuck with
it! ;-)

You might check out Activesync alternatives- Nokia's Intellisync, for
example, will sync with subfolders or by category- it runs about $ 0, but
IIRC, there's no Vista compatible version yet, so if you upgrade OS, you're
back to syncing main folders only again.

Dear Todd:

I make a practice of never shooting the messenger.. so thanks for the
confirmation of the bad news :-)

Best Regards
John A Hansen

"Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> At 10 Dec 2007 14:13:47 -0800 John A Hansen wrote:
>>
>> Dear All:
>>
>> I have the ATT 8925 ( Tilt). I'm trying to find a
>> way to import the contacts. My normal Outlook
>> contacts file is a general purpose one with thousands
>> of misc contacts. There are over 15 contact folders
>> that I've set up under the main contacts for special purpose.
>> I've been trying to get Active Sync to import one of those
>> other contact folder with no success.
>
>
> Activesync will only sync the main folder- no subfolders. It also won't
> sync by filter (category.)
>
>
>> Many thanks for even a suggestion or two.
>
> The only advice I have is to use the main folder as the mobile sync
> folder.
> In other words, create a subfolder (and call it, for example, "Main
> Contacts Folder") that will be where you store the contacts that are in
> your main folder now, from now on. Then move the contents of the
> subfolder
> you want to sync with the 8925 to the (now empty) Main folder.
>
> Now get used to this back-assward way of working, because you're stuck
> with
> it! ;-)
>
> You might check out Activesync alternatives- Nokia's Intellisync, for
> example, will sync with subfolders or by category- it runs about $ 0, but
> IIRC, there's no Vista compatible version yet, so if you upgrade OS,
> you're
> back to syncing main folders only again.
>
>
>

In article <[email protected]>, jahansen6
@comcast.net says...
>
> Dear All:
>
> I have the ATT 8925 ( Tilt). I'm trying to find a
> way to import the contacts. My normal Outlook
> contacts file is a general purpose one with thousands
> of misc contacts. There are over 15 contact folders
> that I've set up under the main contacts for special purpose.
> I've been trying to get Active Sync to import one of those
> other contact folder with no success.
>
>
> Many thanks for even a suggestion or two.
>
> Best Regards
> John A Hansen
>
>
>
Another option: PocketMirror from
http://www.chapura.com/pmp_wm.php
Looks like it converts the folders to "special" categories and allows
you to filter them during the sync. A bit pricey thou...
--
Jud
Dallas TX USA

Jud:

Thanks so very much for lead. Works great. Nice addition.

John A Hansen


"Jud Hardcastle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, jahansen6
> @comcast.net says...
>>
>> Dear All:
>>
>> I have the ATT 8925 ( Tilt). I'm trying to find a
>> way to import the contacts. My normal Outlook
>> contacts file is a general purpose one with thousands
>> of misc contacts. There are over 15 contact folders
>> that I've set up under the main contacts for special purpose.
>> I've been trying to get Active Sync to import one of those
>> other contact folder with no success.
>>
>>
>> Many thanks for even a suggestion or two.
>>
>> Best Regards
>> John A Hansen
>>
>>
>>
> Another option: PocketMirror from
> http://www.chapura.com/pmp_wm.php
> Looks like it converts the folders to "special" categories and allows
> you to filter them during the sync. A bit pricey thou...
> --
> Jud
> Dallas TX USA