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How do I delete a corrupted "file as" entry
Liz 12/30/2008 9:57:15 PM
When importing some records, many years ago, there were some bad characters
developed in the transfer. Some show up as 'boxes' where there should be
periods. I put in the corrected data in the 'file as' field, but when I am
exporting the data to use in mailing lists, these character reappear in the
exported file. I would like to delete the bad data, but it will not allow
this. Any suggestions.

Office Professional 2003.

Thanks,
Liz
Re: How do I delete a corrupted "file as" entry
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval[ at ]gmail.com> 12/30/2008 10:23:27 PM
Entering data into a derived filed won't help. Enter the data you want to
change into the fields that are used in the derived field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Liz" <Liz[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3BCF9DC8-2DB2-4155-A933-E910C8C149C5[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> When importing some records, many years ago, there were some bad
> characters
> developed in the transfer. Some show up as 'boxes' where there should be
> periods. I put in the corrected data in the 'file as' field, but when I
> am
> exporting the data to use in mailing lists, these character reappear in
> the
> exported file. I would like to delete the bad data, but it will not allow
> this. Any suggestions.
>
> Office Professional 2003.
>
> Thanks,
> Liz

Re: How do I delete a corrupted "file as" entry
Liz 12/31/2008 1:41:01 AM
Okay, I think I understand what you mean...the "file as" is derived from a
primary entry, which I assume is the Full Name entry ?? And I was about to
say I had corrected that and went to check. It shows correct on the form
page, but when I click on the Full Name Box which has it broken down, guess
what - there's the little culprit. I've removed it in the few cases we had
it, and it's clean as a whistle. Thank you so much Russ. A Happy New Year
to you, too.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> Entering data into a derived filed won't help. Enter the data you want to
> change into the fields that are used in the derived field.
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "Liz" <Liz[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3BCF9DC8-2DB2-4155-A933-E910C8C149C5[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > When importing some records, many years ago, there were some bad
> > characters
> > developed in the transfer. Some show up as 'boxes' where there should be
> > periods. I put in the corrected data in the 'file as' field, but when I
> > am
> > exporting the data to use in mailing lists, these character reappear in
> > the
> > exported file. I would like to delete the bad data, but it will not allow
> > this. Any suggestions.
> >
> > Office Professional 2003.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Liz
>
>
Re: How do I delete a corrupted "file as" entry
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval[ at ]gmail.com> 12/31/2008 1:52:02 AM
The Full Name field is also a derived field. For best results you would edit
the actual name and address element fields:
First Name
Last Name
Email
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Liz" <Liz[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BC64BCFB-D91A-4D1D-90C0-44BEE34C49D6[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> Okay, I think I understand what you mean...the "file as" is derived from a
> primary entry, which I assume is the Full Name entry ?? And I was about
> to
> say I had corrected that and went to check. It shows correct on the form
> page, but when I click on the Full Name Box which has it broken down,
> guess
> what - there's the little culprit. I've removed it in the few cases we
> had
> it, and it's clean as a whistle. Thank you so much Russ. A Happy New
> Year
> to you, too.
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Entering data into a derived filed won't help. Enter the data you want to
>> change into the fields that are used in the derived field.
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "Liz" <Liz[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3BCF9DC8-2DB2-4155-A933-E910C8C149C5[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > When importing some records, many years ago, there were some bad
>> > characters
>> > developed in the transfer. Some show up as 'boxes' where there should
>> > be
>> > periods. I put in the corrected data in the 'file as' field, but when
>> > I
>> > am
>> > exporting the data to use in mailing lists, these character reappear in
>> > the
>> > exported file. I would like to delete the bad data, but it will not
>> > allow
>> > this. Any suggestions.
>> >
>> > Office Professional 2003.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Liz
>>
>>

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