> Hi Lon,
>
> After reading your e-book “Moving from Act to MS BCM 2007†I was all ready
> to make the leap. But it has been an uphill battle. The Import Wizard will
> not work and MS Tech Support says it is an Act problem with the versions.
> Are
> they getting this from you? That is so wrong. Act never meant for the
> Software Version 7.0.4.82 to be the same as the Schema Version
> 07.04.0075.000. Please notice the difference in the decimal places and if
> you
> need more info please visit the site below.
>
>
http://itdomino.act.com/act.nsf/1b3cab81ad2ef30207256bb300662231/f62a78d601143b2e0725718d0068a594?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,schema,version>
> My feeling is that MS needs to do something with their Import Wizard if
> they
> want to see Act loose a little market share.
> I hope someone finds a solution soon because your last post was 4 weeks
> ago.
>
> Thanks,
> Scott Delawder
> Network Specialist
> scott[ at ]elearning.k12.il.us
>
> "Lon Orenstein" wrote:
>
>> Ed:
>>
>> Sorry about calling you Robert last message -- I'm not sure where I got
>> that
>> from...
>>
>> There is a bug in ACT! 2005 (more than one, actually, but more to your
>> problem...) where you can have one version of the software running and a
>> different version of the database schema. I'm waiting to find out a fix
>> for
>> that and will post it asap... That's my theory on why you can't convert.
>> I
>> don't think it's the database folder -- as long as the .PAD file is
>> accurate, it should find the .ADF file it's pointing to...
>>
>> Film at 11,
>> Lon
>>
>> ___________________________________________________________
>> Lon Orenstein
>> pinpointtools, llc
>> Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com
>> Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
>> Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
>> 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104
>> www.pinpointtools.com
>>
>>
>> "Ed" <Ed[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DBB9B547-D48E-498A-B4D6-F23D240605B8[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you Lon. The error message says, "You have the wrong version on
>> > ACT
>> > installed." which is completely wrong. I have only one version of act
>> > installed, 2005 version 7.0.4.82, and it is installed on the current
>> > computer.
>> >
>> > The database is in my shared folder, and if the data converter only
>> > looks
>> > in
>> > the ACT folder, this could be the problem, so I will backup and restore
>> > back
>> > to the normal ACT folder.
>> >
>> > There were some "schema" changes in the upgrade to 7.0.4.82. Could this
>> > be
>> > the problem?
>> >
>> > The database is currently small, and I can just upgrade my contacts
>> > with
>> > .csv, and maybe, as you suggest in your ebook on Moving from ACT! to
>> > BCM
>> >
http://www.pinpointtools.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=23 I will run both
>> > ACT
>> > and
>> > BCM for a while. I want to get on with connecting with people, however,
>> > and
>> > this limbo and confusion connecting between programs is frustrating.
>> >
>> > Has anyone had the data converter in BCM work on a Version 7.0.4.82 in
>> > ACT
>> > 2005?
>> >
>> > "Lon Orenstein" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Robert:
>> >>
>> >> What error message do you get or what does the log say? Do you have
>> >> ACT
>> >> 2005 loaded on the PC you're trying to convert from? That's
>> >> necessary...
>> >>
>> >> Lon
>> >> ___________________________________________________________
>> >> Lon Orenstein
>> >> pinpointtools, llc
>> >> Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com
>> >> Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
>> >> Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
>> >> 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104
>> >> www.pinpointtools.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Ed" <Ed[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4E91378E-8742-445A-B7BA-1A1982C76E4C[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> > BCM won't convert Act 2005 Version 7 with the current upgrade
>> >> > Version
>> >> > 7.0.4.82
>> >> > Is there a solution for this?
>> >> > ? Possibly converting to Act 2006 (version 8) and not upgrading, or
>> >> > Act
>> >> > 2007
>> >> > (version 9)
>> >> > Is there any experience with BCM contact import for the CURRENT
>> >> > version
>> >> > of
>> >> > act 2005
>> >> > Robert Hambly
>> >> > roberthambly2000[ at ]hotmail.com
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>