Techy thread

[feral]

so you cant open the folder at all ?

[yord]

nope , or at least in search when it comes up I cant . Says windows cant open it, so I presume if I find it lurking around somewhere else in the bowels of where files and folders live , the same will apply

[feral]

lol.I dont ...and never will I dont think,understand what the feck this is all about .I just know that Ive never used outlook -see no reason for it ,and most definitely never will .I dont understand why you have to use search to find a folder you made .I dont understand why it won't open or why it won't copy .Perhaps someone will come along and say " ohhh you just click this that and that and voila " ,but I have a feeling there's something wrong with the file.
You also can't send it anywhere I presume as well as not being able to drag it or copy it ?

[feral]

hehe ..I'd love to have a click around on your computer

[yord]

ah it'll open in outlook express alright and is usable there. You just cant send or copy it outside of OE. I found the folder contents and its saved at the location of ...........
C:\Documents and Settings\home\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{28D01B73-D523-4714-AEF8-48F06C1C44E1}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\FLY HOOKS.dbx.......... but it appears that I can do feck all with it as it wont open or save to usb stick etc.

[yord]

youd like it , you can even see the letters on my keyboard

[yord]

without the lights on

[feral]

yes well ,if some people would remember it's a qwertz keyboard and not a qwerty they might not need lights or visible letters

[kubik8]

I'm definitely stumped, if only because I simply don't know of what file can be opened and viewed in Outlook but not printed or saved in a different format.

[kubik8]

In fact, you seem to have gone to extreme lengths to accomplish a simple task in the most incredibly obscure way.

Not for the first time...

[yord]

it appears to be a natural talent

[feral]

May 4, 2009 17:46:10 GMT @kubik8 said:

In fact, you seem to have gone to extreme lengths to accomplish a simple task in the most incredibly obscure way.

Not for the first time...

LMAO .

[kubik8]

It's still fixable though. If you have a valid .dbx file you can re-import it into Outlook, then export the contacts as a .csv which can be read by notepad, databases, etc...

I think perhaps it might be a job for the witch doctor though, as unless you're sure of what you're doing, it's possible to overwrite your current messages.

[yord]

just a quick question , why would I need to reimport it into outlook when its already in there ?

[feral]

May 4, 2009 17:58:00 GMT yord said:

just a quick question , why would I need to reimport it into outlook when its already in there ?

well, complete guesswork here ,but I'm sure you should be able to copy and paste it etc etc ,which makes it sound like it's a corrupt file in some way .So errrr maybe importing it again would fix something .

[kubik8]

Because it's not there in any kind of usable way, as you said. All you can do is view it, not use the contents.

[yord]

Select all . file. export. address book ?

[feral]

I would think youir address book is the best place for it

[yord]

and use text file ( comma separated value ) ?

[yord]

Im presuming this would just save the email addresses ? not the actual emails . If so, this is OK although the email itself would be good if there is a way