Linking to or exporting user defined fields

[Vaughan]

I have a custom form with a number of user defined fields. Is it possible to
link to these fields from (say) Access or Excel or, failing that to export
them to a file that can be read by another program? I have tried the ODBC
data source and selecting the export option from Outlook, and I don't get
these fields.

Any ideas??

Many thanks

Vaughan

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The linked table method has major limitations, including the inability to
show even all the reasonably important fields. While articles have been
written on how to expand on this method's obvious features, I've never been
able to duplicate the results. See
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/database.htm#linkedtables .

That page will also give you other ideas on how to work with databases and
Outlook together. You'll need to write code or use a third-party tool that
does the heavy lifting.

Outlook doesn't support exporting custom fields. Quick and dirty method:

1. Put all the items from your form in one folder.
2. Use a table view to display all the data fields that you want to export
to Excel.
3. Choose Edit | Select All.
4. Choose Edit | Copy.
5. Paste to Excel.

Otherwise, you'd have to write custom code or use a third-party application.
See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customimport.htm .