Word wont 'select addresses form an Outlook contacts folde..

akm · External Since: Apr 02, 2005 Posts: 34

Trying to print addresses on envelopes from word with outlook contacts folder.

When try to pick "outlook contacts folder" as a word recipients source, get
error message "unable to obtain list of tables from data source", so assume
need to set up the data source from the outlook .pab file.

When try to pick outlook .pab file as 'data source' for outlook to word mail
merge, get "internal mapi error: the object does not support the
getcontentstable method. contact your administrator".

Is there a good word/outlook mail merge instructions site that covers this
problem ?

--
Thanks again for your help.
akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlo · External Since: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 8425

Outlook has not used a PAB file for over a decade. It should not even be on
your radar.
What you need to do is configure your Outlook Address Book Service
correctly:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"akm" <akm DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2ABBEDE2-5EC1-4EE3-8914-BF695B81A3D0@microsoft.com...
> Trying to print addresses on envelopes from word with outlook contacts
> folder.
>
> When try to pick "outlook contacts folder" as a word recipients source,
> get
> error message "unable to obtain list of tables from data source", so
> assume
> need to set up the data source from the outlook .pab file.
>
> When try to pick outlook .pab file as 'data source' for outlook to word
> mail
> merge, get "internal mapi error: the object does not support the
> getcontentstable method. contact your administrator".
>
> Is there a good word/outlook mail merge instructions site that covers this
> problem ?
>
> --
> Thanks again for your help.
> akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
>

akm · External Since: Apr 02, 2005 Posts: 34

Russ
Thanks for the reply !

Worked well... only question is, when Word asks to select an Outlook folder
it shows only the main contacts folder, and we have several sub-folders that
we want to use individually for contact addresses.

How do we get each one of those to show up on the Word mail merge list of
Outlook contact folders ?

--
Thanks again for your help.
akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Outlook has not used PAB file for over a decade. It should not even be on
> your radar.
> What you need to do is configure your Outlook Address Book Service
> correctly:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
>
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "akm" <akm.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2ABBEDE2-5EC1-4EE3-8914-BF695B81A3D0@microsoft.com...
> > Trying to print addresses on envelopes from word with outlook contacts
> > folder.
> >
> > When try to pick "outlook contacts folder" as a word recipients source,
> > get
> > error message "unable to obtain list of tables from data source", so
> > assume
> > need to set up the data source from the outlook .pab file.
> >
> > When try to pick outlook .pab file as 'data source' for outlook to word
> > mail
> > merge, get "internal mapi error: the object does not support the
> > getcontentstable method. contact your administrator".
> >
> > Is there a good word/outlook mail merge instructions site that covers this
> > problem ?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks again for your help.
> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> >
>
>

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlo · External Since: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 8425

Did you enable those folders as email address books in their properties?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"akm" <akm RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02624607-BF97-4745-953A-F357AE47877F@microsoft.com...
> Russ
> Thanks for the reply !
>
> Worked well... only question is, when Word asks to select an Outlook
> folder
> it shows only the main contacts folder, and we have several sub-folders
> that
> we want to use individually for contact addresses.
>
> How do we get each one of those to show up on the Word mail merge list of
> Outlook contact folders ?
>
> --
> Thanks again for your help.
> akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
>
>
>
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Outlook has not used PAB file for over a decade. It should not even be on
>> your radar.
>> What you need to do is configure your Outlook Address Book Service
>> correctly:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
>>
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "akm" <akm RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2ABBEDE2-5EC1-4EE3-8914-BF695B81A3D0@microsoft.com...
>> > Trying to print addresses on envelopes from word with outlook contacts
>> > folder.
>> >
>> > When try to pick "outlook contacts folder" as a word recipients source,
>> > get
>> > error message "unable to obtain list of tables from data source", so
>> > assume
>> > need to set up the data source from the outlook .pab file.
>> >
>> > When try to pick outlook .pab file as 'data source' for outlook to word
>> > mail
>> > merge, get "internal mapi error: the object does not support the
>> > getcontentstable method. contact your administrator".
>> >
>> > Is there a good word/outlook mail merge instructions site that covers
>> > this
>> > problem ?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Thanks again for your help.
>> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
>> >
>>
>>

akm · External Since: Apr 02, 2005 Posts: 34

Thanks, Russ.
Sorry, guess that should have been my question... ie, do I need to go to
each folder and set up for use for mail merge (have got about 20 or them) ?
And, looks like the answer is YES.
Really appreciate your followup !
Have a good one !
--
Thanks again for your help.
akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Did you enable those folders as email address books in their properties?
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]

> "akm" <akm.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:02624607-BF97-4745-953A-F357AE47877F@microsoft.com...
> > Russ
> > Thanks for the reply !
> >
> > Worked well... only question is, when Word asks to select an Outlook
> > folder
> > it shows only the main contacts folder, and we have several sub-folders
> > that
> > we want to use individually for contact addresses.
> >
> > How do we get each one of those to show up on the Word mail merge list of
> > Outlook contact folders ?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks again for your help.
> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> Outlook has not used PAB file for over a decade. It should not even be on
> >> your radar.
> >> What you need to do is configure your Outlook Address Book Service
> >> correctly:
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
> >>
> >> --
> >> Russ Valentine
> >> [MVP-Outlook]

> >> "akm" <akm.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:2ABBEDE2-5EC1-4EE3-8914-BF695B81A3D0@microsoft.com...
> >> > Trying to print addresses on envelopes from word with outlook contacts
> >> > folder.
> >> >
> >> > When try to pick "outlook contacts folder" as a word recipients source,
> >> > get
> >> > error message "unable to obtain list of tables from data source", so
> >> > assume
> >> > need to set up the data source from the outlook .pab file.
> >> >
> >> > When try to pick outlook .pab file as 'data source' for outlook to word
> >> > mail
> >> > merge, get "internal mapi error: the object does not support the
> >> > getcontentstable method. contact your administrator".
> >> >
> >> > Is there a good word/outlook mail merge instructions site that covers
> >> > this
> >> > problem ?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Thanks again for your help.
> >> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlo · External Since: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 8425

For any subfolder to appear in the address book view, it must be enabled as
an "email address book," so you must enable each one. Which begs the
question, is having so many subfolders the best way to organize your
Contacts? If so, fine, but it may not be. There are some drawbacks to doing
so. I'd look this over to see if there might be better ways to group your
contacts, like categories, for example.
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oloabcat.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"akm" <akm DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:16999F0E-F52C-4929-94E3-A0EE1558EB2B@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, Russ.
> Sorry, guess that should have been my question... ie, do I need to go to
> each folder and set up for use for mail merge (have got about 20 or them)
> ?
> And, looks like the answer is YES.
> Really appreciate your followup !
> Have a good one !
> --
> Thanks again for your help.
> akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
>
>
>
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Did you enable those folders as email address books in their properties?
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>
>
>
>
>> "akm" <akm DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:02624607-BF97-4745-953A-F357AE47877F@microsoft.com...
>> > Russ
>> > Thanks for the reply !
>> >
>> > Worked well... only question is, when Word asks to select an Outlook
>> > folder
>> > it shows only the main contacts folder, and we have several sub-folders
>> > that
>> > we want to use individually for contact addresses.
>> >
>> > How do we get each one of those to show up on the Word mail merge list
>> > of
>> > Outlook contact folders ?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Thanks again for your help.
>> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Outlook has not used PAB file for over a decade. It should not even be
>> >> on
>> >> your radar.
>> >> What you need to do is configure your Outlook Address Book Service
>> >> correctly:
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>
>
>
>
>> >> "akm" <akm DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:2ABBEDE2-5EC1-4EE3-8914-BF695B81A3D0@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Trying to print addresses on envelopes from word with outlook
>> >> > contacts
>> >> > folder.
>> >> >
>> >> > When try to pick "outlook contacts folder" as a word recipients
>> >> > source,
>> >> > get
>> >> > error message "unable to obtain list of tables from data source", so
>> >> > assume
>> >> > need to set up the data source from the outlook .pab file.
>> >> >
>> >> > When try to pick outlook .pab file as 'data source' for outlook to
>> >> > word
>> >> > mail
>> >> > merge, get "internal mapi error: the object does not support the
>> >> > getcontentstable method. contact your administrator".
>> >> >
>> >> > Is there a good word/outlook mail merge instructions site that
>> >> > covers
>> >> > this
>> >> > problem ?
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Thanks again for your help.
>> >> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

akm · External Since: Apr 02, 2005 Posts: 34

Russ
Thanks for the suggestion !
Will look at 'categories'.
Was thinking of using folders to keep track of mailings done and those yet
to do.
Maybe need to enter date/s in some contact field/s for that type of tracking
process, ie for multiple mailings for different contacts at different times ?
Can see where folders could get complicated for that process.
Thoughts ?
--
Thanks again for your help.
akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> For any subfolder to appear in the address book view, it must be enabled as
> an "email address book," so you must enable each one. Which begs the
> question, is having so many subfolders the best way to organize your
> Contacts? If so, fine, but it may not be. There are some drawbacks to doing
> so. I'd look this over to see if there might be better ways to group your
> contacts, like categories, for example.
> http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oloabcat.htm
>
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]

> "akm" <akm DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:16999F0E-F52C-4929-94E3-A0EE1558EB2B@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks, Russ.
> > Sorry, guess that should have been my question... ie, do I need to go to
> > each folder and set up for use for mail merge (have got about 20 or them)
> > ?
> > And, looks like the answer is YES.
> > Really appreciate your followup !
> > Have a good one !
> > --
> > Thanks again for your help.
> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> Did you enable those folders as email address books in their properties?
> >> --
> >> Russ Valentine
> >> [MVP-Outlook]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> "akm" <akm DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:02624607-BF97-4745-953A-F357AE47877F@microsoft.com...
> >> > Russ
> >> > Thanks for the reply !
> >> >
> >> > Worked well... only question is, when Word asks to select an Outlook
> >> > folder
> >> > it shows only the main contacts folder, and we have several sub-folders
> >> > that
> >> > we want to use individually for contact addresses.
> >> >
> >> > How do we get each one of those to show up on the Word mail merge list
> >> > of
> >> > Outlook contact folders ?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Thanks again for your help.
> >> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Outlook has not used PAB file for over a decade. It should not even be
> >> >> on
> >> >> your radar.
> >> >> What you need to do is configure your Outlook Address Book Service
> >> >> correctly:
> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Russ Valentine
> >> >> [MVP-Outlook]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> >> "akm" <akm DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:2ABBEDE2-5EC1-4EE3-8914-BF695B81A3D0@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Trying to print addresses on envelopes from word with outlook
> >> >> > contacts
> >> >> > folder.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When try to pick "outlook contacts folder" as a word recipients
> >> >> > source,
> >> >> > get
> >> >> > error message "unable to obtain list of tables from data source", so
> >> >> > assume
> >> >> > need to set up the data source from the outlook .pab file.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When try to pick outlook .pab file as 'data source' for outlook to
> >> >> > word
> >> >> > mail
> >> >> > merge, get "internal mapi error: the object does not support the
> >> >> > getcontentstable method. contact your administrator".
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Is there a good word/outlook mail merge instructions site that
> >> >> > covers
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > problem ?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Thanks again for your help.
> >> >> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Sue Mosher [MVP] · External Since: Jun 20, 2009 Posts: 10

Another option is to start the merge from Outlook, not Word, in the folder
from which you want to create the envelopes.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54

"akm" wrote:

> Thanks, Russ.
> Sorry, guess that should have been my question... ie, do I need to go to
> each folder and set up for use for mail merge (have got about 20 or them) ?
> And, looks like the answer is YES.
> Really appreciate your followup !
> Have a good one !
> --
> Thanks again for your help.
> akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
>
>
>
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
> > Did you enable those folders as email address books in their properties?
> > --
> > Russ Valentine
> > [MVP-Outlook]
>
>
>
>
> > "akm" <akm.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:02624607-BF97-4745-953A-F357AE47877F@microsoft.com...
> > > Russ
> > > Thanks for the reply !
> > >
> > > Worked well... only question is, when Word asks to select an Outlook
> > > folder
> > > it shows only the main contacts folder, and we have several sub-folders
> > > that
> > > we want to use individually for contact addresses.
> > >
> > > How do we get each one of those to show up on the Word mail merge list of
> > > Outlook contact folders ?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks again for your help.
> > > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Outlook has not used PAB file for over a decade. It should not even be on
> > >> your radar.
> > >> What you need to do is configure your Outlook Address Book Service
> > >> correctly:
> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Russ Valentine
> > >> [MVP-Outlook]
>
>
>
>
> > >> "akm" <akm.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:2ABBEDE2-5EC1-4EE3-8914-BF695B81A3D0@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Trying to print addresses on envelopes from word with outlook contacts
> > >> > folder.
> > >> >
> > >> > When try to pick "outlook contacts folder" as a word recipients source,
> > >> > get
> > >> > error message "unable to obtain list of tables from data source", so
> > >> > assume
> > >> > need to set up the data source from the outlook .pab file.
> > >> >
> > >> > When try to pick outlook .pab file as 'data source' for outlook to word
> > >> > mail
> > >> > merge, get "internal mapi error: the object does not support the
> > >> > getcontentstable method. contact your administrator".
> > >> >
> > >> > Is there a good word/outlook mail merge instructions site that covers
> > >> > this
> > >> > problem ?
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Thanks again for your help.
> > >> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >

akm · External Since: Apr 02, 2005 Posts: 34

Good point !
Will take a look at that option.
--
Thanks again for your help !
akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)

"Sue Mosher [MVP]" wrote:

> Another option is to start the merge from Outlook, not Word, in the folder
> from which you want to create the envelopes.
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
> Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
> http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
>

> "akm" wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Russ.
> > Sorry, guess that should have been my question... ie, do I need to go to
> > each folder and set up for use for mail merge (have got about 20 or them) ?
> > And, looks like the answer is YES.
> > Really appreciate your followup !
> > Have a good one !
> > --
> > Thanks again for your help.
> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> > > Did you enable those folders as email address books in their properties?
> > > --
> > > Russ Valentine
> > > [MVP-Outlook]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > "akm" <akm DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:02624607-BF97-4745-953A-F357AE47877F@microsoft.com...
> > > > Russ
> > > > Thanks for the reply !
> > > >
> > > > Worked well... only question is, when Word asks to select an Outlook
> > > > folder
> > > > it shows only the main contacts folder, and we have several sub-folders
> > > > that
> > > > we want to use individually for contact addresses.
> > > >
> > > > How do we get each one of those to show up on the Word mail merge list of
> > > > Outlook contact folders ?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Thanks again for your help.
> > > > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Outlook has not used PAB file for over a decade. It should not even be on
> > > >> your radar.
> > > >> What you need to do is configure your Outlook Address Book Service
> > > >> correctly:
> > > >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Russ Valentine
> > > >> [MVP-Outlook]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > >> "akm" <akm DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> news:2ABBEDE2-5EC1-4EE3-8914-BF695B81A3D0@microsoft.com...
> > > >> > Trying to print addresses on envelopes from word with outlook contacts
> > > >> > folder.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > When try to pick "outlook contacts folder" as a word recipients source,
> > > >> > get
> > > >> > error message "unable to obtain list of tables from data source", so
> > > >> > assume
> > > >> > need to set up the data source from the outlook .pab file.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > When try to pick outlook .pab file as 'data source' for outlook to word
> > > >> > mail
> > > >> > merge, get "internal mapi error: the object does not support the
> > > >> > getcontentstable method. contact your administrator".
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Is there a good word/outlook mail merge instructions site that covers
> > > >> > this
> > > >> > problem ?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > --
> > > >> > Thanks again for your help.
> > > >> > akm (XPpro,SP-2,IE-7,Office2003)
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >