Exporting emails from Outlook 2003

[jim.offord]

I would like to export all of my stored emails from Outlook so that I
can input them into a database program.
I use Outlook 2003 on the PC at work, and I would like to export
several years worth of emails that I store in Personal folders into a
format that I can transfer to a Mac, and import them into a program
called Devonthink.
Is there a way to get all of my emails out, and stored in a
subdirectory so that I can just copy them onto a flashdrive and then
move them to my Mac?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I would like to export all of my stored emails from Outlook so that I
can input them into a database program.
I use Outlook 2003 on the PC at work, and I would like to export
several years worth of emails that I store in Personal folders into a
format that I can transfer to a Mac, and import them into a program
called Devonthink.
Is there a way to get all of my emails out, and stored in a
subdirectory so that I can just copy them onto a flashdrive and then
move them to my Mac?

In what format will your Mac require them to be?

 

[jim.offord]

In what format will your Mac require them to be?

Devonthink can take data in a variety of formats. It can accept plain
text, Microsoft word(Mac)RTF, HTML, XML, PDFs, csvs and a few others.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Devonthink can take data in a variety of formats. It can accept plain
text, Microsoft word(Mac)RTF, HTML, XML, PDFs, csvs and a few others.

I'd try exporting them in the CSV format, then.

 

[jim.offord]

I'd try exporting them in the CSV format, then.

Thanks. Is there a way to export an entire Personal folder, or do I
need to do it folder by folder? I set up a personal folder for each
year, and then within this personal folder I have subfolders,
generally based on project. I would like to be able to export an
entire personal folder worth of emails in one go, and if possible have
the folder structure maintained.
Is this possible?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thanks. Is there a way to export an entire Personal folder, or do I
need to do it folder by folder?

Folder by folder, I'm afraid, unless you can find a third-party tool to do
them all.

I set up a personal folder for each
year, and then within this personal folder I have subfolders,
generally based on project. I would like to be able to export an
entire personal folder worth of emails in one go, and if possible have
the folder structure maintained.
Is this possible?

Frankly, I haven't tried it, but it would be easy enough for you to do so.