On or near 3/27/2003 5:06 AM, David Morganstein at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed:
> Allen > > Thanks for this suggestion. I'll see if I can set up the Sync category on a > smaller set of names/addresses and get that group to sync in alpha order. > > I use DatebookPro5. I don't know if that could in any way cause this > situation. As I say, I don't have this situation when using the Palm > conduit so I have to suspect a Microsoft problem. > I use Datebk5 also. I don't think it is a factor; it uses the basic Datebk database. > When I tried Apple's iSync, I didn't see an option that looked like Mac over > writes Palm. Is there a way to do this? > Don't know; don't use it. > David > >> I'll have to admit you've got me baffled. I never had this problem. The >> contacts on my Clie are all in order, and have been since the first time I >> synced. >> >> I chose to sync only contacts in a given category, "Sync". I assigned this >> category on the Mac to all the contacts I wanted to keep on both the Mac and >> the Clie. (It can be given in addition to another category such as "Friend"; >> the latter is what will transfer to the Clie.) I did it this way because I >> only sync about 200 out of 1500 contacts, most of which are email-only >> contacts that I need only on the Mac. If I had more sync than non-sync, I'd >> choose to OMIT a particular category, which I would call "Nosync". I mention >> this on the off chance that syncing this way works while syncing the entire >> Address Book does not. You might give it a try. The settings for this are in >> the conduit manager. > >>> Fyi, when I did EntX overwrites Palm (Clie in my case), the resulting >>> address database is out of order. So whether I try to Synch the two or >>> simply overwrite the Clie, the names are out of order. I can fix this, as I >>> said, painstakingly, by editing the first letter of each name...but it takes >>> an hour or more... >>> >>> When I use the Palm or iSynch software to overwrite the Clie, I don't have >>> this problem. > > -- > David Morganstein > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Microsoft MVP for Entourage/OE/Word (MVPs are volunteers) Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Entourage FAQ site: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> AppleScripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: <http://members.thinkaccess.net/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/Scripts/> Entourage Help Pages: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
