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AltaVista Directory Integrator for Microsoft® Exchange™ To extract data from the Exchange Server and load it into the AltaVista Directory, you need to do the following: 1. Install the extra software
a) Download and unzip convert.zip. 2. Export the data from the Exchange Server Export the directory information from the Microsoft Exchange Server using the Exchange administrator program via the / start / Microsoft exchange/ exchange administrator. Then using the directory export invoking the Directory Export option on the tools menu. In the Directory Export dialog, specify the following settings:
- Export File: Enter exchange.csvAfter setting up the export dialog, select "Export" to export the data to your file. Check the data in the input file and make sure that it looks OK Please refer to the online help provided with the Microsoft Exchange Server for more detailed information about exporting information. 3. Converting the exchange.csv file to an AltaVista Directory load file Copy the exchange.csv file containing your exported information from the Exchange System to the system running the AltaVista Directory service, and place it in the: "c:\program files\AltaVista directory\library" directory. Start up a "command line" window and from your C drive run the conversion utility as follows: "c:\program files\AltaVista directory\system\wish41.exe" "c:\program files\AltaVista directory\library\tkconv.tcl" Fill in the subsequent dialog as follows:
Input file: c:\program files\AltaVista Directory\library\exchange.csv Check the file exchange.txt for possible errors. 4. Load the information into the AltaVista Directory Start the AltaVista directory load applet via the start menu and complete the subsequent dialog as follows:
Input file name: c:\program files\AltaVista Directory\library\exchange.txt Warnings If the AltaVista Directory Load File Generator detects that an attribute value does not conform to the syntax used by the AltaVista Directory, it writes a warning message to the input file. For example, the postal address created by combining the Address, City, State, Postal Code and Country fields could contain too many characters or too many lines. The following example shows the warning message that is generated when an address does not conform to the format expected by the AltaVista Directory:
# PostalAddress too long - max 6 lines of no more than 30 chars, $ is newline Sales Office, Acme Tower, West Randolph $ Chicago $ Il $ 19131 $ USAA warning message provides information that you can use to solve the problem, for example, "max 6 lines of no more than 30 chars". In this example, The first line of the address contains over 30 characters (a dollar sign ($) indicates a new line). To make this address valid, edit the output file and shorten the first line of the address so that it is less that 30 characters, for example:
Sales, Acme Tower, W Randolph $ Chicago $ Il $ 19131 $ USAAlternatively, as the address contains only five lines and a maximum of six lines is allowed, you could create a new address line, for example:
Sales Office, $ Abacus Towers, West Randolph $ Chicago $ Il $ 19131 $ USANote that spaces around dollar signs are not counted as part of the value. You can leave warning messages in the output file, they are ignored by the AltaVista Load Applet. For more information about the syntax of attribute values, see the online help for the AltaVista Load Applet.
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