Itunes, Windows Address book and iphone 3 problem

[opethdisciple]

Hi Guys.

The scenario is this, I have managed to get out of Outlook 2003 a csv file with 20,000 contacts and in to the windows address book.

From here, I'v fired up itunes choosen to sync my iphone (clients) with the windows address book from the drop down menue and press the sync button.

2 hours later it finishes only for me to find, 0 contacts in the phone.

So I do it again.... 2 hours later, same result.

On the third time I check the option on the bottom on the screen in itues 'delete all contacts on the phone before synching the contacts in the windows address book'

Now from my experineces with blackberry's, I thought, aha that is what is missing.

So I press the synch button once again, and 2 hours later, 0 contacts in the phone.

Any ideas?

 

[gjrc]

do you get the option to merge or replace?

tried merging?

why is it taking 2 hours? seems like a long time.

i synced mine last night in about 30 seconds....

 

[gjrc]

also found this:

Import Contacts Using Address Book
1
Open the "Applications" folder in Finder and double-click the "Address Book" icon.

2
Click "File" at the top of the screen and click "Import" from the drop-down menu.

3
Locate the .CSV file you wish to import, and click it once to highlight it. Click the "Open" button to import the file.

4
Connect your iPhone to your computer by plugging the USB cable into the phone and an available USB port on your computer.

5
Click the "iTunes" icon on your dock, and click the "iPhone" tab in the iTunes sidebar.

6
Click the "Info" tab and check the box next to "Sync Address Book Contacts." Click the box next to "All Contacts" and click the "Apply" button in the lower-right corner.

7
Disconnect your iPhone when the "Sync complete. OK to disconnect" message appears

 

[cheef]

20,000!!

That's a lot of local take-aways