PC Win: WA0727: Mail for Windows PAB Utilities
PSS ID Number: Q111555
Article last modified on 06-30-1994

3.00b 3.20

WINDOWS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.0b and 3.2
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The application note titled "Microsoft Mail for Windows Personal Address
Book Utilities," WA0727, contains PABCLN.DLL and PABLIST.DLL, Personal
Address Book (PAB) utilities for versions 3.0b and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail
for Windows.

You can use these utilities to eliminate duplicate PAB entries and invalid
addresses, and to print the contents of the PAB to a text file.

You can obtain this Application Note from the following sources:

 - CompuServe, GEnie, and Microsoft OnLine
 - Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
 - The Internet (Microsoft anonymous ftp server)
 - Microsoft FastTips Technical Library
 - Microsoft Product Support Services

For complete information, see the "To Obtain This Application Note"
section at the end of this article.

THE TEXT OF WA0727
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  Microsoft® Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
WA0727: MICROSOFT MAIL FOR WINDOWS™ PERSONAL ADDRESS BOOK UTILITIES
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                                                  Revision Date:  1/94
                                                       1 Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft Mail for PC Networks,
versions 3.0b, and 3.2.

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Introduction
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The disk provided with this Application Note contains PABCHK.DLL and
PABLIST.DLL, Personal Address Book (PAB) utilities for versions 3.0b
and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows. You can use these utilities to
eliminate duplicate PAB entries and invalid addresses, and to print
the contents of the PAB to a text file.

To use the PAB Check utility (PABCHK.DLL) after you have installed it,
choose PAB Check from the Mail menu. A report on its findings will be
placed in your Inbox. The PAB Check utility does not make any changes
to your PAB.

To use the PAB List utility (PABLIST.DLL) after you have installed it,
choose PAB List from the Mail menu. A list of your PAB entries will be
placed in your Windows directory with the name PABLIST.LOG. To view
the log, open it in Notepad.

To Install the PABCHK.DLL and PABLIST.DLL Files
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1. Insert the enclosed WA0727 disk in your floppy disk drive.

2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER

      copy <drive>:\*.dll <destination>

   where <drive> is the floppy disk drive containing the WA0727 disk
   and <destination> is the drive and directory where your MSMAIL.EXE
   file currently resides. For example, if your MSMAIL.EXE file is
   located in the MSMAIL directory on drive C and the WA0727 disk is
   in drive A, type the following command:

      copy a:\*.dll c:\msmail

   A message will be displayed stating: 2 file(s) copied. This
   indicates that your PABCHK.DLL and PABLIST.DLL files have been
   successfully copied.

3. Add the following lines to the [Custom Commands] section of your
   MSMAIL.INI file, which is located in your Windows directory. (NOTE:
   Each statement should be on one line.)

      PBX=3.0;Mail;;13
      PBC=3.0;Mail;&PAB Check...;14;c:\msmail\pabchk.dll;;;Checks for
      duplicate and invalid PAB entries
      PBL=3.0;Mail;PAB &List;15;c:\msmail\pablist.dll;;;Prints PAB to
      PABLIST.LOG

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TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE
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 - On CompuServe, GEnie, and Microsoft OnLine, Application Notes
   are located in the Microsoft Software Library. You can find
   WA0727 in the Software Library by searching on the word WA0727,
   the Q number of this article, or S14581. WA0727 is a compressed,
   self-extracting file. After you download WA0727, run it to
   extract the file(s) it contains.

 - Application Notes are available by modem from the Microsoft
   Download Service (MSDL), which you can reach by calling (206)
   936-6735. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
   The highest download speed available is 14,400 bits per second (bps).
   For more information about using the MSDL, call (206) 936-4400 and
   follow the prompts. To obtain WA0727, download WA0727.EXE.
   WA0727.EXE is a compressed, self-extracting file. After you
   download WA0727, run it to extract the file(s) it contains.

 - On the Internet, Application Notes are located on the Microsoft
   anonymous ftp server, which you can reach by typing "ftp
   ftp.microsoft.com" (without the quotation marks) at the ">" command
   prompt.

 - You can have this Application Note mailed or faxed to you from the
   automated Microsoft FastTips Technical Library, which you can call
   24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (206) 936-4400. NOTE: The FastTips
   Technical Library is available only to customers within the U.S. and
   Canada.

 - If you are unable to access the source(s) listed above, you can
   have this Application Note mailed or faxed to you by calling
   Microsoft Product Support Services Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M.
   to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time at 637-9307. If you are outside the
   United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To
   locate your subsidiary, call Microsoft International Customer
   Service at (206) 936-8661.

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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.
