Export custom field data from Exchange Server   

We are currently using a Small Business 2003 Exchange Server to integrate 
Windows XP PC Outlook 2003 SP2 clients and Mac OS X Entourage 2004 Clients. 
We use public folders. The public folders contain contacts with custom 
fields. 

Is there a way for the Entourage clients to see the Outlook custom fields? 
Is there a way for the Outlook clients to see the Entourage custom fields? If 
not, is there a way to migrate the Entourage public folder custom field 
information directly from the public folders on a PC? On a Mac? The export 
wizard on a Mac appears to only export only local data. 

Lastly, the data we are trying to extract is obviously in Exchange - is 
there any way to simply export the data directly from Exchange, let's say to 
a tab delimited file, so at least we can use it that way? Ultimately, we need 
to merge all Outlook and Entourage user contact information in public 
folders, including custom fields, so we may be able to analyze, data mine, 
filter by custom fields and do e-mail blasts, etc. 

If there is no easy answer, I would be willing to Outsource and pay for this 
customized service, if it's appropriate to invite the expert Exchange 
specialists in this forum to solicit their services to me.

date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:50:32 -0800   author:   D Schroer

Re: Export custom field data from Exchange Server   

In news:F6D9E105-4F1C-4210-B056-136BCFFC3A73@microsoft.com,
D Schroer  typed:
> We are currently using a Small Business 2003 Exchange Server to
> integrate Windows XP PC Outlook 2003 SP2 clients and Mac OS X
> Entourage 2004 Clients. We use public folders. The public folders
> contain contacts with custom fields.
>
> Is there a way for the Entourage clients to see the Outlook custom
> fields? Is there a way for the Outlook clients to see the Entourage
> custom fields? If not, is there a way to migrate the Entourage public
> folder custom field information directly from the public folders on a
> PC? On a Mac? The export wizard on a Mac appears to only export only
> local data.
>
> Lastly, the data we are trying to extract is obviously in Exchange -
> is there any way to simply export the data directly from Exchange,
> let's say to a tab delimited file, so at least we can use it that
> way? Ultimately, we need to merge all Outlook and Entourage user
> contact information in public folders, including custom fields, so we
> may be able to analyze, data mine, filter by custom fields and do
> e-mail blasts, etc.
>
> If there is no easy answer, I would be willing to Outsource and pay
> for this customized service, if it's appropriate to invite the expert
> Exchange specialists in this forum to solicit their services to me.

You might get more help in an Entourage group, I think....

m.p.mac.office.entourage and m.p.office.mac.entourage (and I have no idea 
what the differences are between these two remarkably similar group names)

date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:24:49 -0500   author:   Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]