<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry, you're not the only one with that problem.  I sure would be open to a nice solution or additional comments.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My understanding is that the 4 user-defined fields are not available to Pocket Outlook, and  will not sync.  I have casually looked for Pocket PC software that will use the basic outlook database but will sync the custom fields (of which there are a maximum of four in Outlook 2002).  I plan to look into a cheap trick:  In Outlook (desktop) write a macro which will append the custom fields into the "note" field of a record.  Subsequent execution of the macro will overwrite the previously appended lines in the "note" field.  The :"note" field will sync to Pocket Outlook.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mark Ultsch</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Madison</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=innuuuu@yahoo.com href="mailto:innuuuu@yahoo.com">Terence Miller</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech list</A> ; <A title=mark@markstivers.com href="mailto:mark@markstivers.com">Mark Stivers</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Migration from Palm device to Pocket PC</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Dear List<BR><BR>I'm shifting from the Palm environment to the Pocket PC.  I've been able to get my client data into Outlook 2002 (version 10)  on my desktop, including the 4 user-defined fields that I use in tracking: Piano Information; Next Time Do This; Last Service Was On; Service is Due On.<BR><BR>I can't seem to get those user-defined fields to synch over to my Pocket PC device.<BR><BR><BR>I guess I'm asking:<BR><BR>1) Does Pocket Outlook not have any user-defined fields?<BR><BR>or<BR><BR>2) is there a field-mapping routine between Desktop Outlook and Pocket PC Outlook that I should be doing that I don't know about?<BR><BR><BR>I can't be the only one with this problem<BR><BR><BR>thanks in advance<BR><BR>Terry Miller <BR> <P><FONT color=#666666><FONT size=2> <HR SIZE=1> Sponsored Link</FONT></FONT><BR><BR>Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - <A href="http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9132-16414&moid=4116">Calculate new house payment</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>