Import msn messager contacts at once
I joined my new company and I have a list of 20 people that want to add to my msn contact list. There is an import command in the "Contact" menu, asking for a .ctt file. Hum, well... Lets try to export my current contact list to have a look at the format :
This is great, this is xml format ! I just need to write a file with all the new contacts I want to add and import it.
To create the file, i used Excel. I wrote "<contact>" in A1, "</contact>" in C1 and i pasted my list of new contacts in B1. I copied the A1 and C1 cells downwards, up to my last contact. I selected everything and pasted it in a notepad. Less than a minute :)
And it works ^^
Wow ! there is now 20 people saying hello at once ! ^^
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<messenger>
<service name=".NET Messenger Service">
<contactlist>
<contact>first_contact@some_domain.com</contact>
<contact>second_contact@some_domain.com</contact>
<contact>third_contact@some_domain.com</contact>
...
<contact>last_contact@some_domain.com</contact>
</contactlist>
</service>
</messenger>
This is great, this is xml format ! I just need to write a file with all the new contacts I want to add and import it.
To create the file, i used Excel. I wrote "<contact>" in A1, "</contact>" in C1 and i pasted my list of new contacts in B1. I copied the A1 and C1 cells downwards, up to my last contact. I selected everything and pasted it in a notepad. Less than a minute :)
And it works ^^
Wow ! there is now 20 people saying hello at once ! ^^

3 Comments:
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open365dayz, at 8:38 PM
Hi, I think there are an easier to import contacts from messenger account to another by simply seleclt Contacts > Save contacts list fro the old account and it will save you contacts as .ctt formate then in the new account select contacts > Import and select the .ctt file and that's it !!
cheers,
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Anonymous, at 3:16 AM
MY MSN ACCOUNT DOESN'T WORK. BUT THE MAIL ACCOUNT YES, SO I CREATE A NEW HOTMAIL ACCCOUNT AND TRANSFER MY OLD CONTACTS TO THE OEXPRESS AND FROM THERE TO A CSV FILE. FINALY WITH YOUR HELP Y COULD TRANSFER ALL MY OLD CONTACTS TO MY NEW ACCOUNT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
EGA (FROM BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA)
esteban.abete@hotmail.com
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Anonymous, at 3:15 PM
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