# Palm Datebook to Outlook Calendar...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-datebook-to-outlook-calendar/29432>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 15, 2000, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-datebook-to-outlook-calendar/29432 "2000-08-15T14:34:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-datebook-to-outlook-calendar/29432/1 "2000-08-15T14:34:05Z")

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Anyone have any clue how to get your Palm OS datebook information into the Outlook Calendar? The Palm software allows you to export the datebook info as .dba or data base archive, but Outlook doesn’t import that type of file, and there doesn’t seem to be any software that enables the Palm software to export other than .dba, so I’m kind of stuck. I would think that there would be some sort of patch or fix so that Outlook can sync with the Palms Software, makes more sense to me. Anyone have a clue?

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**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-datebook-to-outlook-calendar/29432/2 "2000-08-15T14:45:04Z")

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The Palm3 and higher come with a hotsync utility for Outlook, that brings all the information over smoothly. You have your choice of using that, or the desktop.

You need to install it from the CD that came with your Palm.

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**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-datebook-to-outlook-calendar/29432/3 "2000-08-15T15:32:26Z")

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Thanx, didn’t look there, D’OH!

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**Author:** ![TheDerf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@TheDerf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheDerf)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-datebook-to-outlook-calendar/29432/4 "2000-08-15T15:35:07Z")

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. . . or you can use [http://www.anyday.com](http://www.anyday.com) to sync Outlook, your Palm and Anyday (an online pim)