BCM File error when importing corrupt file

Luther:

That was very helpful as microsoft support didnt even tell me that after
they couldnt help me....I opened and can read the xml file. now where can i
find the log file? i have a record 261 that it ahngs on so this is just raw
data with tage so i may have to count each contact...any ideas? and what
might cause an error that would prevent an import?

"Luther" wrote:

> On Aug 6, 11:33 am, Subsea <Sub....DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I have a bcm file which will load into Business Contact Manager up to contact
> > 261 then reports an error. Is there a repair utility for these files? or a
> > way to fix this file?
>
> BCM files are XML files which means they are text files and can be
> editted a simple text editor, like notepad. The error message in the
> import log should give a good indication of the where the error is. If
> you cannot figure out what the exact nature of the error is, you can
> delete that record from the file by removing that node in the XML.
>

Luther:

Well i have had additional success today.....I converted the file to the xml
and read the contents...almost 8 Million lines of txt. One of the company
users had his name
in the contact list and every email that he was sent was copied to the bcm
file.
I suspect that this is probably an import Timeout issue as the number of
emails went from LIne 937213 to 4715722. a big chunk. I then did a search
for "<contact>" and counted up to 261 entries and found his name and proceded
to delete everthing from that point to the next instance of <contact>. it is
a difficult process to delete that much text in one fell swoop but i got it
done in chunks.
I then saved the file back to .bcm and started the import and its going past
561 contacts. I did get a log after the import and the contents were calender
events which did not import for some reason ...maybe 15 that were not
important.
I will send a message to the help desk in India so they have an answer fro
this next time.
Thanks for your input without it i would still be at square 1.
Thanks
"Luther" wrote:

> On Aug 6, 11:33 am, Subsea <Sub....TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I have a bcm file which will load into Business Contact Manager up to contact
> > 261 then reports an error. Is there a repair utility for these files? or a
> > way to fix this file?
>
> BCM files are XML files which means they are text files and can be
> editted a simple text editor, like notepad. The error message in the
> import log should give a good indication of the where the error is. If
> you cannot figure out what the exact nature of the error is, you can
> delete that record from the file by removing that node in the XML.
>