Background Processing

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ACT-To-Outlook Professional can be run in the background if the command -Background is passed to it.
The best way to do this is to add this command to the Windows Scheduler and run the software periodically.
Here's an example of a command line that would start ACT-To-Outlook Professional in the background:

To Convert All the Contacts:

C:\Program Files\ACT-To-Outlook Pro\act2opro50.exe –B -A -V -M

To Convert a Stored Group

C:\Program Files\ACT-To-Outlook Pro\act2opro50.exe –B -G -V -M

To Convert a Stored Lookup:

C:\Program Files\ACT-To-Outlook Pro\act2opro50.exe –B -L -V -M

To Convert the calendar:

C:\Program Files\ACT-To-Outlook Pro\act2opro50.exe –B -N -V -M
This instructs ACT-To-Outlook Professional to process all contacts in background mode. The following options are available to ACT-To-Outlook Professional

-B - Process the contacts in the background

-V - Enable verbose processing

-G - Convert using the A2O Group settings

-L - Convert using the A2O Lookup settings

-A - Convert All (no filtering)

-C - Convert the current contact

-K - Convert the current ACT! lookup.

-N - Convert calendar items only

Note: Make sure that ACT-To-Outlook Professional is working properly before scheduling for background processing.