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Q260542: MapPoint 2001: How to Import Pushpins from Previous Versions

Article: Q260542
Product(s): Microsoft Automap
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Keyword(s): kbtool kbui kbimu
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MapPoint 2001 
- Microsoft Streets and Trips 2001 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to import pushpins from previous versions of
Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips into Microsoft MapPoint 2001 or Microsoft
Streets and Trips 2001.

MORE INFORMATION
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To import pushpins into MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips 2001, use the
appropriate method to export the pushpins from the previous version of the
program, and then import the pushpins into MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips
2001.

NOTE: You cannot export pushpins from Microsoft MapPoint 2000.

Export Pushpins from Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips 2000
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To export pushpins from Expedia Streets and Trips 2000:

1. Start Expedia Streets and Trips 2000.

2. On the File menu, click Export Pushpins.

3. Click the pushpin set that you want to export, and then click Export.

4. In the "File name" box, type the following line, and then click Save

  <filename>.stp

  where <filename> is the name of the pushpin set.

5. Quit Expedia Streets and Trips 2000.

Export Pushpins from Microsoft Expedia Streets 98 or Microsoft Expedia Trip Planner 98
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You cannot directly import pushpins that were created in Expedia Streets 98 or
Expedia Trip Planner 98 into MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips 2001.

If you have Streets & Trips 2000, then use the Pushpin Conversion tool to
convert pushpins from the Expedia Streets 98 or Expedia Trip Planner 98 format
to the format used by Expedia Streets and Trips 2000.

You can only use the Pushpin Conversion tool if you have Streets & Trips 2000
installed.

The Pushpin Conversion tool converts Expedia Streets 98 or Expedia Trip Planner
98 pushpin files to Streets and Trips 2000 pushpin files that you can import
into MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips 2001.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

  PushpinConversionTool.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/expediastreets98/Utility/1.0/W9XNT4/EN-US/PushpinConversionTool.exe)

Release Date: Jun-29-1999

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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For additional information about the Pushpin Conversion Tool, click the article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q241101 Streets and Trips: Description of the Pushpin Conversion Tool

After you convert your pushpins from Expedia Streets 98 or Expedia Trip Planner
98, proceed to the next method to import the pushpin file into MapPoint 2001 or
Streets and Trips 2001.

Import Pushpins into MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips 2001
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To import pushpins into MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips 2001:

1. Start MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips 2001.

2. On the File menu, click Import Data.

3. In the "Files of type" box, click "Streets and Trips Pushpins (*.stp)".

4. Click the file that you created in step 4 of the "Export Pushpins from
  Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips 2000" method, and then click Open.

The Pushpin Explorer feature is no longer included in MapPoint 2001 and Streets
and Trips 2001. These programs now save pushpins in a map file. To save imported
pushpins in MapPoint 2001 and Streets and Trips 2001, save the map that contains
the imported pushpins. To use the imported pushpins at a later time, open the
map that contains them.

Additional query words: mp2001 st2001 map point push pins auto-map amap

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Keywords          : kbtool kbui kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbExpediaSearch kbMapptSearch kbMapPoint2001 kbExpediaStreets2001
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbhowto

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