Import an existing POP list by command line

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To import an existing POP list by command line

Open Command prompt.
At the command prompt, type the following:

cd \Program Files\PBA
At the command prompt, type the following, using the appropriate paths and file names:

Pbadmin.exe /I*[phone_book_name]/P[POP_file_path]\[POP_file_name]*

Command-line parameters are case-sensitive.
Press ENTER.

Important

If you intend to administer PBA from the command line, do not use spaces in the path to pbadmin.exe or in the path to the phone book files.

Notes

You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators or the Power Users group to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this procedure.
To open the command prompt window, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.
For more information about the pbadmin command, type pbadmin /? at the command prompt, or see pbadmin in Related Topics.
Before you can import phone book or region files into a particular phone book, the phone book name must be registered in the Phone Book Administrator (PBA) phone books list. If the phone book name does not appear in that list, you must use PBA to create the phone book.
Phone book files saved in formats other than plain text (for example, Microsoft Word, WordPad, or Rich-Text Format) do not work properly.
Command-line region files do not match the region-file format imported or generated by the PBA user interface.
POPs and regions must be in separate files.
If you have already posted, your import file must contain no more than 6,000 POPs (combined adds, edits, and deletes) for each subsequent post.
If you are importing POP files and region files by using separate commands, and if your POPs require region information, import your region file first.
Phone Book Administrator should not be open while you are importing files.

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