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Avoiding Exceptions

Software Setup

MS-Word related

  1. Does MS-Word have all of its file conversion and import filters installed? If not, you will be restricted in the ability to pull in non-Word (.doc) documents. We have a technical document online that shows how to install all of MS Word's conversion and import filters.

Email related

  1. Use the Test Login button on the Login tab to confirm that your login information is correctly specified.
  2. Is your email client fully MAPI compliant? Outlook is, Outlook Express is not, Lotus Notes can be but may need extra downloads and patches from the Lotus web site, as it was not fully MAPI compliant at the time of writing.
  3. If your mail client is not fully MAPI compliant, you may be able to connect to it via Outlook, i.e. using Outlook as a client to view your other emails.
  4. Netscape Mail and Lotus Notes can both be accessed using Outlook as a client.
  5. Incompatibilities: To avoid problems with software that is not fully MAPI-compliant, we advise NOT to move processed emails to a new folder; use the Default or Prompt Login options; do not set processed emails to 'Read' status.

TextPipe Pro related (ResumePipe Pro only)

  1. Is TextPipe installed? If not, you can download the evaluation version from here, or the full version with your purchase password.
  2. Please disable the TextPipe Wizard and Tip of the Day dialogs in TextPipe (under the Tools menu).
  3. Does clicking the filter Open button (on ResumePipe's Filter tab) work? If not, if you double-click on a TextPipe filter in Windows Explorer, does TextPipe open? If not, TextPipe needs to be reinstalled.
  4. TextPipe is usually installed in C:\Program Files\TextPipe. To check where it is installed, hover the mouse cursor over the 'TextPipe is Installed' label on the Filter tab.
  5. Scripting - if you use the TextPipe VBScript or JScript filter, you must have installed the Scripting download from Microsoft. Normally this is installed anyway on new systems.
  6. Database connection - if you use the TextPipe database filter, you may need the latest version of MDAC to get the latest database drivers.

Attachment Exceptions

You often find that people attach weird files to their emails that cause ResumePipe to choke. With all these things in mind, often its a good idea to process emails in a certain. Even non-attachment emails sometimes pause to prompt you to "download a language update".

We suggest you follow this order:

  1. Run all non-attachment emails. Manually handle those that prompt you to "download a language update".
  2. Run all attachment emails. If ResumePipe chokes on one, make a note of where it's choking, pull the 5 or so messages before and after the culprit, and then run again. When all is done, run the culprit and others you've pulled aside separately. Sometimes it is difficult to determine exactly what causes the choke, but usually it's some heavy graphic or embedded object.

Here's how to use ResumePipe:

  1. Manually process and move all non-resume related emails (you can make this easier by using a separate email address and profile JUST for emailed resumes), or move the resume-related emails to a special folder using Outlook Rules
  2. Run ResumePipe once a day to process all the emailed resumes you have received
  3. Import the generated text files into your résumé tracking system (e.g. ResTrac).

See also

What is ResumePipe?
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