Re: [Evolution] exporting addressbook to csv format

[chris lee <clee scsinternet com>]

On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 15:12 +0100, Fred Blaise wrote:
> Hello
> 
> It's not exactly working for me... I have only one table showing up, and
> it's actually a single record.
> I choose the data source to be a flat file, point it to my massive .vcf
> file.
> I tried to change the delimiters, etc.. but nothing.
> 
> any ideas?
> 
> thx a lot
> 
> fred


Try this ... in oo

go to tools/data sources,

in the general tab

fill in <Name> with any name e.g. 'test' 

under <database type> select 'address book' from the list

under <data source url> select 'evolution address book' from the list

go to the tables tab

check off the tables you want to see

hit apply/OK to close

In an oo document hit F4 to open the Data Sources window, you should see
your contacts, then select and drag into your document


> On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 07:27 -0500, chris lee wrote:
> > On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 12:01 +0100, Fred Blaise wrote:
> > > Michael:
> > > Were you running version 2.x or 1.x ? Not that it really matters if it
> > > doesn't work, but I am curious :)
> > > 
> > > Chris:
> > > Anything simpler? ;) I tried it quickly, but I guess it will require
> > > more time than 5 min. There must be another way...
> > > 
> > > Thanks guys
> > > 
> > > fred
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 04:13 -0500, Michael R Head wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 10:04 +0100, Fred Blaise wrote: 
> > > > > Hello
> > > > > 
> > > > > I had read that I could export to csv using:
> > > > > 
> > > > > evolution-addressbook-export --format=csv > out.csv
> > > > 
> > > > I found:
> > > > /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-addressbook-export  --format=csv
> > > > 
> > > > Sadly, when I run it, it claims to be unimplemented:
> > > > ** (evolution:24348): WARNING **: FIXME: wait for completion
> > > > unimplemented
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I assume this was for 1.x, as I can't find it in 2.0.2. Am I missing it
> > > > > somewhere? Is there anything equivalent I could use?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks a lot
> > 
> > I am using evo 2.03 & oo 1.1.3
> > 
> > In oo go to tools/data sources
> > 
> > Evo should show up in the list of sources, just go through the steps to
> > add it as a source
> > 
> > Open a new spreadsheet, hit F4, select the table your contacts are in,
> > pick any or all and presto
> > 
> > I don't think it takes 5 minutes even. I was blown away when I first
> > found it and now use it frequently in oo to get mail addresses etc on
> > the fly plus you can link just as easily to mysql etc the same way
> > 
> > chris
> > 

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