Re: syncing problems: appointments duplicated/erased/skipped

[Matt Davey <mcdavey mrao cam ac uk>]

On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 08:19, Bram Mertens wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am using:
> evolution-1.4.5-SuSE.ulb.1
> gnome-pilot-2.0.10-SuSE.ulb.1
> pilot-link-0.11.7-24
[....]
> I also noticed that a lot of appointments/contacts were  marked as
"not
> equal" even though I haven't edited them in months!
> 
> For one of my contacts I noticed that the number in the "mobile" field
> was duplicated twice in the "other" fields.  In evolution the number
was
> shown in "mobile" and once in "other".

I have experienced similar problems.  There have been quite a few
messages to this list detailing problems with Evolution conduits.  I can
only suggest that you try to raise this issue with Ximian -
bugzilla.ximian.com - as the evolution conduit code is not part of the
gnome-pilot source.

Ideally, if you can reduce the problem to a simple reproducible problem
with a very small address book database, that would encourage the
curious to dig into the evo code to see where the problem lies.

Most problems I have with the evo conduits crop up after I've synced at
home and then sync at work (I usually sync at work only), but I've seen
that specific 'mobile' mobile number problem, for example, which
suggests buggy code (perhaps making assumptions about what order address
book fields come in?).

Regards,

Matt

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